Director – Scientific and Operations Intelligence

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Obesity Intelligence & Analytics | Amgen India

Reports to: Executive Director, Obesity Intelligence & Analytics

Role Summary

This is an India-based global leadership role supporting Amgen's global obesity business. The Director, Scientific and Operations Intelligence will build and lead a high-impact capability that applies data, analytics, and intelligence across scientific and operational areas, including Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, R&D, Supply Chain, and Operations.

The mandate is to help leaders navigate the journey from drug discovery to commercialization with greater speed, context, and confidence. The team will identify emerging business questions, address unmet analytical needs, and develop practical intelligence that helps stakeholders understand implications, evaluate opportunities, anticipate risks, and act with clarity.

The role will define where and how the organization can create additional value by applying analytical rigor, systems thinking, structured problem solving, and cross-functional collaboration to emerging priorities. Success requires sound judgment, executive communication, stakeholder leadership, and the ability to create clarity in ambiguity.

The Director will build an India-based team that remains close to senior leadership priorities, supports high-value scientific and operational questions, and becomes a trusted source of practical intelligence for the global obesity organization.

Key Responsibilities

1. Build and Scale the Scientific and Operations Intelligence Capability

• Build the India-based capability that applies analytics and intelligence to scientific and operational priorities across Amgen's global obesity organization.
• Define the operating cadence, stakeholder engagement model, work-product standards, and team operating model.
• Proactively identify emerging business questions, surface issues that warrant leadership attention, and frame the critical decisions that require analytical support.
• Expand the organization's use of analytics and intelligence into areas of growing business importance.
• Build trusted partnerships across Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, and related stakeholder groups.
• Keep the capability closely aligned to senior leadership priorities so outputs sharpen choices, clarify trade-offs, and never become a status-reporting layer.

2. Scientific, Medical and Evidence Intelligence

• Partner with Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, R&D, and evidence-generation leaders to address high-priority analytical questions and intelligence needs.
• Synthesize scientific, clinical, and medical information into executive-ready recommendations and practical business implications.
• Assess the implications of emerging clinical data, regulatory developments, competitive activity, and scientific innovation on obesity strategy and execution.
• Support leadership understanding of evolving treatment paradigms, patient needs, evidence gaps, and scientific innovation across obesity and related therapeutic areas.
• Apply analytical rigor and structured problem solving to address emerging questions and evolving priorities across Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, and R&D.

3. Supply Chain, Operations and Readiness Intelligence

• Support analytical and intelligence needs related to supply chain, manufacturing, operations, launch readiness, and organizational preparedness.
• Develop practical views of demand signals, supply readiness, and operational execution.
• Partner with Supply Chain and Operations leaders to support scenario planning, risk mitigation, and readiness assessments.
• Assess how operational risks, supply constraints, and launch timing may influence execution, near-term priorities, and strategic choices.
• Support critical business decisions through early identification of execution risks and strategic dependencies.

4. Strategic Problem Solving and Analytical Delivery

• Lead complex analytical initiatives that require input from multiple stakeholders, teams, or business functions.
• Structure ambiguous business questions, define the analytical approach, and guide work from problem framing through recommendation.
• Synthesize diverse information into practical insights that help stakeholders evaluate options, understand trade-offs, and determine where additional analysis is needed.
• Translate complex analyses into clear recommendations, implications, and actions for senior leaders.
• Drive business impact through analytical rigor, sound judgment, and high-quality execution.

5. External Landscape and Emerging Opportunities

• Monitor external developments that may influence obesity strategy, execution, operations, or future opportunities.
• Assess implications of scientific, competitive, policy, healthcare-system, and market developments on business priorities.
• Identify emerging trends, opportunities, and risks that warrant leadership attention.
• Support stakeholders in evaluating potential business implications and response options.
• Create practical mechanisms that improve awareness of important external developments.
• Bring forward ideas that strengthen business performance, organizational effectiveness, and readiness for future growth.

6. Team Leadership and Talent Development

• Build, develop, and lead a high-performing India-based team focused on scientific and operational intelligence, analytical problem solving, and decision support.
• Create an environment that promotes intellectual curiosity, analytical rigor, accountability, practical judgment, and ownership.
• Coach and develop future leaders while strengthening strategic thinking, business acumen, executive communication, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Establish clear goals, performance expectations, and career development pathways that support organizational priorities and individual growth.
• Foster an inclusive and collaborative culture that attracts, retains, and develops strong analytics and intelligence talent.
• Encourage team members to think beyond assigned deliverables while building the judgment, communication, and business acumen needed to support senior stakeholders with confidence.

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree OR Master's degree OR Bachelor's degree and 18+ years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Business, Strategy, Analytics, Public Health, Life Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, Engineering, Economics, or a related field.
• Proven experience in strategy, business insights, analytics, consulting, business operations, Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, R&D strategy, supply chain strategy, or related functions within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or life sciences industry.
• Demonstrated experience leading visible cross-functional initiatives in complex global organizations.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical development, healthcare ecosystems, scientific and medical strategy, supply and operational readiness, and business decision-making processes.
• Experience synthesizing large volumes of information into clear, actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate effectively in ambiguous, matrixed environments.
• Experience building new capabilities, operating models, or teams from the ground up.
• Exceptional strategic thinking, structured problem solving, executive communication, and storytelling skills.
• Demonstrated success leading high-performing teams and developing future leaders.
• Ability to balance long-term capability building with near-term delivery priorities.
• Strong intellectual curiosity and passion for solving complex business problems.