Senior Manager, Competitive Intelligence - Obesity and Related Conditions

About the role

Amgen is looking for a Competitive Intelligence Senior Manager to lead competitive intelligence activities within its Obesity and Related Conditions Intelligence & Analytics team. The role works closely with leadership and cross-functional teams, turning rapidly evolving competitive developments into actionable insights that inform asset and portfolio strategy. The work location is a flex commuter arrangement to the Thousand Oaks, CA office, with about three days a week on site.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic thought partner to leadership and cross-functional teams, bringing a competitive perspective to key business decisions
• Synthesize complex intelligence into strategic insights and implications for the portfolio and business strategy
• Build relationships with Global and Regional teams to define business problems and develop integrated analysis plans
• Collect, analyze and report competitive intelligence using primary and secondary data sources
• Facilitate strategic exercises and competitive simulations, and lead intelligence collection at major medical congresses
• Manage a network of primary data sources, including vendors and Amgen employees
• Collaborate with other CI leads to improve capabilities and best practices
• Communicate findings, analysis and recommendations to stakeholders and leadership, and follow Amgen's CI legal and ethical guidelines

Required profile

• Basic qualification: doctorate with 2 years, master's with 4 years, bachelor's with 6 years, associate's with 10 years, or high school diploma with 12 years of competitive intelligence or similar experience
• Preferred: advanced degree in life sciences and business, life science consulting experience in Obesity and Related Conditions, familiarity with the biopharma industry, and strategy/management consulting experience in biopharma
• 15-20% travel required

Required skills

• Strategic thinking and data analysis to support business decisions
• Project management and analytical skills
• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills
• Understanding of competitive dynamics and unmet medical needs in Obesity and Related Conditions

What we offer

• Health, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and a retirement savings plan with company contributions
• Discretionary annual bonus or sales-based incentive plan, stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans and flexible work models where possible