Director of Observational Research, Pharmacovigilance Epidemiology and Causal Inference

Role Summary

Lead the Pharmacovigilance Epidemiology and Causal Inference team within the Data and Analytics Center (DAC). A CfOR director is recognized as a strong scientific contributor and is a first or contributing author for papers in peer-reviewed journals or for internal reports that enhance the company’s mission. This role will primarily be located on the Amgen corporate campus in Thousand Oaks, CA, but remote opportunities may also be available.

Responsibilities

• Effectively leads, develops, and mentors a team of scientists
• Design and execute studies to support evidence generation such as identifying appropriate patient populations, assessing disease burden and resource utilization, obtaining product registrations and label-expansions, meeting post-marketing requirements/commitments, and product differentiation
• Find opportunities to substitute for and/or complement interventional studies to reduce time and cost of drug development
• Influence cross-functional team members as to the appropriate use and timing of non-interventional research to answer high-priority strategic business questions
• Leverage real-world data and CfOR analytic approaches to inform high-value business decisions for multiple stakeholders
• Track business and functional priorities and align resources against those priorities
• Contribute to the mission of CfOR, including progressing innovative epidemiological methods and analytical capabilities to support CfOR’s leadership role within Amgen and industry
• Participate in initiatives to improve capabilities within CfOR and provide input into CfOR meetings
• Contribute to the development of product and CfOR strategies
• Develop and maintain relationships with key leaders in observational research

Qualifications

• Required: Doctorate degree and 4 years of scientific experience
• Required: OR Master’s degree and 8 years of scientific experience
• Required: OR Bachelor's degree and 10 years of scientific experience
• Required: In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have at least 4 years experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation or resources. Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above
• Preferred: Doctorate in Epidemiology or other subject with high observational research content
• Preferred: Experience in the design, execution, and analysis of observational research studies within Pharmaceutical or Public Health setting
• Preferred: Experience in research to support drug development
• Preferred: Experience in observational research project planning and management
• Preferred: Excellent verbal and writing communication and interpersonal skills
• Preferred: Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams

Education

• Doctorate in Epidemiology or related field with high observational research content (Preferred)