Director, Oncology Disease Area Strategy Lead

Join Amgens Mission of Serving Patients At Amgen, if you feel like youre part of something bigger, its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients living with serious illnessesdrives all that we do. Since 1980, weve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the worlds toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, youll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives. Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, youll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career. Director, Oncology Disease Area Strategy Lead What You Will Do Lets do this. Lets change the world. As we increase our investment in discovery research and early pipeline development, this role is critical to drive commercial strategy at the earliest stages of innovation. This position requires a leader who understands the intersection of science, strategy, and commercial executionensuring that Amgens early-stage investments are positioned for long-term success. The Director, Oncology Disease Areas Strategy Lead (DASL) will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Amgens portfolio by providing commercial insights to early-stage research, pipeline programs, and external business development opportunities. In this role you will be responsible for the following: Partnering with Senior Leadership to define Amgens early oncology pipeline commercial strategy to ensure investments in research and early development align with long-term business objectives and patient needs. Partnering closely with R&D, global marketing, and corporate development teams to assess external innovation and business development opportunities, ensuring alignment with Amgens portfolio strategy. Supporting portfolio investment decisions for relevant therapeutic areas in coordination with the Enterprise Portfolio Governance function. Developing commercial frameworks and business cases to inform progression decisions for early-stage assets, integrating insights from market dynamics, patient needs, and competitive intelligence. Building a best-in-class commercial function for oncology early pipeline strategy, ensuring Amgen maintains a leadership position in bringing first-in-class and best-in-class therapies to market. Key Activities And Accountabilities Include The Following Early Pipeline Strategy & Portfolio Prioritization Create and leverage frameworks for evaluating and prioritizing early-stage oncology assets. Support the assessment of commercial viability and differentiation of assets in early development, ensuring alignment with evolving market needs and payer landscapes. Partner to shape long-term portfolio strategy in collaboration with R&D, finance, and business development teams. Preparation of business cases along with other execution-based deliverables to business needs. Commercial Partnership with Research & Early Development Provide commercial input to research-stage investment decisions, ensuring a clear path to differentiated and commercially viable products. Collaborate with R&D to develop target product profiles (TPPs) that reflect strong commercial positioning. Establish strong cross-functional partnerships with R&D, corporate strategy, finance, and global marketing teams. Business Development & External Innovation Partner with Amgens Business Development team to evaluate in-licensing, partnerships, and acquisitions for early-stage assets. Support the commercial due diligence process on external opportunities, integrating scientific innovation with market insights. Enterprise Portfolio Governance & Investment Strategy Play a role in the Portfolio Governance process, ensuring that commercial insights drive R&D investment decisions. Align early-stage investments with Amgens strategic growth objectives and therapeutic area priorities. What We Expect Of You We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a strategic leader with these qualifications. Basic Qualifications Doctorate degree and 4 years of marketing and