Senior Director, GDO Operational Business Management

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Senior Director, GDO Operational Business Management

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be member of the GDO leadership teams and strategic partner to the Amgen India and R&D organizations. Responsible for financial oversight, and strategic resource allocation to assure operational efficiency and financial discipline within development operations.

This senior leader provides GDO insight and direction to the study budget forecast and approval process, ensures that GDO resources are staffed and deployed in alignment with organizational goals, and manages the GDO functional budget while adhering to regulatory compliance and budgetary constraints.

Responsibilities

• Align operational plans with financial targets, prioritize GDO investments, and build business cases for technology and modernization initiatives.
• Link GDO resources to budget, identify efficiencies, and drive awareness, allocation, and management of non-resource spend.
• Translate resourcing data into actionable insights for senior leadership and business partners.
• Partner with R&D Finance to ensure alignment on GDO budget understanding, targets, and resource planning.
• Identify and quantify resource needs (staffing, technology, clinical trial costs) across the Amgen portfolio.
• Manage staffing capacity across Amgen staff, FSPs, and contingent workers to support portfolio needs.
• Deliver analyses and reports on resource demand/supply, highlighting variances and financial risks.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a global team while collaborating with cross-functional and external stakeholders.
• Foster accountability, innovation, and collaboration; build talent pipelines and develop critical skills.
• Serve as GDO’s senior business owner, leading analyses to inform executive trade-off decisions on budget, cost, technology, and efficiency.
• Partner with GDO leadership to build future resource capability plans.
• Collaborate with GDO functions to meet evolving business needs, ensuring speed, quality, productivity, and efficiency.
• Champion budget awareness and cost drivers; present analyses, scenarios, and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Partner with Finance and R&D Strategy & Operations to develop and refine resource algorithms and adapt them in real time.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation in resource utilization, scenario modeling, and clinical trial technologies.

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications

Doctorate degree and 5 years of Business Operations, Resource Planning, or Financial Management in Pharmaceutical R&D or Clinical Operations experience

OR

Master’s degree and 8 years of Business Operations, Resource Planning, or Financial Management in Pharmaceutical R&D or Clinical Operations experience

OR

Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of Business Operations, Resource Planning, or Financial Management in Pharmaceutical R&D or Clinical Operations experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in financial and/or resource management within clinical operations, including oversight of global teams and large-scale clinical trials.
• Knowledge of emerging trends in advance that will enable significant agility and efficiency in business elements of clinical operations – quality, time and cost.
• Global cross-functional leadership across clinical domains and geographies.
• Expertise in managing timelines, vendor relations and project milestones.
• Expertise in assessing clinical portfolio resource demand and managing changes/variance against resource/supply plans
• Portfolio-level budget/resource oversight and optimization.
• Ability to analyze data for cost-saving opportunities and efficiency improvements.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to advance the business through application of technology
• Capability-building and functional training strategy.
• Strong interpersonal skills to work with vendors, partner with IT and senior leadership.
• Establishment of external partnerships and thought leadership within the clinical operations and business domains.

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’ll 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.

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
• 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.

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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.

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