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Job Description

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us.

Senior Project Team Leader - Oncology Research

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. Reporting into the head of Oncology Research, the Senior Project Team Leader (Senior PTL) will be accountable for helping to build and maintain strong scientific leadership of interdisciplinary teams focused on the discovery of new therapeutics and advancement of drug candidates to clinical development. The Senior PTL will also provide portfolio advancement insight and advice to senior leaders in R&D, and will be the functional business owner of the Pre Product Team Commercialization (PPTC) model. This is a highly visible position that will be involved in efficient advancement of the Oncology discovery portfolio and can be located at Thousand Oaks, CA or South San Francisco, CA.

Responsibilities for this position will include the following:

• Administration of the Oncology Therapeutic Area research portfolio, including portfolio tracking and adherence to internal governance processes. This is done in close coordination with the Research Operations group.
• Supporting and communicating the Oncology Therapeutic Area research portfolio prioritization. This requires a solid understanding of project priorities and the Oncology Therapeutic Area research strategy, working in close collaboration with the Research Oncology Therapeutic Area head.
• Helping Project Teams align their project and strategic objectives across the organization (i.e., with Clinical, Commercial, Manufacturing (Process Development), and Regulatory).
• Mentoring Project Team Leaders
• Assisting Research Operations and the Research Leadership Team with portfolio analysis and portfolio governance.

Win

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 4 years of research experience

OR

Master’s degree and 7 years of research experience

OR

Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of research experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong organizational and administrative skills
• A deep understanding of the drug discovery process and how project teams generate, assess, and identify clinical candidates
• A strong understanding of the Oncology therapeutic landscape
• The ability to work within a highly matrixed environment, interacting broadly with both research staff and senior leaders across the company
• The ability to not only support and ensure adherence to research processes and research governance, but also the ability streamline governance and promote efficiencies within the governance system.
• Excellent communication skills

Thrive

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

• Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization
• Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
• Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits

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for a career that defies imagination

In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us.

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