Strategic Planning and Operations Director

3M HEALTHCARE; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 172,293 - 233,102; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Discretionary annual bonus

Stock-based incentives

Flexible work models

Career development

Job summary

Amgen is seeking a Strategic Planning & Operations Director for Enterprise Programs & Platforms in Los Angeles, leading the organization’s operating model and execution discipline. The role integrates teams, aligns priorities, and ensures coordinated delivery across programs and platforms.

The position requires advanced PM/strategic planning experience, with a track record in matrixed environments, budget management, and executive storytelling.

Qualifications

• Doctorate, Master’s, or Bachelor’s with equivalent PM/strategy experience.
• Minimum 3 years direct people leadership or management experience.
• Strong communication and executive storytelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Shape and evolve the EP&P operating model to improve clarity, consistency, and scalability across programs and platforms.
• Ensure alignment between strategic priorities and how work is executed across the organization.
• Partner with portfolio management and delivery teams to ensure operating mechanisms are effective and aligned.
• Provide visibility into execution performance, risks, and dependencies to support leadership decision‑making.
• Facilitate alignment across EP&P programs, platforms, and partner organizations within Technology and the business.
• Connect work across teams to ensure dependencies are understood and managed.
• Surface and help resolve cross‑functional issues related to priorities, resourcing, and execution.
• Reinforce accountability by tracking key actions, commitments, and follow‑through across leadership.

Skills

Project management

Strategic planning

Leadership

People management

Executive communication

Education

Doctorate degree

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MS Project

Excel

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Job Summary

The Strategic Planning & Operations (SPO) Director for Enterprise Programs & Platforms is a key member of the EP&P leadership team, reporting to the Vice President of Enterprise Programs & Platforms. This role strengthens the effectiveness of the EP&P organization by shaping and evolving its operating model and enabling aligned, disciplined execution across the portfolio. Operating within Technology, the SPO Director acts as a central integrator—connecting teams, aligning priorities, and ensuring that execution across programs and platforms is coordinated and effective.

Key Responsibilities

• Shape and evolve the EP&P operating model to improve clarity, consistency, and scalability across programs and platforms.
• Ensure alignment between strategic priorities and how work is executed across the organization.
• Partner with portfolio management and delivery teams to ensure operating mechanisms and governance processes are effective and aligned.
• Provide visibility into execution performance, risks, and dependencies to support leadership decision‑making.
• Facilitate alignment across EP&P programs, platforms, and partner organizations within Technology and the business.
• Connect work across teams to ensure dependencies are understood and managed.
• Surface and help resolve cross‑functional issues related to priorities, resourcing, and execution.
• Reinforce accountability by tracking key actions, commitments, and follow‑through across leadership.
• Prepare clear, concise materials (briefings, summaries, pre‑reads) to support leadership decision‑making.
• Translate complex program and platform updates into actionable insights for senior stakeholders.
• Support leadership forums to ensure discussions are focused, structured, and outcome‑oriented.
• Maintain consistent communication and alignment across EP&P leadership and stakeholders.
• Drive clarity in roles, decision rights, and ways of working across EP&P.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve execution consistency.
• Support the development of execution discipline and collaboration across teams.
• Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree and 4 years of project management and/or strategic planning operations experience, OR
• Master’s degree and 7 years of project management and/or strategic planning operations experience, OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of project management and/or strategic planning operations experience.
• Minimum 3 years experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years in pharma/biotech/healthcare with large program experience, ideally within a Technology organization.
• Experience in Program Management, Transformation, and/or Leading Strategy/Operations.
• Executive presence; strong judgment, influence, and communication across levels.
• Experience leading strategic initiatives in matrixed environments, navigating ambiguity with diplomacy.
• Skills developing executive‑level storytelling and presentations that drive cross‑functional alignment.
• OpEx/CapEx budget management and forecasting experience.
• Lean and operational excellence mindset.
• Strong project management skills and experience using tools such as MS Project, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Structured problem‑solver with a results‑oriented approach.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and a Total Rewards Plan, including health and welfare plans, retirement and savings plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• Discretionary annual bonus program.
• Stock‑based long‑term incentives.
• Award‑winning time‑off plans.
• Flexible work models where possible.
• Opportunities for career development and growth.

Salary Range: $172,293.30 – $233,102.70 USD (excluding Puerto Rico).

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. Amgen will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.