Data Management, Manager

BioSpace; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Stock-based long-term incentives

Time-off plans

Job summary

Amgen in Thousand Oaks, CA seeks a Manager, Data Management to lead governance of marketing and patient data assets. You will guide cross‑functional teams and external vendors to ensure secure, compliant data integration for analytics supporting patient and HCP journeys.

The role requires translating business needs into IT solutions, delivering prioritized data deliverables, and maintaining data quality under regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Must have extensive data management experience.
• Strong governance and data quality focus.
• Excellent stakeholder and vendor management skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee data governance and validation across datasets.
• Collaborate with partners to submit use-cases and approvals.
• Enforce data governance for connected assets with access controls.
• Assess data needs with vendors for new use cases.
• Work with martech vendors on end-to-end data curation.
• Coordinate tokenization and linking of patient data assets.
• Manage data operations and SOPs for daily/weekly refreshes.
• Address inquiries from cross-functional stakeholders.
• Detect data issues and implement quality checks.
• Ensure compliance with privacy and regulatory requirements.

Job description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission to serve patients living with serious illnesses drives all that we do.

Since 1980 we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotechnology in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With a focus on oncology, inflammation, general medicine, and rare disease, we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity‑related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller, happier lives.

Our award‑winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science‑based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lie within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Data Management, Manager

As a member of the Global Data Strategy team, the Manager, Data Management, Commercial Patient Data reports to the Director, Patient Data Management. This position manages Amgen’s marketing data clean‑room patient data assets (e.g., data generated from marketing/media data, third‑party data sets, etc.). Responsibilities include executing solutions to compliantly connect patient data assets that serve as the foundation for driving consumer‑journey analytics that inform enhanced patient and HCP experiences. The role executes cross‑functional processes, SOPs, and governance to ensure secure and appropriate access to these sensitive data sets. The Manager partners with marketing, decision sciences, DTI, and other commercial teams and multiple external vendors to support patient data aggregation, marketing/media/third‑party data integration, and ongoing operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee data governance by collaborating with cross‑functional teams, conducting data exploration and analysis, and leading the implementation, management, and operation of technology and infrastructure; perform data validation.
• Work closely with business partners and stakeholders to facilitate use‑case submissions and coordinate the review and approval process.
• Collaborate 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 onboarding of connected data sets for new or approved use cases.
• Collaborate with martech vendors to implement and maintain end‑to‑end data curation processes for 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 and 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 with 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 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.

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

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.