Salary
💰 $119,507 - $148,889 per year
About the role
- Join Amgen’s 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.
In this vital role you will partner with Portfolio Resource Forecasting Leads to provide Development Teams and Functional Management with accurate resource demand forecasts and supply analyses that enable effective operational planning and informed decision-making.
Contribute to the maintenance and evolution of R&D resource forecasting methodologies and technology, facilitate updates to functional resource algorithms, and engage in process improvement efforts.
Engage in planning and delivery of periodic resource forecasts and analyses (standard reviews and ad hoc scenarios), collaborating with stakeholders across Functional Leadership, Finance, and Portfolio teams to enable informed operational planning.
Partner with project teams and functional leaders to interpret portfolio changes, assess resource demand implications, and develop rationale for anticipated resourcing questions.
Coordinate stakeholder engagement to align on resource algorithm assumptions, ensuring forecasting inputs reflect current operational realities.
Facilitate regular reviews of resource forecasting algorithms and portfolio planning assumptions with functional leads, contributing recommendations based on data insights and planning scenarios.
Build trusted collaborations and key stakeholders by communicating, seeking advice, and delivering clear, context-rich analyses and engaging in ongoing dialogue to inform functional decision-making.
Lead or support process enhancement efforts aimed at increasing forecast accuracy, operational efficiency, and system usability across planning tools and methodologies.
Manage or contribute to special projects and ad hoc initiatives, bringing a structured, analytical perspective to emerging business needs in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
Requirements
- Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree and 2 years of equivalent experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of equivalent experience OR Associate degree and 8 years of equivalent experience OR High School diploma/GED and 10 years of equivalent experience
BA/BS/BSc in the sciences or in management sciences (decision analysis, operations research, statistics, strategic planning), finance, economics, basic sciences, engineering or other majors with strong analytical focus
5 years work experience in life sciences or medically related field, including 4+ years of biopharmaceutical clinical product development
Strong knowledge of planning, forecasting, data analysis
Thorough clinical trials operations knowledge, drug development lifecycle, and portfolio management processes
Experience with resourcing applications (Planisware Preferable)
Strong computer and system operation skills (Excel, Access, Spotfire, Tableau, PowerBI)
Thorough understanding of financial management, budget process and project valuation metrics
Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills
Strong oral and written presentation skills with ability to explain complex concepts clearly to a variety of audiences