Senior Manager, Agentic AI Business Solutions

Amgen SA; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive employee benefits package

Discretionary annual bonus program

Flexible work models

Stock-based long-term incentives

Job summary

Initial Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager for Agentic AI Business Solutions to drive the delivery of AI solutions within the company. This role requires collaboration with various teams, focusing on deploying AI capabilities while ensuring alignment with business needs.

The candidate should possess a doctorate degree and at least 2 years of experience in commercial analytics or operationalizing GenAI solutions. This hybrid role allows work on-site in Thousand Oaks, CA, 2-3 times a week, fostering skill development within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• 2-12 years of experience in commercial analytics or operationalizing GenAI solutions based on education.
• Strong delivery lead experience on complex AI/ML initiatives.
• Ability to coordinate across technical and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver prioritized Agentic AI solutions supporting Amgen's functions.
• Own execution of designated AI solutions from intake to deployment.
• Coordinate training and enablement resources for business users.

Skills

Operationalizing GenAI solutions

Commercial analytics

Collaboration

Technical Aptitude (AI/ML)

Delivery Management

Education

Doctorate degree

Masters degree

Bachelors degree

Associates degree

High school diploma / GED

Job description

Amgen 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 Manager, Agentic AI Business Solutions

What you will do

Let's do this. Let's change the world! In this vital role of Neural Nexus Agentic AI Business Solutions, Senior Manager, you will be responsible for delivering prioritized Agentic AI solutions that support Amgen's commercial and GCCI functions. This role focuses on the full execution life‑cycle design, development, implementation, rollout, and training ensuring solutions are deployed on time, on scope, and with measurable business value.

You will partner closely with commercial insights, GCCI, AI&D, and technical teams to convert business needs into operational GenAI capabilities. This is a hands‑on delivery role where attention to execution detail, tactical coordination, and outcome‑driven mindset will be critical for success.

This role is ideal for a technically strong delivery lead who thrives on driving solution deployment and enabling business teams to fully adopt GenAI capabilities.

Flexible Commuter role to Thousand Oaks, CA office. You will work on-site 2‑3 days a week.

Strategic Leadership & Roadmap Development

• Execute delivery plans for assigned Agentic AI use cases, ensuring alignment with Neural Nexus priorities and milestone timelines.
• Support business and platform teams by translating commercial requirements into clear delivery objectives and working plans.
• Contribute tactical input to broader program planning by identifying risks, blockers, and dependencies across assigned workstreams.

End‑to‑End Management of NN Platform Lifecycle

• Own the end‑to‑end execution of designated Agentic AI solutions, from intake through deployment, ensuring each phase design, development, testing, and rollout is completed to specification.
• Drive agile development cycles in collaboration with AI/ML and Engineering teams to ensure models and agents meet business needs and reliability standards.
• Coordinate internal readiness activities, including UAT, access setup, system integration, and documentation to support solution go‑live.

Cross‑Functional Team Orchestration & Collaboration

• Partner with GCCI, Commercial Insights, and AI&D to ensure that Agentic AI use cases are correctly scoped, validated, and configured for maximum impact.
• Serve as a key tactical liaison between technical delivery teams and business users, ensuring clear handoffs, documentation, and timelines are maintained.
• Work cross-functionally to troubleshoot blockers and maintain delivery velocity across teams and workstreams.

Executive Stakeholder Management & Strategic Communication

• Provide status updates and delivery dashboards for assigned Agentic AI initiatives, focused on progress, risks, and delivery health.
• Collaborate with platform leadership to align solution rollout timing and messaging with broader program milestones.
• Communicate implications of AI outputs, system performance, and solution scope changes to business stakeholders with clarity and transparency.

Driving Platform Adoption & Value Realization

• Coordinate training sessions, office hours, and enablement resources to ensure business users can confidently utilize the deployed Agentic AI solutions.
• Partner with change enablement and analytics teams to track adoption metrics and gather user feedback post‑deployment.
• Identify usage trends and value realization metrics to help measure the impact of Agentic AI capabilities on operational efficiency or insight quality.

Change Management & Continuous Improvement

• Support change management by ensuring that solution delivery includes all necessary comms, onboarding, and process readiness steps.
• Facilitate feedback loops to identify areas for enhancement or retraining based on user interaction and system outputs.
• Help maintain and iterate on delivery processes and documentation to ensure consistency, quality, and sustainability of deployed Agentic AI solutions.

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications

Doctorate degree and 2 years of commercial analytics and/or operationalizing GenAI solutions experience.

OR

Masters degree and 4 years of commercial analytics and/or operationalizing GenAI solutions experience.

OR

Bachelors degree and 6 years of commercial analytics and/or operationalizing GenAI solutions experience.

OR

Associates degree and 10 years of commercial analytics and/or operationalizing GenAI solutions experience.

OR

High school diploma / GED and 12 years of commercial analytics and/or operationalizing GenAI solutions experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree and 6+ years of experience in commercial analytics and/or operationalizing GenAI solutions.
• Strong track record of executing complex AI/ML delivery initiatives, especially GenAI agents or copilots that automate tasks or drive decision workflows.
• Strong Technical Aptitude (AI/ML): Solid conceptual and practical understanding of Generative AI, agent architectures, development lifecycle, and technical delivery principles.
• Ability to coordinate across technical and business teams, translate complex requirements, and keep delivery on track under shifting priorities.
• Hands‑on experience supporting commercial or field teams, ideally within a regulated enterprise setting.
• Proven ability to deploy, train, and support business teams on new digital tools or platforms.
• Comfortable operating in high‑ambiguity, fast‑paced, and cross‑functional delivery environments.

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 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.

Benefits

• 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.

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.careers.amgen.com

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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.

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