Director, Executive Learning & Development

Career Category

Human Resources

Job Description

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. 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.

Director, Executive Learning & Development

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role Amgen is seeking an Director of Executive Learning & Development to shape and lead our global approach to executive and key talent development. This role is accountable for setting a clear strategy, building high-impact programs, and collaborating across the business to ensure our leaders are prepared to lead through change and grow with purpose.

In this role, you’ll go beyond HR—partnering with learning leaders, business executives, and external thought leaders to evolve how we think about leadership, learning, and effectiveness at the most senior levels. You’ll also lead a strong team and have the opportunity to influence key moments that matter in a leader’s journey at Amgen.

This role sits within the Global Talent COE and reports to the Vice President of Global Talent. It will require strong cross-functional partnership with business leaders, HRBPs, technology and analytics teams, and external vendors to ensure the development philosophy and programs are relevant, scalable, and forward-thinking.

Responsibilities

Priorities can often shift in a fast-paced, matrixed environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Lead a global team responsible for various aspects of senior leader development, executive coaching, emerging leader programs, VP onboarding, and Team, Leader and Organizational effectiveness.

• Set and drive the strategy for Amgen’s global executive development program portfolio, ensuring alignment with business priorities, leadership imperatives, and Amgen’s Leadership Attributes.

• Oversee the design, execution, and continuous improvement of high-impact executive and key talent development experiences—working closely with senior leaders, stakeholders across HR, and trusted external partners.

• Design and implement an integrated executive coaching strategy, including VP assimilation and onboarding, maintaining strong vendor relationships and coaching standards.

• Champion Amgen’s high-potential talent development strategy, overseeing the delivery and evolution of key global programs to meet future leadership needs.

• Own and evolve with the team Amgen’s FlexSpace ways of working ensuring thoughtful change management and seamless integration into the broader talent and culture ecosystem.

• Develop and advance Amgen’s culture and leadership behaviors through social architecture, aligned development efforts, and embedded change practices.

• Provide strategic leadership for the Team & Leader Effectiveness capability, including leadership coaching, team chartering, and other scalable organizational effectiveness offerings.

• Facilitate in-person and virtual learning experiences and workshops that build key leadership capabilities across leadership populations.

• Leverage data and stakeholder input to define and diagnose leadership capability gaps and prioritize targeted development solutions.

• Collaborate closely with Talent Management and HR Business Partners to deliver tailored development plans for high-potential leaders and teams.

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team of 5–6 professionals, fostering a culture of growth, collaboration, and accountability.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Executive Learning & Development professional we seek will possess these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 4 years of Human Resources experience

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