External Research & Development - Technology Innovation Business Development, Director

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s 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, you’ll 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, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

External Research & Development - Technology Innovation Business Development, Director

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role, you will lead Amgen's search, evaluation, and selected transaction activities for external partnerships focused on AI-enabled technologies and other technology innovation opportunities across the biotech and technology ecosystem. You will help shape and execute Amgen's external technology innovation strategy while identifying opportunities that accelerate research, development, and enterprise capabilities. 

Working closely with cross-functional partners across Research & Development, Technology Innovation, Commercial, Operations, Legal, and Corporate Strategy, you will evaluate emerging technologies, lead complex assessments, negotiate strategic partnerships, and cultivate relationships with leading technology companies, biotech organizations, venture investors, and innovation ecosystems. You will also contribute to broader External R&D business development initiatives as business priorities evolve. 

This role is ideally based at an Amgen Research hub in South San Francisco, CA or Thousand Oaks, CA to enable close collaboration with research teams. 

Responsibilities:

• Identify, evaluate, and advance external AI, digital, HealthTech, and technology innovation opportunities aligned with Amgen's R&D and enterprise strategy.

• Monitor scientific, technology, and competitive trends to uncover high-value partnership opportunities.

• Build and maintain relationships with technology companies, biotech organizations, investors, academic institutions, and innovation networks.

• Represent Amgen externally to strengthen strategic partnerships and enhance visibility within the innovation ecosystem.

• Lead scientific, technical, commercial, and strategic assessments of external opportunities.

• Direct cross-functional diligence teams to evaluate scientific merit, feasibility, strategic fit, and business value.

• Translate complex technical and business insights into clear recommendations for senior leadership.

• Drive governance and decision-making processes throughout opportunity evaluation.

• Lead business development transactions, including collaborations, licensing agreements, and strategic partnerships.

• Partner with Legal and cross-functional teams to negotiate terms and execute agreements.

• Support broader External R&D transactions, including collaborations, licensing opportunities, and acquisitions.

• Present opportunity assessments and transaction strategies to leadership and governance committees.

• Collaborate across R&D, Technology Innovation, Commercial, Operations, Finance, Legal, and Corporate Strategy to align external innovation efforts with business priorities.

• Influence strategic direction through data-driven analysis, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional collaboration.

• Lead and influence cross-functional teams to deliver business objectives.

• Mentor team members and contribute to the growth of the External R&D organization.

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 business development leader with the following qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree in a scientific field and 4 years of biotech, HealthTech, te