Obesity Intelligence & Analytics, Senior Director, Global Insights
Amgen
August 08, 2026
Remote friendly (Thousand Oaks, CA)
United States
Marketing
Role Overview
- Lead the development and delivery of integrated commercial insights that shape the global strategy for Amgen’s obesity portfolio (MariTide, pipeline assets, and therapeutic area opportunities).
- Serve as primary insights partner to the Global Obesity Program; establish and lead an integrated insights agenda connecting primary market research, secondary analytics, forecasting, competitive intelligence, and internal knowledge.
Responsibilities
- Develop trusted relationships and serve as senior insights partner for the Global Obesity Program.
- Establish integrated global insights agenda aligned to therapeutic area priorities, asset strategies, clinical milestones, commercialization needs, and governance decisions.
- Lead primary market research across the product lifecycle (asset assessment, TPP optimization, positioning, segmentation, launch planning, lifecycle management, indication expansion).
- Integrate primary/secondary data, forecasting, competitive intelligence, advisory boards, real-world evidence, and internal expertise.
- Partner with Forecasting, Analytics, Competitive Intelligence, Value & Access, Medical, and Clinical Development to translate insights into assumptions, scenarios, recommendations.
- Provide obesity therapeutic area strategy insight leadership (needs, pathways, competitive evolution, portfolio opportunities, future standards of care).
- Build business cases, scenario analyses, workshops, and senior narratives; translate findings into executive recommendations.
- Act as strategic thought partner/challenger; align stakeholders on learning priorities, budgets, plans, methodologies, and timelines.
- Identify and develop innovative insight approaches; select/manage external research and consulting partners.
- Lead and develop direct reports and cross-functional teams; ensure compliance with policies, SOPs, legal/regulatory and service expectations.
Qualifications
- Doctorate + 5 years, OR Master’s + 9 years, OR Bachelor’s + 11 years in market research/commercial insights/analytics/competitive intelligence/forecasting/strategy/marketing (or related).
- 5 years managerial leadership managing people and/or leading teams/programs/projects or allocating significant resources.
Preferred
- Strategic advisor to senior commercial/medical/clinical/cross-functional leaders.
- Deep experience in global drug development/commercialization/portfolio strategy and integrating primary research with secondary analytics.
- Experience supporting early/late-stage assets, launches, lifecycle planning, or portfolio investment decisions.
Benefits
- Total Rewards Plan (health/welfare plans, retirement savings, work/life balance, career development; retirement, medical/dental/vision, life/disability, flexible spending; bonus; stock-based long-term incentives; time-off; flexible work models where possible).
Application instructions
- Apply at careers.amgen.com (no application deadline; continue accepting until sufficient applications are received or a candidate is selected).
- Lead the development and delivery of integrated commercial insights that shape the global strategy for Amgen’s obesity portfolio (MariTide, pipeline assets, and therapeutic area opportunities).
- Serve as primary insights partner to the Global Obesity Program; establish and lead an integrated insights agenda connecting primary market research, secondary analytics, forecasting, competitive intelligence, and internal knowledge.
Responsibilities
- Develop trusted relationships and serve as senior insights partner for the Global Obesity Program.
- Establish integrated global insights agenda aligned to therapeutic area priorities, asset strategies, clinical milestones, commercialization needs, and governance decisions.
- Lead primary market research across the product lifecycle (asset assessment, TPP optimization, positioning, segmentation, launch planning, lifecycle management, indication expansion).
- Integrate primary/secondary data, forecasting, competitive intelligence, advisory boards, real-world evidence, and internal expertise.
- Partner with Forecasting, Analytics, Competitive Intelligence, Value & Access, Medical, and Clinical Development to translate insights into assumptions, scenarios, recommendations.
- Provide obesity therapeutic area strategy insight leadership (needs, pathways, competitive evolution, portfolio opportunities, future standards of care).
- Build business cases, scenario analyses, workshops, and senior narratives; translate findings into executive recommendations.
- Act as strategic thought partner/challenger; align stakeholders on learning priorities, budgets, plans, methodologies, and timelines.
- Identify and develop innovative insight approaches; select/manage external research and consulting partners.
- Lead and develop direct reports and cross-functional teams; ensure compliance with policies, SOPs, legal/regulatory and service expectations.
Qualifications
- Doctorate + 5 years, OR Master’s + 9 years, OR Bachelor’s + 11 years in market research/commercial insights/analytics/competitive intelligence/forecasting/strategy/marketing (or related).
- 5 years managerial leadership managing people and/or leading teams/programs/projects or allocating significant resources.
Preferred
- Strategic advisor to senior commercial/medical/clinical/cross-functional leaders.
- Deep experience in global drug development/commercialization/portfolio strategy and integrating primary research with secondary analytics.
- Experience supporting early/late-stage assets, launches, lifecycle planning, or portfolio investment decisions.
Benefits
- Total Rewards Plan (health/welfare plans, retirement savings, work/life balance, career development; retirement, medical/dental/vision, life/disability, flexible spending; bonus; stock-based long-term incentives; time-off; flexible work models where possible).
Application instructions
- Apply at careers.amgen.com (no application deadline; continue accepting until sufficient applications are received or a candidate is selected).