Incentive Design & Analytics Director – Cardiovascular

Amgen Inc. (IR); Thousand Oaks, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen, in Thousand Oaks, seeks an Associate Director for Incentive Compensation Design and Analytics in the Cardiovascular BU. You will lead the design, implementation, and evaluation of incentive plans, aligning sales rewards with business goals and ensuring fairness and motivation across the team.

The role requires collaboration with senior leaders, offshore delivery from India, and strong analytics to model plans, monitor impact, and drive improvements.

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree and 3 years of hands‑on experience in designing, implementing, and managing incentive compensation plans
• Master’s degree and 5 years of hands‑on experience in designing, implementing, and managing incentive compensation plans
• Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of hands‑on experience in designing, implementing, and managing incentive compensation plans
• Associate’s degree and 12 years of hands‑on experience in designing, implementing, and managing incentive compensation plans
• High school diploma / GED and 14 years of hands‑on experience in designing, implementing, and managing incentive compensation plans

Responsibilities

• Primary point of contact for senior commercial leaders to engage in the incentive compensation plan and contest design deliverables for the BU
• Leading and developing the incentive compensation design strategy in collaboration with senior sales and brand leadership while collaborating with cross-functional support from forecasting, analytics, field effectiveness, HR and finance
• Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness and impact of the incentive compensation plans, using data analysis and plan modeling, field feedback, and health check audits, and making adjustments as needed
• Accountable for coordinating with and overseeing delivery through Amgen's India delivery office for the following: administration and operations of IC plans, contests, annual awards, payout calculations and validation, field inquiries, and IC reporting
• Identifying opportunities to enhance IC design, analytics, admin and operations processes, and implementing solutions (with cross-functional support) for improvement

Skills

Functional Leadership

Technical Expertise

Strategic Thinking

Executive Presence

Highly Organized

Excellent Communication

Collaboration

Education

Doctorate degree

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Associate’s degree

High school diploma / GED

Job description

Amgen, in Thousand Oaks, seeks an Associate Director for Incentive Compensation Design and Analytics in the Cardiovascular BU. You will lead the design, implementation, and evaluation of incentive plans, aligning sales rewards with business goals and ensuring fairness and motivation across the team.

The role requires collaboration with senior leaders, offshore delivery from India, and strong analytics to model plans, monitor impact, and drive improvements.