Amgen · 3 weeks ago
Associate Director – Operations NPI Business Partner
United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$162K/yr - $188K/yr
5+ years expAmgen is a leading biotechnology company focused on serving patients living with serious illnesses. The Associate Director – Operations NPI Business Partner will drive strategic alignment between Procurement and business stakeholders, shaping vertical-specific Procurement strategies and enabling business objectives throughout the NPI project timeline.
BiotechnologyHealth CareManufacturingPharmaceutical
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
Qualification
Required
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
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)
Benefits
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.
Company
Amgen
Amgen is a biotechnology company that develops and manufactures human therapeutics for various illnesses and diseases.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$28.5B2022-12-12Post Ipo Debt· $28.5B
1983-06-17IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Bradway
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Jay Bradner
Executive Vice President of R&D, and Chief Scientific Officer
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