Human Resources Director, Global 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. 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.

Human Resources Business Partner, Director

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this senior leadership role, you will shape and deliver people strategies that drive business performance, organizational effectiveness, and talent outcomes across Amgen’s Global Development team.

In a fast-paced environment, the HR Director delivers practical solutions to complex business and talent challenges and helps leaders navigate growth and change.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic HR Business Partnership

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Senior Vice President and his extended cross-functional senior leadership team, aligning people strategies to evolving business priorities and enterprise goals.

• Develop and execute HR strategies that strengthen organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, employee engagement, and business performance.

• Coach leaders on HR and business issues to accelerate change and improve team effectiveness.

Workforce and Talent Development

• Work with senior leaders to assess workforce capabilities, identify talent needs, and build forward-looking workforce and succession strategies.

• Lead talent management initiatives including leadership development, succession planning, organizational capability building, engagement, and retention.

• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence on compensation, talent planning, culture, diversity and inclusion, and workforce strategies.

• Drive the attraction, development, and retention of top talent in partnership with Talent Acquisition and business leaders.

Organizational Transformation and Change Leadership

• Lead organizational design efforts with leadership teams to improve agility, scalability, and business effectiveness.

• Lead and influence large-scale transformation and change management initiatives across therapeutic areas and commercial functions.

• Use data, analytics, and organizational insights to inform decisions, surface trends, and drive continuous improvement.

Employee Engagement and HR Excellence

• Foster a high-performing, engaged, and inclusive culture aligned with Amgen’s mission and values.

• Ensure alignment with employment laws, HR policies, and business practices while balancing business objectives with a strong employee experience.

• Stay current on external talent and organizational trends, bringing practical, innovative thought leadership to the business and HR organization.

Cross-Functional Partnership and HR Leadership

• Align HR and business partners to deliver integrated, enterprise-level solutions.

• This role will have one direct report and will actively invest in coaching, mentoring, and developing HR talent.

• Contribute to the broader HR organization by sharing best practices, thought leadership, and innovative approaches that strengthen HR impact across the enterprise.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Human Resources Business Partner will bring an exceptional blend of business savvy and empathy to ensure that we are making the best talent decisions for both our employees and our stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 4+ years of Human Resources experience

OR

Master’s degree and 7+ years of Human Resources experience

OR

Bach