Strategic Planning & Operations Senior Manager

Strategic Planning & Operations Senior Manager Location: US - California - Thousand Oaks Career Category Research Job Description Senior Manager, Strategic Planning & Operations, Global Development Operations 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. Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives. Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career. Global Health Senior Manager What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will focus on improving the scientific validity and external applicability of clinical research by ensuring that study populations and enrollment strategies are grounded in population-level data and reflect how diseases present and are treated in practice. Translate epidemiology and real-world data into actionable study strategies, including burden-aligned enrollment targets, geographic planning, and site selection to better align trials with real-world disease burden. Support evaluation of alignment between clinical trial populations and real-world populations across programs, identifying gaps and contributing insights to improve future study design and execution. Partner with clinical study teams to influence study design and feasibility decisions, ensuring alignment between trial populations and real-world care delivery. Operationalize enrollment strategies that address structural drivers of participation gaps across care settings, moving beyond traditional recruitment approaches. Contribute to regulatory deliverables, including Diversity Action Plans (DAPs), by integrating scientific, epidemiologic, and operational insights. Support the integration of community-based care settings into clinical research execution, including development of referral pathways and site network strategies that expand access. Develop and maintain tools, analytics, and dashboards that enable data-driven decision-making related to enrollment, site performance, and access. Track and analyze enrollment performance against population-informed targets, providing recommendations to mitigate risk and improve study outcomes. Collaborate cross-functionally (e.g., Clinical Operations, Feasibility, Observational Research, Patient Recruitment) to address operational and structural barriers to participation. Provide guidance and training to internal stakeholders on applying population science and data-driven approaches to clinical trial execution. Manage external partnerships with research sites, health systems, and community-based organizations to support study execution and access strategies. Contribute to testing and refinement of emerging approaches that better connect clinical trials with real-world care delivery. Represent Amgen externally through participation in industry forums, working groups, and conferences. What we expect of you We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The qualified professional we seek is a innovative thinker and cross-functional collaborator with these qualifications. Basic Qualifications: Doctorate degree and 2 years of clinical research or public health experience OR Master’s degree and 4 years of clinical research or public health experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of clinical research or public health experience OR Associate’s degree and 10 years of clinical research or public health experience OR High school diploma / GED and 12 years of clinical research or public health experience Preferred Qualifications: Experience translating epidemiologic or real-world data into clinical or operational strategy Strong understanding of clinical trial design, feasibility, and execution Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders in complex organizational environments Familiarity with regulatory expectations related to clinical trial enrollment planning (e.g., Diversity Action Plans) Experience working with real-world data, site strategy, or health system integration Demonstrated ability to operate in evolving environments and contribute to building new capabilities What you can expect of us As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way. The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications. In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include: 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, and 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. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies. Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team. careers.amgen.com In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information. External/Internal postings: Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position. Internal only posting (or Pre-ID candidate): Amgen anticipates accepting applications until 1-2 weeks after the job posting; however, we may continue accepting applications beyond this date if we do not receive a sufficient number of candidates. Sponsorship Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed. As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease. Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. . Salary Range 137,340.45USD -185,813.55 USD