Director, Data Acquisition and Governance
Amgen
June 30, 2026
Remote friendly (Thousand Oaks, CA)
United States
IT
Director, Data Acquisition and Governance
Responsibilities
- Define and oversee compliant Commercial Data Governance and Acquisition operations, processes, standards, controls, and policies (continuous improvement, scalability, risk management, operational efficiency).
- Lead governance, contracting coordination, onboarding readiness, access planning, and operational transition for approved new data assets; partner with Technology/Data Management to ensure systems readiness.
- Provide governance/vendor/contracting/access/operational input to executives and cross-functional partners for new and existing data assets.
- Consolidate vendors, rationalize overlapping services, improve contractual efficiency, streamline onboarding, reduce operational complexity, and optimize value.
- Establish controls, documentation standards, governance checkpoints, and data catalog practices for current data assets.
- Partner with Procurement, Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Finance, business stakeholders, and vendors on contracting and renewal strategies (data spend, data rights, usage terms, access requirements, deliverables, service levels, long-term value).
- Serve as GCCI governance and vendor lifecycle lead for organizational data standards, controls, and operating procedures.
- Oversee vendor partners: performance routines, training coordination, service expectations, issue management/escalation, data quality follow-through, and continuous improvement.
- Advise on commercial data assets, vendor governance, permitted use, access pathways, operational processes, data stewardship, and vendor performance.
- Collaborate with Technology, Data Management, and Data Science to ensure data assets are feasible, supportable, documented, accessible via approved pathways, and aligned to governance standards.
- Communicate vendor/product/data availability changes, access impacts, operational risks, governance decisions, and escalations to senior leadership/stakeholders.
- Provide governance/vendor/contracting/budget/operational input into data strategy prioritization.
- Serve as POC for US Healthcare Audit(s): oversee purchase documentation, evidence collection, remediation plans, control follow-through, and audit completion.
- Manage budget planning inputs, vendor spend tracking, renewal visibility, resource planning, execution, and contractor/vendor support.
Basic Qualifications
- Doctorate + 4 years, OR Master’s + 8 years, OR Bachelor’s + 10 years in data acquisition/governance/commercial data operations/vendor management/commercial analytics/data strategy (or related).
- Plus at least 4 years of people management and/or leadership experience leading teams/projects/programs/directing resources.
Preferred Qualifications / Competencies
- Set governance vision/strategy/standards/controls/execution plans.
- Deep understanding of pharmaceutical/healthcare data sources and governance across sales/customer/patient/provider/payer/claims/specialty pharmacy/lab/EHR-EMR/media/access/real-world data.
- Experience implementing and enforcing policies/standards/controls/operating procedures across functions.
- Experience creating/leading a data enablement council.
- Executive presence and strong vendor renewal/contracting/data rights negotiation skills.
- Communication, process management, project leadership, stakeholder and vendor management skills.
- Ability to influence without authority across multiple functions.
- Define/track KPIs (vendor performance, data usage, access/onboarding cycle times, catalog completeness, issue resolution, renewal timelines, audit readiness, spend).
- Drive process improvement, operational simplification, and scalable controls.
- Strong business acumen; collaborative, accountable, inclusive mindset.
Benefits
- Comprehensive employee benefits package (including Retirement and Savings Plan, medical/dental/vision, life/disability, flexible spending accounts), discretionary bonus/incentive, stock-based long-term incentives, time-off plans, and flexible work models where possible.
Application Instructions
- Apply via careers.amgen.com; no application deadline (applications accepted until sufficient candidates or selection).
Responsibilities
- Define and oversee compliant Commercial Data Governance and Acquisition operations, processes, standards, controls, and policies (continuous improvement, scalability, risk management, operational efficiency).
- Lead governance, contracting coordination, onboarding readiness, access planning, and operational transition for approved new data assets; partner with Technology/Data Management to ensure systems readiness.
- Provide governance/vendor/contracting/access/operational input to executives and cross-functional partners for new and existing data assets.
- Consolidate vendors, rationalize overlapping services, improve contractual efficiency, streamline onboarding, reduce operational complexity, and optimize value.
- Establish controls, documentation standards, governance checkpoints, and data catalog practices for current data assets.
- Partner with Procurement, Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Finance, business stakeholders, and vendors on contracting and renewal strategies (data spend, data rights, usage terms, access requirements, deliverables, service levels, long-term value).
- Serve as GCCI governance and vendor lifecycle lead for organizational data standards, controls, and operating procedures.
- Oversee vendor partners: performance routines, training coordination, service expectations, issue management/escalation, data quality follow-through, and continuous improvement.
- Advise on commercial data assets, vendor governance, permitted use, access pathways, operational processes, data stewardship, and vendor performance.
- Collaborate with Technology, Data Management, and Data Science to ensure data assets are feasible, supportable, documented, accessible via approved pathways, and aligned to governance standards.
- Communicate vendor/product/data availability changes, access impacts, operational risks, governance decisions, and escalations to senior leadership/stakeholders.
- Provide governance/vendor/contracting/budget/operational input into data strategy prioritization.
- Serve as POC for US Healthcare Audit(s): oversee purchase documentation, evidence collection, remediation plans, control follow-through, and audit completion.
- Manage budget planning inputs, vendor spend tracking, renewal visibility, resource planning, execution, and contractor/vendor support.
Basic Qualifications
- Doctorate + 4 years, OR Master’s + 8 years, OR Bachelor’s + 10 years in data acquisition/governance/commercial data operations/vendor management/commercial analytics/data strategy (or related).
- Plus at least 4 years of people management and/or leadership experience leading teams/projects/programs/directing resources.
Preferred Qualifications / Competencies
- Set governance vision/strategy/standards/controls/execution plans.
- Deep understanding of pharmaceutical/healthcare data sources and governance across sales/customer/patient/provider/payer/claims/specialty pharmacy/lab/EHR-EMR/media/access/real-world data.
- Experience implementing and enforcing policies/standards/controls/operating procedures across functions.
- Experience creating/leading a data enablement council.
- Executive presence and strong vendor renewal/contracting/data rights negotiation skills.
- Communication, process management, project leadership, stakeholder and vendor management skills.
- Ability to influence without authority across multiple functions.
- Define/track KPIs (vendor performance, data usage, access/onboarding cycle times, catalog completeness, issue resolution, renewal timelines, audit readiness, spend).
- Drive process improvement, operational simplification, and scalable controls.
- Strong business acumen; collaborative, accountable, inclusive mindset.
Benefits
- Comprehensive employee benefits package (including Retirement and Savings Plan, medical/dental/vision, life/disability, flexible spending accounts), discretionary bonus/incentive, stock-based long-term incentives, time-off plans, and flexible work models where possible.
Application Instructions
- Apply via careers.amgen.com; no application deadline (applications accepted until sufficient candidates or selection).