Associate Director – Operations NPI Business Partner

Career Category

Procurement

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.

Associate Director – Operations NPI Business Partner

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. We are seeking an individual who thrives in ambiguity, capable of shaping category-specific strategies with speed and precision.

In this vital role, you will serve as the Operations NPI Business Partner. You will be responsible for driving strategic alignment between Procurement and business stakeholders within verticals, sites, and categories. This role will play a critical part in shaping vertical-specific Procurement strategies, enabling business objectives, and delivering value through the end-to-end NPI project timeline from tech transfer to commercial readiness

Reporting to Procurement’s Sr. Business Partner Lead for Operations, you will lead efforts to define partnering strategies, manage business planning and governance, and drive innovation and value realization across categories. The role will also focus on fostering collaboration, enabling company-wide initiatives, and leading change enablement to position Procurement as a strategic value driver for the business.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Align on key business and vertical-specific strategic priorities and needs (e.g., NPI, go-to-market strategies). Provide third-party market insights to shape business strategies and link business objectives to vertical Procurement strategies.
• Scout the market for vertical-specific innovation opportunities across the external ecosystem. Introduce outside-in disruptions to influence and shape Procurement strategies for verticals.
• Collaborate with Finance and cross-functional (engineering, R&D, manufacturing and quality) teams to drive pipeline value generation, realization, and recognition across verticals.
• Track deliverables, risks and mitigation plans within verticals, and manage the overall prioritization, to achieve total value.
• Provide Procurement expertise to enable business development, innovation realization, and other initiatives.
• Drive adoption of Procurement and business critical initiatives across the ecosystem, including end users, suppliers, and strategic partners within verticals.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is an individual with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 3 years of business partnering, operations, G&A, technology, and/or related experience

Or

Master’s degree and 5 years of business partnering, operations, G&A, technology, and/or related experience

Or

Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of business partnering, operations, G&A, technology, and/or related experience

Or

Associate’s degree and 12 years of business partnering, operations, G&A, technology, and/or related experience

Or

High school diploma / GED and 14 years of business partnering, operations, G&A, technology, and/or related experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in developing and delivering Procurement strategies aligned with business objectives across verticals, sites, and categories.
• Strong ability to segment stakeholders, create power maps, and define partnering strategies to influence and enable business strategies.
• Expertise in market scouting for innovation opportunities and integrating external ecosystem insights into Procurement strategies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to align on strategic priorities and drive proactive pipeline management.
• Analytical approach with a focus on performance and value management, including pipeline value generation, realization, and recognition.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, make category tradeoff decisions, and represent vertical mega-categories at strategic boards.
• Experience in supporting company-wide initiatives, including business development, innovation realization, and merger integration.
• Strong change enablement skills to drive adoption of Procurement and business strategic initiatives across ecosystems.
• Experience with analytical tools (Tableau, Power BI etc. )
• Experience with Global Procurement e-Sourcing (Ariba, Coupa, Jaggaer, iValua, etc.) and CLM Tools (e.g., Workday Strategic Sourcing, Sirion Labs)

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is $161,681 to $187,820. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:

• A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans
• Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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