Data Management, Manager

Amgen; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement and Savings Plan

Group medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible work models

Job summary

Amgen in Thousand Oaks, California, is looking for a Data Management, Manager to oversee its commercial patient data assets. This role involves managing, analyzing, and ensuring the compliance of the patient data, working closely with Marketing and Decision Sciences teams.

The ideal candidate will hold a Doctorate degree or relevant experience in data management. Benefits include a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for flexible work models.

Qualifications

• Experience with patient-level datasets including Digital/Media data sources.
• Strong vendor management skills.
• Ability to work independently and under limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Manage data operations and ensure compliance with privacy regulations.
• Oversee data governance by collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Detect data issues across various sources and implement quality checks.

Skills

Data management

Data analysis

Data governance

SQL

Python

Tableau

Education

Doctorate degree

Master’s degree with 2 years experience

Bachelor’s degree with 4 years experience

Associate’s degree with 8 years experience

High school diploma / GED with 10 years experience

Tools

Databricks

SAS

R

Job description

Data Management, Manager

As a member of Global Data Strategy team, the Manager Data Management, Commercial Patient Data reports into the Director, Patient Data Management. This position will manage Amgen’s Marketing data clean room patient data assets (e.g., data generated from Marketing/Media Data, Third party data sets, etc.). This includes executing solutions to compliantly connect patient data assets that will serve as the foundation for driving consumer journey analytics that inform enhanced patient and HCP experiences. This position is responsible for executing the cross‑functional processes, SOPs (Standard Operating Procedure), and governance to ensure secure and appropriate access to these sensitive data sets. The individual will partner with Marketing, Decision Sciences, DTI, and other Commercial teams and multiple external vendors to support the patient data aggregation, marketing/media/third‑party data integration, and ongoing operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee data governance by collaborating with cross‑functional teams, conduct data exploration and analysis, lead the implementation, management, and operation of technology and infrastructure; and perform data validation.
• Work closely with business partners and other stakeholders to facilitate use case submissions, as well as coordinate the review and approval process.
• Work collaboratively with cross‑functional teams to enforce data governance for connected data assets through effective data access management, business approval processes, and routine reviews.
• Assess data needs with vendors to support the onboarding of connected data sets for new or approved use cases.
• Collaborate with Martech vendors on implementing and maintaining end‑to‑end data curation processes for both new and existing data sources.
• Coordinate with vendors for tokenization and bridging, linking first‑ and third‑party patient data assets to enable comprehensive longitudinal analytics across patient marketing journeys—including digital and syndicated datasets.
• Manage data operations, SOPs overseeing daily and weekly data refresh and aggregation activities supported by this role.
• Address and resolve data‑related inquiries from cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Detect data issues across various sources, implement quality checks, and monitor data integrity.
• Ensure patient‑level data assets are processed and managed in compliance with privacy and regulatory requirements.

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree OR
• Master’s degree and 2 years of data management, patient or media marketing data experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of data management, patient or media marketing data experience OR
• Associate’s degree and 8 years of data management, patient or media marketing data experience OR
• High school diploma / GED and 10 years of data management, patient or media marketing data experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working patient level datasets including Digital/Media data sources, Patient Support Programs, Syndicated Sales & Claims data sources, etc.
• Experience with data, analytics, and technology solutions (GCM, Cloud platforms, SQL, Databricks, Tableau, SAS, Python, R, etc.)
• Ability to effectively translate business stakeholder requirements to IT partners to ensure high quality, timely, integrated data assets
• Deliver prioritized data deliverables through agile execution and continuous improvement
• Demonstrated self‑starter, ability to work under limited supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills, active listening, and relationship management skills
• Strong vendor management skills

Benefits

• A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long‑term incentives
• Award‑winning time‑off plans
• Flexible work models where possible

Equal Opportunity Employer

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.