
Executive Director, Analytics and Market Research , Oncology and Lifecycle Value
BioSpace, Thousand Oaks, CA, United States
About BAI
Business Analytics & Insights (BAI) at Amgen serves as a strategic partner to Global and Regional leadership, enabling data-driven decision-making across the enterprise. BAI integrates forecasting, market research and insights, competitive intelligence, and advanced analytics to provide a comprehensive understanding of markets, customers, and portfolio performance. By translating complex data and market dynamics into actionable insights, BAI helps shape commercial strategy, inform investment decisions, and maximize the value of Amgen’s portfolio.
What You Will Do
Lead an integrated analytics and primary market research organization aligned to the Oncology & LVL (Lifecycle Value Lab) business unit. Serve as the insights and analytics quarterback for the Oncology Business Unit (OBU) & LVL, ensuring that data, analytics, and customer insights are integrated into clear, actionable perspectives that drive commercial performance.
Key Responsibilities Include
- Lead the Business Unit POD Organization:
- Leads Directors responsible for Analytics and Primary Market Research aligned to the Business Unit
- Builds a high-performing, collaborative POD that delivers integrated insights with speed, rigor, and business impact
- Fosters a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Serve as the Strategic Insights Partner to the Business Unit:
- Acts as the primary analytics and insights advisor to the Business Unit General Manager and leadership team
- Integrates insights across analytics, primary market research, forecasting, value & access, finance, commercial operations, and medical to provide a holistic view of business drivers and performance
- Delivers objective, actionable perspectives on growth opportunities, risks, investment decisions, and strategic tradeoffs
- Drive Business Performance and Identify Growth Opportunities:
- Identifies and monitors leading indicators of brand and portfolio performance to proactively inform decision-making and drive business results
- Translates complex data into clear, executive-ready insights that explain business performance and guide action
- Identifies opportunities to improve performance by uncovering high-potential healthcare providers, patient segments that may benefit from Amgen therapies, and points of friction across the patient journey
- Detects sources of leakage in the treatment journey and recommends actions to reduce drop‑off, improve patient progression, and enhance commercial execution
- Partners with cross-functional leaders to ensure insights lead to measurable business outcomes
- Enable Data-Driven Decision Making Through Technology and AI:
- Champions the use of automation, artificial intelligence, and advanced analytics to accelerate insight generation and decision-making
- Leverages modern data platforms and predictive analytics to enhance business performance visibility and analytical rigor
- Execute a Scalable Global Delivery Model:
- Leads a globally distributed insights workforce spanning US teams, global capability centers, and strategic partners
- Leverages delivery hubs such as Portugal and emerging teams in India to scale analytics and insights delivery with speed, efficiency, and consistency
- Ensures governance, quality, and operating models across globally distributed teams
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 leader with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications
- Doctorate degree & 6 years of market research, analytics, competitive intelligence, sales, and/or marketing operations experience
- Masters degree & 10 years of market research, analytics, competitive intelligence, sales, and/or marketing operations experience
- Bachelors degree & 12 years of market research, analytics, competitive intelligence, sales, and/or marketing operations experience AND 6 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to influence senior leadership and shape strategic decisions through insights and analytics
- Strategic thinking and business acumen with deep understanding of commercial drivers in the biopharmaceutical industry
- Experience leading insights, analytics, or market research organizations supporting multiple brands or therapeutic areas
- Experience integrating multiple insights capabilities including market research, analytics, forecasting, and competitive intelligence
- Executive communication and storytelling skills with experience presenting to senior leadership
- Experience building and leading global teams across multiple geographies
- Knowledge of drug development, commercialization, and the broader healthcare ecosystem including patients, healthcare providers, and payers
- Experience leveraging advanced analytics, automation, and AI-enabled insights capabilities
- Experience building and developing high-performing teams
What You Can Expect Of Us
The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is $275,763.80 to $373,092.20. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.
Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans, work/life balance, and career development opportunities.
- 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 where possible
Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to advance science to serve patients. 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. We 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. Please contact us to request accommodation. In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
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