Competitive Intelligence Manager, Cardiovascular

Amgen

Lead Competitive Intelligence Manager focusing on Cardiovascular portfolio at Amgen. Collaborate with Global and Regional marketing teams to develop insights and strategies.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeThousand Oaks • California, Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $124,295 - $168,164 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

lead intelligence gathering activities for US and Global marketing teams to support multiple assets across Amgen’s cardiovascular portfolio
Be a strategic thought partner to key collaborators across disease area, brand, corporate, and other cross-functional teams supporting Amgen’s cardiovascular portfolio
Synthesize information from multiple sources to develop strategic insights and point of view on key competitive developments, implications to Amgen and actions Amgen must take
Work in a highly cross functional manner and manage changing priorities across several key customers
Develop productive relationships with Global and Regional teams to define business problems and develop integrated analysis plans based on standard methodologies
Apply structured problem solving to collect, analyze and report CI, incorporating primary and secondary data sources to generate meaningful insights
Articulate and educate customers on the relevant impact of changing market dynamics to their business from a CI perspective
Organize and facilitate strategic exercises & red-team exercises to generate competitive insights and company plans
Coordinate and facilitate CI collection efforts at major medical conferences/congresses.
Attend and support CI debrief activities at key congresses
Manage a network of primary data sources, including vendors and Amgen employees, to enable effective project delivery
Collaborate with fellow CI leads
Understand and synthesize CI research findings, maintaining high standards for accuracy, relevance, and quality in deliverables at all times and communicate level of evidence to key partners.
Present on a regular basis in-depth analyses and summaries of results, interpreting and communicating results with recommendations to key stakeholders
Abide by and strictly enforce Amgen’s CI Legal and Ethical Guidelines with internal colleagues and agencies.
Some travel (15-20%) required

Requirements

What you’ll need

Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree and 2 years of consulting and/or competitive intelligence experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of consulting and/or competitive intelligence experience OR Associate’s degree and 8 years of consulting and/or competitive intelligence experience OR High school diploma / GED and 10 years of consulting and/or competitive intelligence experience
Advanced degree (PhD/MS/MBA) with a focus on life sciences and business
Experience with in life science consulting work in Cardiovascular
Familiarity with biopharma industry
Relevant experience in cardiovascular via prior project work, disease area knowledge
Prior experience in strategy/management consulting in the biopharma industry, roles of increasing responsibility accepted
Demonstrated ability to think strategically and analyze data to support critical business decisions
Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills—able to explain complex concepts clearly to a variety of audiences
Evident project management skills—able to manage multiple, simultaneous projects and data sources
Demonstrated analytical skills—understands the advantages and limits of different analytical approaches and studies
Ability to work collaboratively in team-based environment
Strong understanding of the latest developments and trends in the oncology space, key competitive dynamics and unmet medical needs.

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

competitive intelligencedata analysisstrategic insightsstructured problem solvingproject managementconsultinglife sciencesbiopharmacardiovascularanalytical approaches

Soft Skills

strategic thinkingoral communicationwritten communicationpresentation skillscollaborationrelationship buildingorganizational skillsadaptabilitycritical thinkingteamwork

Certifications

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