Senior Director, Global Insights - Obesity and Related Conditions

About the role

Amgen is looking for a Senior Director, Global Insights for its Obesity and Related Conditions portfolio. The role leads the development and delivery of integrated commercial insights that shape the global strategy for the portfolio, including pipeline assets and broader therapeutic area opportunities. It serves as the primary insights partner to the Global Obesity and Related Conditions Program and works closely with Commercial, Global Marketing, Medical, Clinical Development and Value & Access. The position reports to the Executive Director, Obesity and Related Conditions Intelligence & Analytics, Commercial, and requires 3 days on campus.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the senior insights partner for the Global Obesity and Related Conditions Program, building trusted relationships with global commercial leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Establish and lead an integrated global insights agenda aligned with therapeutic area priorities, asset strategies, clinical development milestones, commercialization needs and internal governance decisions.
• Lead the design and execution of primary market research across the product lifecycle, from early asset assessment through launch planning, lifecycle management and indication expansion.
• Integrate primary research, secondary analytics, forecasting, competitive intelligence, advisory boards, real-world evidence and internal expertise to build a coherent view of the market.
• Partner with Forecasting, Analytics, Competitive Intelligence, Value & Access, Medical and Clinical Development so insights become aligned assumptions, scenarios and business recommendations.
• Provide insight leadership for therapeutic area strategy, including market development, patient and healthcare professional needs, treatment pathways, competitive evolution and portfolio opportunities.
• Develop business cases, scenario analyses, strategic workshops and senior-level narratives to support portfolio decisions and investment prioritization.
• Translate complex findings into clear implications and recommendations for senior leadership, governance committees and executives.
• Act as an objective strategic thought partner and constructive challenger, identifying gaps in evidence and testing assumptions.
• Lead stakeholder alignment on budgets, work plans, methodologies and decision timelines, and select and manage research and consulting partners.
• Lead and develop direct reports and cross-functional project teams, and ensure compliance with Amgen policies, SOPs and regulatory requirements.

Required profile

• Basic qualification: doctorate with 5 years of experience, or master's with 9 years, or bachelor's with 11 years, in market research, commercial insights, analytics, competitive intelligence, forecasting, strategy, marketing or a related discipline.
• 5 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience directing teams, major programs, complex projects or the allocation of significant resources.
• Preferred: demonstrated ability to advise senior commercial, medical and clinical leaders; strong understanding of global drug development, commercialization and portfolio strategy; experience with early and late-stage assets, product launches and lifecycle planning; deep experience leading primary market research.