Director, AI & ML Platform & Strategy

Amgen Inc. (IR); Thousand Oaks (CA); Hybrid; USD 243,000 - 328,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen, based in Thousand Oaks, CA, seeks a Director, AI & Machine Learning to provide technical direction and engineering leadership across strategic AI initiatives in Research. You will translate scientific needs into reliable, scalable AI capabilities and guide the design, integration, and evolution of AI-enabled solutions with cross-functional teams.

The role requires advanced AI/ML expertise, hands-on development, production systems, MLOps, governance, and the ability to recruit and develop

Qualifications

• Doctorate or equivalent with leadership experience in AI/ML.
• Proven ability to set technical and modeling strategy for scientific research.
• Experience leading teams, programs, or resource allocation in AI/ML.

Responsibilities

• Set AI and ML strategy and roadmap across R&D and related functions.
• Lead advanced ML programs and production ML architecture.
• Guide MLOps, data platform strategy, and model governance.
• Recruit, develop, and retain high-performing ML engineering talent.
• Communicate technical options and investment decisions to leadership.

Skills

AI/ML leadership

Production systems design

MLOps & lifecycle

Generative AI experience

AI strategy & governance

Education

Doctorate + 10-12+ years

Bachelor's + 12-14+ years

Tools

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

JAX

Cloud platforms (Azure / AWS / GCP)

Job description

Amgen, based in Thousand Oaks, CA, seeks a Director, AI & Machine Learning to provide technical direction and engineering leadership across strategic AI initiatives in Research. You will translate scientific needs into reliable, scalable AI capabilities and guide the design, integration, and evolution of AI-enabled solutions with cross-functional teams.

The role requires advanced AI/ML expertise, hands-on development, production systems, MLOps, governance, and the ability to recruit and develop