Senior Associate Strategic Planning & Ops

Amgen SA; Thousand Oaks, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock-based long-term incentives

Retirement plan

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Disability insurance

Flexible work models (remote/hybrid)

Job summary

Amgen in Thousand Oaks, CA, invites a Senior Associate Strategic Planning & Ops to partner with global cross-functional teams. You’ll define roadmaps, apply Agile, manage risks, and build dashboards to track progress. The role emphasizes collaboration with CfOR leaders and leveraging advanced tools like Smartsheet, ChatGPT, and CoPilot to improve efficiency.

Telecommuting may be available. You will work on project schedules, stakeholder analyses, and implementation plans, shaping strategic

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Project Management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in project management or data-related roles.
• Experience with Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban).
• Proficiency with Smartsheet and Excel.
• Understanding market dynamics across therapeutic areas.
• Synthesis of cross-functional information to guide decisions.
• Pharmaceutical product lifecycle management knowledge.
• Familiarity with Miro, Visio, SharePoint, OneNote, MS Teams, MS Project, and Office 365.
• Project leadership in pharmaceutical/health industries.
• Coding in Python and Jquery for application development.

Responsibilities

• Define project deliverables, milestones, tasks and risks; create roadmaps and dashboards.
• Apply Agile principles across project management activities.
• Develop plans: communication, stakeholder analysis, implementation, sustainment, schedules.
• Schedule and facilitate meetings; track actions to ensure completion.
• Build relationships with CfOR leaders to align objectives and priorities.
• Identify process gaps and generate creative solutions; communicate status.
• Improve CfOR capabilities and efficiency; suggest technology-enabled improvements.
• Collaborate with global partners for project execution.

Skills

Agile project management

Smartsheet

Excel

Market dynamics in therapeutics

Cross-functional synthesis

Pharmaceutical lifecycle management

Miro

Visio

SharePoint

OneNote

MS Teams

MS Project

Office 365

Project leadership in pharma/health

Python

Jquery

Global collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Project Management, or related field

Tools

Smartsheet

Excel

Miro

Visio

SharePoint

OneNote

MS Teams

MS Project

Office 365

Python

Jquery

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 biotech in our fight against the world’s 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, 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 lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Senior Associate Strategic Planning & Ops

Duties:

Work with global cross-functional teams to define project deliverables, milestones, tasks, identify and manage risks; Create roadmaps, reports, and dashboards for project tracking; Apply Agile principles in all project management activities; Develop necessary plans including communication plans, stakeholder analysis, implementation plans, sustainment plans and project schedules; Schedule and facilitate team meetings including setting agendas, writing meeting minutes and tracking action items to ensure completion; Build and maintain strong relationships with CfOR leaders to understand business objectives and priorities; Identify process gaps root cause and generate creative solutions; Communicate status and issues effectively to appropriate parties, both within CfOR and across Amgen; Manage initiatives to improve and support CfOR capabilities and effectiveness; Help increase efficiency across CfOR with innovative ideas in using technology including Smartsheet Automations and formulas, ChatGPT, and CoPilot to replace manual operations; Build and maintain positive collaborations, communicating, seeking advice, and facilitating critical business decisions. May telecommute.

Requirements:

Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Project Management, or a related field & 5 years of experience in the job offered or a data-related occupation. Position requires 5 years of experience in the following:

• Agile project management and Agile frameworks including: Scrum and Kanban;

• Smartsheet and Excel;

• Understanding market dynamics across therapeutic areas;

• Synthesizing and analyzing cross‑functional information to guide decision‑making;

• Pharmaceutical product lifecycle management, including early‑stage development and commercialisation;

• Miro, Visio, SharePoint, OneNote, MS Teams, MS Project, and Office 365;

• Project leadership in pharmaceutical or health industries;

• Coding in languages including: Python and Jquery for non‑interventional study management application development and enhancement; and

• Collaborating with global partners for project execution.

Job type: Full-Time position. The annual salary for this position in the U.S. is $135,533.00 per year. Also, this position offers stock, retirement, medical, life and disability insurance and eligibility for an annual bonus or for sales roles, other incentive compensation. For more details visit https://careers.amgen.com/life-at-amgen/benefits/

What you can expect of 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, we’ll 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, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible

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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.

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.

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