Executive Director, Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism
AmgenAbout the role
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HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?
At Amgen, every challenge is an opportunity. And every opportunity brings the potential to change lives. Our shared mission—to serve patients—has driven our status as one of the world’s preeminent biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Leverage your high-level expertise to lead and forge partnerships that advance the biotechnical and biopharmaceutical science that can turn the tide of serious, life-interrupting illnesses.
Executive Director, Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism
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What you will do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role as the Executive Director, Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism (PKDM), you will be the leader of PKDM Analytical Sciences, Data Sciences, and Biomarker team interfacing and building partnerships across Research and Development to PKDM.
This role will report into the Vice President of PKDM. This role is located within the United States, in Thousand Oaks, CA with expected travel to South San Francisco at least quarterly.
Responsibilities:
Oversee analytical, data, and biomarker sciences innovation impacting Research & Development.
Develop strategy and goals to meet Research and Development business deliverables, affecting decision making and advancing Amgen’s pipeline.
Establish and execute strategic plans and scientific goals for non-regulated bioanalytical sciences, data sciences, and biomarker strategies in collaboration with key stakeholders across research, aiding in the transition to development.
Drive strategic direction for PKDM analytical and data sciences, progressing the Research portfolio from new targets through IND, focusing on developing and implementing innovative workflows into reverse translation.
Ensure quality, continuity, and impact of non-clinical analytical results from research into clinical development.
Lead teams responsible for bioanalytical, biomarkers, and data sciences deliverables.
Develop scientific, workflow, and process improvements to meet current and future innovation demand in translational sciences for Research.
Influence and contribute to PKDM departmental goals, operations, and deliverables.
Responsible for decision making on budget, resources, instruments, and staff scope within the function to deliver on Research & Development business goals successfully.
Provide insights and advice to VP PDKM on strategic directions with 3-5 year-time horizons.
Deliver on non-regulated bioanalytical goals with quality and compliance to advance the Research and Development Pipeline.
Influence Research level strategy and goals related to Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, and Translational Pharmacology, identifying opportunities to accelerate innovation.
Develop and implement a strategy for resourcing the analytics group and delivering on Research Goals.
Address key Research & Development portfolio risks regarding non-regulated bio analytics and data sciences.
Act as PKDM’s liaison to key partners, including Precision Medicine, Translational Safety and Bioanalytical, Center for Research Acceleration by Digital Innovation, Amgen Technology and Medical Organizations, Digital, Technology & Innovation, Clinical Biomarkers, and Therapeutic Area Leaders.
Represent Amgen and PKDM externally in scientific and business-related organizations.
Develop workflows and future directions for analytical and data sciences, focusing on internal strengths and externalization opportunities.
Integrate analytical and biomarker data with digital tools into Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning data initiatives across Research and Development.
Develop a talent pipeline of high-caliber scientists in analytical and data sciences.
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What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The candidate we seek is an experienced leader with the following qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate degree & 6 years of Analytical Sciences/Pharmaceutical Sciences experience OR
Master’s degree & 10 years of Analytical Sciences/Pharmaceutical Sciences experience OR
Bachelor’s degree & 12 years of Analytical Sciences/Pharmaceutical Sciences experience AND
6 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading tea
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