Director, Strategic Data Lead Job at Amgen (Thousand Oaks)

Job Description

In this vital role, lead strategic data partnership across priority commercial business areas, translating brand priorities, customer needs, business questions, and analytic use cases into clear, actionable data strategies and sourcing recommendations. You will work closely with Brand teams, BAI PODs, Access, Field Effectiveness, Data Science, Data Management, Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Procurement, and external data partners to ensure Amgen is using the right data, using existing data more effectively, and identifying new data opportunities that can improve decision-making and business impact.

Job Responsibility

Lead strategic data partnership across priority commercial business areas, bringing a Commercial Data Strategy perspective to brand planning, business decision-making, and data-enabled opportunities
Translate brand plans, strategic imperatives, launch needs, access priorities, field priorities, and customer opportunities into practical data strategies and sourcing recommendations
Partner across Brand teams, BAI PODs, and cross-functional stakeholders to understand analytic frameworks, measurement needs, and business decisions that data must support
Frame data use cases from the customer and business angle, including the customer segment, behavior to influence, barrier to address, decision to be made, data needed, and expected business value
Develop a strong understanding of Amgen's commercial data ecosystem, including current data assets, underused sources, known gaps, vendor landscape, customer journey needs, and external market signals
Identify and act on opportunities to better use data Amgen already purchases, reduce duplication, rationalize underused assets, and redirect spend toward higher-value data needs
Assess whether business needs can be met through existing data, enhanced use of current assets, or new external data sources
Develop and present data opportunity briefs and recommendations that clearly articulate the business question, customer use case, analytic need, data requirements, potential vendors, feasibility considerations, risks, and investment rationale
Establish and own the prioritization framework for data opportunities across competing business needs, balancing value, urgency, feasibility, strategic relevance, and investment trade-offs
Connect the right execution teams across Data Management, Data Science, DTI, Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Procurement, Finance, BAI PODs, and vendors to bring approved data strategies to life
Lead business input into renewal, sourcing, investment, and vendor negotiations by defining data usage, future need, duplication risk, strategic relevance, data rights, deliverables, and value trade-offs
Maintain visibility to upcoming brand priorities, launch milestones, market events, competitive dynamics, and data needs
Communicate data strategy, recommendations, trade-offs, and decision points clearly to senior stakeholders across the business teams

Requirements

Doctorate degree and 4 years of data acquisition, data governance, commercial data operations, vendor management, commercial analytics, data strategy, or a related field experience OR Master's degree and 8 years of data acquisition, data governance, commercial data operations, vendor management, commercial analytics, data strategy, or a related field experience OR Bachelor's degree and 10 years of data acquisition, data governance, commercial data operations, vendor management, commercial analytics, data strategy, or a related field experience
At least 4 years experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation or resources

Nice to have

Strong understanding of commercial analytic frameworks and how data supports segmentation, targeting, measurement, launch readiness, market access, customer journey analysis, field execution, brand performance, and KPI development
Ability to think customer-back and define data use cases based on customer needs, desired behaviors, barriers, leverage points, decision needs, and expected business value
Strong business acumen with the ability to connect brand strategy, customer insights, market dynamics, analytic needs, and external data opportunities
Experience partnering with Analytics, Market Research, Data Science, or Commercial teams to support insights, measurement, research, and business decision-making
Understanding of pharmaceutical and healthcare data ecosystems, including sales, claims, patient, provider, payer, plan, specialty pharmacy, lab, EHR/EMR, digital, media, access, and real-world data
Ability to identify data reuse opportunities, duplication risks, underused assets, and data investment trade-offs across vendors and business needs
Experience shaping data opportunity briefs, business cases, use-case summaries, or strategic recommendations for senior leadership decision-making
Ability to influence decisions and drive alignment without direct authority across senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams
Strong negotiation, diplomacy, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align internal partners and vendors around business needs, deliverables, value, and execution trade-offs
Experience partnering with Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Procurement, Finance, DTI, Data Management, and vendor partners to support responsible, scalable, and compliant use of data
Strategic mindset with the ability to balance forward-looking opportunity identification with practical execution through established owners and operating models
Strong facilitation, prioritization, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
Ability to operate as a business thought partner and internal consultant, not only as a data acquisition or vendor management resource

What we offer

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

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