Senior Director Commercial Analytics

Amgen; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 284,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Total rewards package

Job summary

Amgen seeks a Senior Director of Commercial Analytics in Oncology to lead a team that translates performance data into growth opportunities and informed launch decisions. You will partner with brand and field leaders to define business questions, prioritize work, and deliver integrated recommendations across brands.

Reporting to the Executive Director, BA I, you will drive AI enablement, manage budgets, and guide analytics across demand, market share, patient journeys, segmentation, and

Qualifications

• Doctorate with 4+ years analytics experience and 4 years of managerial experience.
• Master's with 8+ years analytics experience and 4 years leadership.
• Bachelor's with 10+ years analytics experience and 4 years leadership.
• Experience leading commercial analytics across multiple brands.
• Experience introducing AI capabilities into workflows, including user enablement and change management.
• Agile, adaptable and hands-on leadership style.
• Experience in Oncology or specialty launch planning.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical secondary data (claims, sales, patient data).
• Ability to translate data into business implications for senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead analytics to inform growth opportunities and launch decisions.
• Define business questions and guide commercial decisions across brands.
• Plan and deliver analytics across brands; manage budgets.
• Lead AI adoption and change management with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Market Research, Forecasting, CI, Data Science and Field Excellence.
• Communicate insights and recommendations to senior leaders.

Skills

Commercial analytics leadership

AI capabilities in workflows

Agile leadership

Oncology / specialty therapeutics

Pharma data analysis

Performance measurement

Clear written/presentations

Cross-functional influence

Education

Doctorate degree

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Career Category Sales & Marketing Operations 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. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity 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 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 Director Commercial Analytics

Flexible Commuter role to Thousand Oaks, US Headquarter. You will work on site for a minimum of 2 days a week.

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. As the Senior Director of Commercial Analytics for Oncology, you will lead the team that helps business leaders understand performance, identify growth opportunities and make informed commercial and launch decisions. Reporting to the Executive Director, Business Analytics and Insights (BAI), you will work across brands and capabilities to deliver integrated recommendations and lead practical AI enablement and adoption. Partner with brand and field leaders to define the business questions Analytics must address, identify growth opportunities and guide commercial decisions. Lead Analytics planning and delivery across brands. Set priorities, allocate team and partner resources, and manage budgets. Keep stakeholders and the Executive Director informed of progress, risks and trade-offs. Lead AI enablement by identifying valuable use cases and working with business and technology partners to introduce approved tools into Analytics and brand workflows. Lead change management for AI adoption, including stakeholder engagement, training and coaching. Address barriers and assess usage, output quality and business value, with appropriate human review, data privacy and compliance safeguards. Guide patient, provider and account analytics across demand, market share, patient journeys, segmentation, targeting, launch planning and performance measurement. Ensure appropriate methods, quality review and clear communication of data limitations. Develop integrated plans and recommendations with Market Research, Forecasting, Competitive Intelligence, Data Science and Field Excellence. Lead the working forums and follow-through for cross‑functional initiatives within your remit. Own the final storyline and recommendations for key deliverables. Personally shape the interpretation and business implications and communicate clearly with senior leaders. Develop an agile, adaptable and inclusive team through coaching, feedback and clear expectations. Encourage curiosity and experimentation while balancing pace with analytical quality and planning.

Win What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree and 4 years of analytics and/or reporting experience; Or Master’s degree and 8 years of analytics and/or reporting experience; Or Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of analytics and/or reporting experience And 4 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated success leading commercial Analytics across multiple pharmaceutical or biotechnology brands, balancing stakeholder needs and delivering recommendations that inform business decisions.
• Experience introducing AI capabilities into business workflows, including user enablement, adoption and change management, with a practical approach to evaluating quality and value.
• An agile, adaptable and hands‑on leadership style, with the ability to connect the broader business context to analytical detail, adjust plans as evidence changes and offer practical solutions.
• Experience in Oncology, specialty therapeutics or launch planning, with an understanding of treatment pathways, provider and account dynamics, and commercial execution.
• Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical secondary data, including claims, prescription, sales, patient‑level and customer‑engagement data, and the strengths and limitations of these sources.
• Experience applying analytical methods to performance diagnosis, patient and account opportunity assessment, segmentation, targeting and measurement of commercial initiatives.
• Ability to explain complex findings clearly in writing and presentations and translate them into business implications and recommendations for senior leaders.
• Ability to integrate evidence and influence decisions across Market Research, Forecasting, Competitive Intelligence, Data Science and commercial teams, including constructive resolution of differing views.
• A track record of developing talent, providing actionable feedback and leading inclusive, high‑performing teams, including distributed colleagues and external partners.

Thrive

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, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

• 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 and bi‑annual company‑wide shutdowns Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible

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 and bi‑annual company‑wide shutdowns Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible

Salary Range 210,100.45USD -284,253.55 USD

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Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

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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Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology. Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.

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