Amgen · 12 hours ago
Neural Nexus – AI Data Enablement (AuRA), Associate Director
US - California - Thousand Oaks
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$177K/yr - $203K/yr
7+ years expAmgen is a leading biotechnology company focused on serving patients with serious illnesses. The Associate Director for Neural Nexus – AI Data Enablement will oversee the execution of AI-enabled data foundations, ensuring that data assets adhere to FAIR principles and align with Amgen’s enterprise data strategy while driving complex initiatives from concept through implementation.
BiotechnologyHealth CareManufacturingPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Complete delivery plans for AI Data Enablement initiatives and AuRA workstreams, ensuring alignment with Neural Nexus priorities and achievement timelines
Support business and platform teams by translating commercial requirements into clear delivery objectives and executable working plans
Supply tactical input to broader program planning by identifying risks, blockers, and dependencies across assigned workstreams
Own the roadmap execution and delivery health across all AuRA workstreams
Lead the end-to-end execution of AI Data Enablement capabilities, from intake and design through build, deployment, and operationalization
Drive agile development cycles in collaboration with Tech, AI&D, and Engineering teams, ensuring data pipelines and data products and governance controls are FAIR-compliant, Clean Core–aligned, and governed through clear data stewardship models while meeting business performance and reliability needs
Manage execution across multiple workstreams using structured project and program management practices, ensuring scope, timelines, and dependencies are actively controlled
Coordinate internal readiness activities, including UAT, access setup, system integration, documentation and operational handoff to support solution launch
Partner with CD&A, Commercial Teams, Technology, Engineering and AI&D to ensure that ensure AI data requirements across all domains are clearly defined, prioritized, and delivered for maximum impact
Direct and coordinate delivery across commercial, analytics, field-facing, platform, AI, and technology teams, demonstrating the ability to influence beyond data and IT functions
Serve as a key tactical liaison between technical delivery teams and business users, ensuring clear handoffs, documentation, and timelines are maintained
Orchestrate cross-functional execution by facilitating planning forums, status reviews, and dependency management across teams
Work cross-functionally to troubleshoot blockers and maintain delivery velocity and execution discipline across teams and workstreams
Provide status updates and delivery dashboards for AI Data Enablement initiatives, focused on progress, risks, dependencies, and delivery health
Embed data stewardship, FAIR principles, and Clean Core alignment into roadmap planning, delivery prioritization, and execution decisions across all AuRA workstreams
Communicate data readiness implications, risks, changes and tradeoffs to senior stakeholders and business partners with transparency and clarity
Collaborate with platform leadership to align solution rollout timing and messaging with broader program achievements
Enable downstream analytics, brand, Field and platform teams to self-serve trusted, AI-ready data products
Coordinate enablement activities such as training sessions, data product onboarding, office hours, and working sessions to support adoption
Ensure data products are discoverable, well-documented, and stewarded, enabling sustainable reuse across commercial and analytics use cases
Partner with change enablement and analytics teams to track adoption metrics and gather user feedback and value realization metrics post-deployment
Identify usage trends and value realization metrics to help measure the impact of AI and GenAI-enabled capabilities on operational efficiency or insight quality capabilities on operational efficiency or insight quality
Support change management by ensuring that solution delivery includes all necessary comms, onboarding materials, and process readiness steps
Facilitate feedback loops to identify areas for enhancement or retraining based on user interaction and system outputs
Help maintain and iterate on delivery processes and documentation to ensure repeatable, high-quality execution across Neural Nexus to contribute to the maturation of the Neural Nexus data enablement operating model over time
Qualification
Required
Doctorate degree and 3 years of data enablement, project management in Life Sciences, analytics, or related fields
Master's degree and 5 years of data enablement, project management in Life Sciences, analytics, or related fields
Bachelor's degree and 7 years of data enablement, project management in Life Sciences, analytics, or related fields
Associate's degree and 12 years of data enablement, project management in Life Sciences, analytics, or related fields
Preferred
Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of experience in data enablement, project management in Life Sciences, analytics, or related fields
In-depth experience working directly with Commercial and/or Analytics functions, translating business needs into scalable data enablement solutions
Demonstrated strength in project & program management and data stewardship principles including data ownership, quality accountability, and lifecycle management, leading complex, cross-functional initiatives end to end
Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams with interdependencies
Experience acting as a delivery owner, not just a contributor
Strong understanding of AI/ML and GenAI data requirements, including feature engineering and data pipelines
Proven ability to operationalize data governance without slowing delivery
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including influencing senior technical and business leaders
Comfortable operating in high-ambiguity, fast-paced, and cross-functional delivery environments
Company
Amgen
Amgen is a biotechnology company that develops and manufactures human therapeutics for various illnesses and diseases.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$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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