NAMs Science and Technology Integration Partner

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; Thousand Oaks (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement and Savings Plan

Group medical, dental and vision

Life and disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Discretionary annual bonus

Stock-based long-term incentives

Award-winning time-off plans

Flexible work models

Job summary

Amgen is seeking a NAMs Science and Technology Integration Partner to advance the NAMs strategy with enterprise-wide alignment and scalable implementation. You will connect scientific expertise, resources, and communities to enable cross-functional collaboration across Research, Translational Enablement, and external partners.

Ideal candidates bring senior-level experience in coordinating complex scientific initiatives, driving governance structures, and translating strategic opportunities into

Qualifications

• Doctorate or Master’s with relevant experience in scientific integration or operations.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional scientific initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Support NAMs strategy with enterprise-wide alignment and multi-year roadmap.
• Coordinate implementation of scientific strategies with milestones, timelines and ownership.
• Monitor NAM adoption metrics and communicate organizational impact.
• Develop knowledge-management approaches for NAM models, data contexts, and reuse.

Skills

NAMs integration

Cross-functional collaboration

Program management

Scientific strategy

Education

Doctorate (PhD)

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

None

Job description

Join Amgens Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like youre part of something bigger, its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients living with serious illnessesdrives all that we do.

Since 1980, weve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the worlds toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, youll 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 lay within them, youll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

NAMs Science and Technology Integration Partner

What you will do

Lets do this. Lets change the world. New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) are human-relevant approaches that are implemented to improve the quality, speed, and consistency of scientific decision-making. The NAMs Science and Technology Integration Partner, reporting and working in close partnership with the Scientific Director, Translational NAMs Science and Technology Integration, will support our NAMs strategy by connecting scientific expertise, resources, and communities in a way that makes NAM implementation more scalable, reusable, and impactful across the organization. You will help build and sustain the organizational framework that enables cross-functional collaboration, communication, and execution across people, projects, and scientific initiatives to advance coordinated NAM adoption and implementation.

Working at the intersection of scientific strategy, research operations, and organizational enablement, you will partner with leaders across Research functions including Therapeutics Discovery, Research Biology, Data Sciences, Translational Safety and Risk Sciences, Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism; Development functions such as Regulatory Policy; and external collaborators, to coordinate initiatives spanning human-relevant model development, data infrastructure, regulatory engagement, and scientific communities.

Key responsibilities:

• Partner with the Scientific Director to support development, implementation, and maintenance of an enterprise NAMs strategy, multi-year roadmap, and operating model aligned with Research and Development priorities
• Establish planning tools and operating rhythms to coordinate implementation of scientific strategy integrated workplans that include milestones, timelines, dependencies, ownership, and success criteria
• Define, monitor, and communicate outcome-based metrics demonstrating NAM adoption and impact, organizational value, decision support, capability development, and external influence
• Develop and maintain knowledge-management approaches that curate and enable discovery, reuse, and continuous improvement of NAM models, datasets, contexts of use, model capabilities, and strategic opportunities across the portfolio
• Serve as the primary program manager for the NAM Integration for Translational Enablement (NITE) initiative, coordinating activities, subgroups, priorities, and resource needs across scientific teams, departments, and sites
• Coordinate scientific engagement with external collaborators, vendors, contract research organizations (CROs), academic partners, and industry consortia, by facilitating communication, documentation, and follow-up while partnering with existing operational functions responsible for contracting, confidential disclosure agreements (CDAs), and project execution
• Develop and manage communication strategies that increase visibility of NAM capabilities, scientific resources, and organizational initiatives across Amgen, including maintaining SharePoint Site and Teams Channels
• Partner with scientific leadership to organize and execute meetings, workshops, seminars, and other cross-functional initiatives
• Help translate strategic scientific opportunities into executable workplans, including scope, deliverables, dependencies, resourcing, timelines, and decision points
• Partner with scientific leadership to monitor emerging organizational needs and implement operational improvements that enhance collaboration, efficiency, and execution

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree [and relevant post-doc where applicable]

OR

Masters degree and 3 years of scientific integration, research operations, strategic initiative experience, or related experience

OR

Bachelors degree and 5 years of scientific integration, research operations, strategic initiative experience, or related experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting or leading complex cross-functional scientific initiatives and demonstrated ability to coordinate large matrix organizations without direct authority
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage integrated program plans, including milestones, risks, dependencies, and resource needs, across a complex organization
• Strong scientific integration, organizational, and relationship-building skills with the ability to align multiple initiatives across diverse stakeholders
• Experience facilitating scientific collaborations across internal scientific teams and external partners, including academic institutions, CROs, technology providers, industry consortia, and regulatory organizations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex scientific activities into clear plans and executive updates
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and the effective application of AI tools to enhance workplace productivity
• Experience with NAMs, human-relevant models, in vitro systems, computational/in silico approaches, data-enabled research, or qualification/validation of scientific methods for defined contexts of use
• Experience building or supporting scientific communities, knowledge-sharing systems, or cross-functional networks that enable collaboration
• Familiarity with nonclinical regulatory science and the evolving global landscape for NAM acceptance and implementation
• Experience defining performance metrics and communicating progress, risks, and strategic recommendations to senior scientific leadership
• Experience supporting strategic planning, business case development, change management, and executive communications in the context of scientific committees or large-scale initiatives
• Familiarity with drug discovery, translational science, nonclinical safety, and advanced human-relevant model systems
• Demonstrated ability to develop organizational processes that improve transparency, communication, and operational efficiency
• Highly organized, proactive, and comfortable working in an evolving scientific environment with developing organizational structures and organizational ambiguity

What you can expect from us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, well support your journey every step of the way.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:

• 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. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

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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.

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