Global Development Transformation Director
Amgen
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $181,245 - $214,524 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
Google Cloud Platform
About the role
- Serve as a strategic leader within the Global Development Transformational Program reporting directly to the Executive Director in Global Development.
- Drive the implementation and structure of Clinical Trial transformation initiatives that enhance clinical trial design operations and cross functional collaboration across a complex matrixed organization.
- Work closely with Global Development Operations, IT and local teams to ensure seamless integration of new Clinical Trial solutions, technologies, processes and tools in an efficient structured manner.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders and cross functional partners to align priorities manage interdependence, develop project structures and tools that deliver optimized trial solutions.
- Accountable for monitoring workstream dependencies, risk management and progress utilizing key performance indicators and mitigating risks to ensure the success of transformation efforts.
- Create and provide input into the development of business cases for continued and ongoing solution development.
- Identify inefficiencies and recommend sustainable Clinical Trial solutions to improve operational performance.
- Ensure integration of transformation efforts with technological advancements and digital tools.
- Monitor progress and develop KPIs and assess the impact of transformation initiatives.
- Proactively identify and mitigate risks to project success.
- Conduct project scoping and chartering, define implementation strategy, and guide project completion
- Accountable for measuring and demonstrating tangible business impact of solutions and analyzing data to assess ROI and making continuous data-driven decisions to maximize value creation.
- Accountable for communication internally and externally to Amgen leadership and governance regarding project status, milestones, risks and value capture.
- Instill and maintain a culture of performance, continuous improvement, and diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
- Implement project tracking and delivery best practices and structures aligning to the portfolio of development transformation projects.
Requirements
- Doctorate degree & 5 years of transformation initiative experience OR Masters degree & 6 years of transformation initiative experience OR Bachelors degree & 8 years of transformation initiative experience AND 5 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams projects programs or directing the allocation of resources
- Proven track record of implementing digital technologies (e.g. eClinical EDC AI/ML applications decentralized clinical trials) to optimize clinical operations.
- Working knowledge of clinical trial lifecycle regulatory requirements and industry standards (e.g. GCP ICH FDA/EMA expectations).
- Experience working in a highly matrixed global organization with a strong ability to influence across functions such as Clinical Operations Clinical Development Regulatory IT and R&D.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute implementation strategies that drive engagement and sustainable adoption of new initiatives.
- Expertise in data driven decision making including the development and monitoring of KPIs dashboards and continuous improvement methodologies (Lean Six Sigma Agile).
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to translate complex goals into clear business value.
- Experience developing complex program structures focused on continuous improvement.
Benefits
- 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
- 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.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
transformation initiative experiencedigital technologieseClinical EDCAI/ML applicationsdecentralized clinical trialsclinical trial lifecycleregulatory requirementsKPI developmentdata-driven decision makingcontinuous improvement methodologies
Soft skills
stakeholder managementcommunication skillsinfluencingproject managementleadershipstrategic thinkingcollaborationrisk managementproblem-solvingperformance culture