Senior Director, Digital Transformation – Global Engineering

Amgen

Senior Director of Digital Transformation at Amgen focused on executing global engineering's digital strategy. Leading a high-performing team to integrate data governance and AI capabilities within the organization.

Posted 4/28/2026full-timeCambridge • Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $202,821 - $274,404 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and execute the Global Engineering digital transformation (EDT) roadmap aligned with enterprise priorities and data strategy.
Translate strategy into scalable capabilities, prioritizing high-value data domains including asset management, project, maintenance, and EHS.
Establish Engineering’s digital operating model by integrating product, data, and platform strategies.
Lead and operationalize Engineering data governance, including master data, reference data, metadata, and data quality standards.
Establish and lead an Engineering data champion model across functions.
Define data ownership, stewardship, and accountability frameworks aligned with enterprise governance.
Drive adoption of FAIR data principles across Engineering.
Lead implementation of the Engineering digital thread across capital projects and the asset lifecycle.
Ensure structured digital turnover into enterprise systems of record.
Drive integration across SAP Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Product and Portfolio Management (PPM), Building Information Modeling (BIM) / Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), Sphera Software Solutions, and related enterprise platforms.
Ensure alignment with clean core principles and enterprise architecture standards.
Lead a global team responsible for delivering transformation programs and strategic initiatives.
Establish strong governance, performance metrics, and execution discipline.
Drive measurable value creation in areas such as reliability, capital efficiency, and compliance.
Govern innovation pipelines and AI use cases to ensure scalability and business impact.
Partner closely with Digital Technology & Innovation, AI teams, and enterprise data organizations.
Collaborate across Engineering, Operations, Quality, and EHS to drive aligned execution.
Define and operationalize Global Capability Centers (GCC) as a core engine for digital, data, and AI capability delivery.
Establish scalable global delivery models that improve speed, consistency, and cost efficiency.
Drive adoption of standards, SOPs, and GDEs across the global organization.
Lead change management efforts to support transformation at scale.
Build digital and data literacy to strengthen organizational capability and adoption.
Build, lead, and develop a high-performing global team.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and innovation.
Create a long-term capability strategy to support sustained transformation and growth.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Doctorate degree and 5 years of Engineering, Operations and/or Digital Technology experience OR
Master’s degree and 9 years of Engineering, Operations and/or Digital Technology experience OR
Bachelor’s degree and 11 years of Engineering, Operations and/or Digital Technology experience AND
At least 5 years of experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources.
15+ years of leadership experience in engineering, digital, data, or technology within pharma or biotech.
Proven track record leading enterprise digital transformation in complex, global organizations.
Expertise in enterprise platforms, data governance, and scalable digital solution delivery.
Strong executive presence with the ability to influence across senior leaders and cross-functional matrix teams.
Understanding of engineering operations, GxP environments, and regulatory requirements.
Experience applying AI/ML, advanced analytics, digital twin, BIM, and FAIR data principles to drive innovation.
Demonstrated ability to translate business strategy into high-impact digital capabilities.
Lean and/or Six Sigma experience with a continuous improvement mindset.
Global mindset and flexibility to collaborate across regions and time zones.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

data governancedigital transformationdata quality standardsAI/MLadvanced analyticsdigital twinBIMFAIR data principlesLeanSix Sigma

Soft Skills

leadershipinfluencecollaborationaccountabilityinnovationchange managementorganizational capabilitycommunicationstrategic thinkingteam development