Associate Director, Global Insights – General Medicine

Amgen

Associate Director leading global insights and market research for Amgen in Biotechnology. Driving strategic decisions based on comprehensive analytics and internal knowledge integration.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeThousand Oaks • California, Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $180,447 - $244,134 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Independently translates unstructured business issues/requests into action plans and projects that result in high quality deliverables that impact the business
Integrate insights from a variety of sources (market research, competitive intelligence, secondary data) to address business needs and influence critical go/no-go decision
Lead design and facilitation of internal workshops to build a shared cross-functional understanding of current hypotheses, key gaps and forward-looking action plans
Partners with Therapeutic Area leadership to inform and influence therapeutic area strategy
Plan, design and conduct primary market research for multiple assets in various stages of product lifecycle to enable strategic decision making
Conduct ad hoc strategic secondary analytics to inform strategic decisions
Clearly communicate ideas and insights via written or verbal presentation and influences leadership to incorporate findings and insights
Lead cross-region / cross-portfolio initiatives in collaboration with key stakeholders in global, regional, and local commercial teams
Set priorities, develop and manage multiple projects and timelines simultaneously

Requirements

What you’ll need

Doctorate degree and 2 years of commercial insights or consulting experience OR Master’s degree and 4 years of commercial insights or consulting experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of commercial insights or consulting experience OR Associate’s degree and 10 years of commercial insights or consulting experience OR High school diploma / GED and 12 years of commercial insights or consulting experience
Ability to extract, analyze, treat, and consolidate data from different sources in clear and concise formats with rigor and high level of accuracy
Strong knowledge of drug development the pharmaceutical industry
Experience leading primary market research
Ability to think strategically to support key business decisions
Ability to work collaboratively in team-based environment across different functional groups
Excellent presentation skills with ability to explain complex concepts and controversial findings clearly to a variety of audiences, including senior management
Skilled in prioritizing multiple responsibilities, priorities, tasks, and projects simultaneously
Experience with commonly used biopharmaceutical industry datasets and databases
Experience managing multiple stakeholders, prioritizing across a multitude of responsibilities, and allocating bandwidth to drive maximum impact
Prior experience in strategy/management consulting in the biopharma industry preferably through a lead role.

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 analysismarket researchstrategic decision makingprimary market researchsecondary analyticsproject managementdata consolidationcommercial insightsconsulting experiencedrug development

Soft Skills

strategic thinkingcollaborationpresentation skillscommunicationprioritizationinfluenceleadershipproblem-solvingtime managementteamwork

Certifications

Doctorate degreeMaster’s degreeBachelor’s degreeAssociate’s degreeHigh school diploma / GED