Vice President, Change Execution Excellence

Career Category

General Management

Job Description

At Amgen if you feel like you are a part of something bigger its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients living with serious illnessesdrives all that we 1980 weve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the worlds toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas Oncology Inflammation General Medicine and Rare Disease we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team youll 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 youll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

What you will do

Lets do this. Lets change the Amgen we are committed to unlocking the power of science to improve lives. The Vice President of Change Execution Excellence will establish and lead a new capability designed to accelerate Amgens most critical change initiatives. This leader will focus on embedding execution discipline specifically for transformational change programs ensuring these initiatives deliver measurable business impact. The role will drive integration across initiatives and serve as the steward of outcome tracking across the change portfolio.

Responsibilities include :

Serve as Amgens Change Execution Excellence Capability Lead focused on project management integration and execution discipline for change initiatives

Build and scale a fit-for-purpose project management capability that supports RDO-led initiatives and can be leveraged more broadly for enterprise change initiatives

Lead a team of approximately 10 project managers across levels of experience responsible for supporting and driving delivery of critical change programs

Develop and maintain a project management integration roadmap for change initiatives ensuring alignment across technology workforce operating model and change management

Proactively manage interdependencies across RDO and enterprise change initiatives to maximize efficiency minimize duplication and enhance outcomes

Drive adoption of consistent governance and execution approaches to improve delivery of change initiatives

Act as portfolio steward for realization / outcome measures : partner with transformation leads to integrating value capture measures (defined within Capabilities); monitor and track actuals across the change portfolio; provide inputs into Sensing Amgens internal metrics and intelligence platform

Success Measures :

Reduced time-to-value and improved execution discipline for change initiatives

Demonstrated adoption and credibility of the Change Execution Excellence capability as a trusted resource for change programs

Increased integration of technology workforce operating model and change management within change execution

Measurable improvement in realization and outcome tracking across the change portfolio

Enhanced visibility of change portfolio performance through reliable inputs into Sensing.

Successful execution of prioritized process mapping initiatives by 2026

What we expect of you

We are all different yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications :

Doctorate degree and 8 years of Life Sciences Business or related experience OR

Masters degree and 10 years of Life Sciences Business or related experience OR

Bachelors degree and 12 years of Life Sciences Business or related experience AND

8 years of direct managerial experience. Previous experience managing other managers

Preferred Qualifications :

15 years of progressive leadership experience in program management enterprise transformation or operational excellence within large complex organizations

Demonstrated success in building and scaling capabilities to support complex change initiatives.

Understanding of interdependence across technology workforce operating model and change management

Experience with value capture outcome tracking and portfolio-level stewardship of change measures

Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to influence align and mobilize across all levels of the organization

Executive presence with proven ability to engage senior leaders and drive enterprise-wide alignment

Advanced degree in business organizational management or a related field

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 well support your journey every step of the way. The annual base salary range for VP level opportunities in the US is $315000 to $525000. 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 :

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 and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns

Flexible work models including remote work arrangements where possible

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.

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.

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

Salary Range

$315000.00 - $525000.00

Required Experience :

Exec

Key Skills

Change Management,Financial Services,Growing Experience,Managed Care,Management Experience,Analysis Skills,Senior Leadership,Performance Management,Process Management,Leadership Experience,negotiation,Analytics

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 315000 - 525000