Director, Strategic Initiatives – Obesity and Related Conditions

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Become a part of Amgen's mission to serve patients.

• The US Director of Strategic Initiatives will spearhead key commercial projects that drive business growth, enhance customer engagement, and improve long-term commercial capabilities within the U.S. obesity portfolio.

• Assess strategic opportunities, formulate actionable business strategies, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to transform innovative concepts into execution.

• Responsible for identifying, assessing, and advancing strategic initiatives that enhance commercial performance and position the company for future expansion.

• Work closely with cross-functional leaders to evaluate changing customer requirements, emerging market trends, and business prospects while crafting recommendations that yield significant business impact.

• Direct high-priority projects that encompass various commercial functions and business goals.

• Design and supervise pilot projects to test new commercial strategies, partnerships, technologies, and engagement models prior to wider implementation.

• Collaborate closely with Marketing, Sales, Medical, Market Access, Analytics, Digital, Corporate Affairs, Operations, Regulatory, Legal, and Global teams to ensure alignment on strategic goals.

• Foster consensus among diverse stakeholder groups while managing complex business challenges.

• Transition successful initiatives into sustainable operating frameworks with clearly defined ownership.

⛳️ Requirements

• Doctorate degree and 4 years of Marketing experience OR Master’s degree and 7 years of Marketing experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of Marketing experience.

• Extensive experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology marketing, commercial strategy, business consulting, business development, or similar commercial leadership positions.

• Proven track record of leading strategic initiatives that produce measurable commercial outcomes.

• Demonstrated ability to create compelling business cases backed by customer insights, analytics, and market intelligence.

• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives from strategy formulation through execution.

• Strong strategic thinking skills with the capability to identify opportunities, resolve complex business challenges, and navigate uncertainty.

• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and achieve alignment across complex organizational structures, including experience in guiding cross-functional teams, leading intricate strategic initiatives, and delivering results through collaboration without direct authority.

• Experience in evaluating new commercial capabilities, customer engagement methodologies, or business opportunities that foster long-term growth.

• Exceptional executive communication and presentation abilities.

• History of achieving results in fast-paced, high-profile environments with numerous competing priorities.

• Ability to reconcile long-term strategic vision with disciplined execution.

• Proven success in leading commercialization efforts for significant product launches, launch readiness activities, or rapidly growing brands.

• Consistent track record of delivering results in dynamic, high-visibility, and high-accountability settings.

• Ability to balance strategic leadership with operational excellence and execution discipline.

• Demonstrated capacity to quickly establish credibility, build trustworthy partnerships across functions, and mobilize teams around a common vision without formal reporting structures.

🏝️ Benefits

• 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 applicable.