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Senior Manager – Competitive Intelligence – Oncology, CD&A

Role Name: Sr Manager of Competitive Intelligence - Oncology, CD&A

Department Name: Customer Data and Analytics (CD&A)

Role GCF: 6

ABOUT AMGEN

Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing, and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world’s leading independent biotechnology companies, reaching millions of patients around the world and developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Role Description:

Competitive Intelligence Senior Manager, Oncology – Thoracic

What will you do?

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will lead intelligence gathering activities for US and Global marketing teams to support multiple assets across Amgen’s Oncology Business Unit. This critical role will report directly to the Director, Forecasting and Competitive Intelligence.

This role is for Amgen India Hyderabad Office. You will work on-site a minimum of 4 days a week.

This person will:

• Be a strategic thought partner to key collaborators across disease area, brand, corporate, and other cross-functional teams supporting Amgen’s OBU.
• 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 & competitive simulations to generate competitive insights and company plans.
• Coordinate and facilitate CI collection efforts at major medical conferences/congresses.
• Manage a network of primary data sources, including vendors and Amgen employees, to enable effective project delivery.
• Assess the reliability of 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.
• Work to grow competitive intelligence/strategy to support other functions in the organization.
• Abide by and strictly enforce Amgen’s CI Legal and Ethical Guidelines with internal colleagues and agencies.
• Some travel (15-20%) required.

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What we expect of you

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree 6 years of Strategy/Management Consulting, Competitive Intelligence, or Equity Research experience
• Master’s degree and 8 years of Strategy/Management Consulting, Competitive Intelligence, or Equity Research experience
• Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of Strategy/Management Consulting, Competitive Intelligence, or Equity Research experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree and 9 years of Strategy/Management Consulting, Competitive Intelligence, or Equity Research experience
• Master’s degree and 11 years of Strategy/Management Consulting, Competitive Intelligence, or Equity Research experience
• Bachelor’s degree and 15 years of Strategy/Management Consulting, Competitive Intelligence, or Equity Research experience

• Advanced degree (MS/MBA/PhD) with a focus on life sciences and business
• Experience with previous competitive intelligence role through agency and/or biopharma experience
• Leadership and stakeholder management experience is strongly preferred
• Experience working in global pharma/biotech industry and in-depth understanding of US/Canada/EU5 major markets drug development pathways is strongly preferred
• Relevant experience in oncology via prior project work, disease area knowledge, marketing/sales experience, etc.
• Prior experience in strategy/management consulting in the biopharma industry preferably through a lead role
• Prior experience as an equity research analyst within the biopharma industry
• Consistent track record of influencing key business decisions through thoughtful insights and recommendations
• 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
• Understanding of at least one other functional area in CD&A (forecasting, market research, and secondary analytics)
• Experience in insights generation for the biopharmaceutical (or other healthcare) industries

What you can expect from 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.

At Amgen, our mission is to serve patients. We recruit the best talent, build an environment that facilitates career growth, and provide staff with the opportunity to make significant contributions to patients and our business.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with 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 an accommodation.