Executive Director Digital Health & Innovation

Employer: Amgen
Location: Thousand Oaks, CA, US
Start date: Mar 22, 2019

Discipline: Information Technology, System Administration
Required Education: Doctorate/PHD/MD
Position Type: Full time
Hotbed: Biotech Beach, Best Places to Work

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The Executive Director, Digital Health and Innovation (DH&I) will lead a group of 4-5 Directors as well as have dotted line responsibilities for all enabling functions (Law, Regulatory & Compliance) with a focus on defining, executing, facilitating, and scaling rapid execution of experiments, in pursuit of Amgen's Ambition and the Digital Health and Innovation charter and strategy. This role will:

Ensure project execution through robust yet flexible processes along the innovative project pathway
Develop robust governance and sponsor engagement processes to ensure successful transition of projects to long-term business owners
Ensure processes and relationships can support an integrated approach to scale and platform development for key digital projects to enhance the patient journey
Identify project opportunities to improve effectiveness and efficiency across the Amgen value chain
Leverage design thinking and similar techniques to ensure end-user requirements are included in project design as early as possible
Resolve issues and roadblocks escalated from experiment teams to facilitate rapid execution

In coordination with the DH&I Leadership Team, facilitate engagement with relevant stakeholders outside of DH&I to partner most effectively across Amgen to achieve DH&I's mission
Evaluate experiment alignment with DH&I's mission and strategy
Identify portfolio gaps and recommend modifications to balance the portfolio
Develop perspectives on alternative experiment execution strategies (e.g. out-licensing)
Ensure project execution, portfolio visualization, monitoring, escalation of issues, budget management, etc.
Ensure Project data engineering needs met
Facilitate Agile ways of working across projects and functions
Develop long term data, platform, app standards / Amgen design, etc. strategy to enable sustainability of innovation
Expected Travel: 25%-35%

Expected Output:

Ensure success of DH&I experiments and scale 2-3 projects minimum each year
Responsible for ensuring continuity with key IS Leaders on scaling of platforms - and helping drive necessary changes in technology platforms globally
Improved and streamline overall processes and governance for DH&I projects supporting growth transformation - both strategic/business and legal/compliance & regulatory
Provide leadership and development support for 4-5 Directors in support of the next leaders of the organization as well as have dotted line responsibility for all enabling functional heads including Law, Regulatory and Compliance as well co-lead global network of tech hub and innovation leads

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree & 6 years of directly related experience OR
Master's degree & 10 years of directly related years OR

Bachelor's degree & 12 years of directly related experience
AND
6 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources

Preferred Qualifications

Ph.D. or 6-8 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources
Experience in working at Digital startups a plus
Consulting experience if applicable in areas of Digital Delivery a plus
Bio-Tech or Pharma experience in an integrated technology environment
Commercial experience in a Pharma Company is a plus
Ability to translate the commercial issues for brands from aspirations solutions that enhance the patient journey
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to set the context and present on complex subjects to senior management in a clear and concise manner
Strong leadership, project management, negotiation, planning, and organizational change management skills
8-10 years of supervisory experience with demonstrated skills in staff motivation, coaching/mentoring and professional development
Experience working cross-functionally and building collaborative working relationships; interfacing effectively with Operations and IS senior and executive management to resolve issues
Ability to deal with complexity and ambiguity, ability to see the big picture, ability to collect, digest and assemble information to enable relevant business analyses and facilitate decision-making
Innovative to bring Digital Health & Innovation to its full potential
Strong decision making and leadership skills to be able to manage a senior team and ensure quality work is executed
Strong communication skills and executive presence
Problem solving, synthesis and cross-functional integration capabilities
Strong analytical quantitative skills
Change management and transformation skills
Ability to be agile and adjust priorities as AFP & Commercial priorities change/evolve
Reliability in order to work closely and effectively with many different teams
The ability to establish focus to ensure value is delivered where needed
Exceptional influencing skills at ED/VP/SVP level - and at country level
Demonstrated track record of delivering transformational initiatives to deliver business value in the commercial sector
Demonstrated skills in maintaining pace with changes in healthcare industry and information technology to maintain competitive advantage
Ability to both influence and operate effectively in a highly matrixed and global environment

Company

We are all different, yet we have this in common: our mission to serve patients. This sense of shared purpose is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. It guides us as we continue to launch new medicines and reach millions of patients worldwide.

We live the mission.

We win together.

We thrive on continual challenge.

Our team of 22,000+ scientists and professionals worldwide bring distinct perspectives and experiences to all we do. We leverage our global talent to achieve together—to research, manufacture and deliver ever-better products and greater depth to our mission.

At Amgen, there is a strong correlation between our high level of diversity and performance. Because addressing issues with a wider range of perspectives and approaches leads to more creative problem-solving. Together, we’re transforming the promise of science and biotechnology into therapies that have the power to restore health.

Connect with us to explore how you can Win, Live, and Thrive at Amgen.

Company info

Website: http://careers.amgen.com/
Phone: 805-447-1000
Location: Corporate Headquarters
One Amgen Center Drive
Thousand Oaks
California
91320-1799
United States

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