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Senior Director, Digital Product Management

Amgen
Remote friendly (United States)
United States
IT

Role Summary

The Senior Director, Digital Product Management (DPM) leads the strategy, development, and delivery of high-impact digital products that drive Amgen’s digital transformation. This role defines the direction for a defined product area, coordinating across multiple products and potentially leading a team of product managers. It serves as the link between business, technology, and customer outcomes, owning the end-to-end product lifecycle and moving the organization from projects to product-based delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Project Planning & Facilitation
  • Translate digital strategy into actionable product roadmaps with clear outcomes, milestones, and value measures
  • Manage and prioritize a balanced product backlog, including new features, technical debt, and maintenance
  • Partner with the VP of Digital Product Management to align priorities, roadmaps, and resourcing with enterprise objectives
  • Oversee multiple digital products within a defined area, aligned with the digital portfolio and enterprise goals
  • Champion AI-led tools and practices to accelerate discovery, prototyping, and delivery
  • Leverage data and AI insights to inform prioritization, design, and decision-making
  • Collaborate with Data and Technology teams to evolve modular, future-ready digital architectures
  • Integrate AI-based automation into the product lifecycle to improve efficiency and impact
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Partner with the VP and product owners to ensure projects align with digital product objectives
  • Lead, mentor, and develop product managers; foster accountability and collaboration
  • Serve as a primary point of contact for executive stakeholders, communicating vision, progress, and outcomes
  • Identify barriers and raise solutions in a timely, actionable manner
  • Measurement & Outcomes
  • Define and monitor KPIs and OKRs to measure success for identified products
  • Ensure digital initiatives are tracked for value realization across business performance, efficiency, and user experience
  • Product approach & expertise
  • Demonstrate a T-shaped leadership profile fluent in business strategy, customer experience, and digital technology
  • Embed AI-enabled, data-driven PDLC practices
  • Maintain a strong customer-first approach with evidence-based decision-making
  • Apply Agile and SAFe methodologies at scale
  • Design and evolve end-to-end product strategies from discovery through launch
  • Understand technology ecosystems, data platforms, and digital architecture principles
  • Leadership & interpersonal
  • Influence senior leaders and align cross-functional teams toward a common vision
  • Communicate complex topics clearly; build compelling business narratives
  • Mentor or manage product managers and develop future leaders

Qualifications

  • Required: Doctorate degree and 4 years of Digital Product Direction experience
  • Required: OR Master’s degree and 7 Digital Product Direction experience
  • Required: OR Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of Digital Product Direction experience
  • Preferred: 7+ years of dynamic experience in digital product management, spanning strategy, operations, and delivery
  • Preferred: Experience in healthcare, biotechnology, or other regulated industries; those from high-tech industries are encouraged to apply

Skills

  • Agile and SAFe methodologies and tools
  • End-to-end product design: discovery through launch
  • Product strategy, operations, and delivery expertise
  • Customer-centric approach, with strong data-driven decision making
  • Collaboration with product managers, designers, data scientists, and engineers
  • Strong communication, storytelling, and stakeholder management

Education

  • Doctorate, 4 years Digital Product Direction experience
  • Master’s, 7 years Digital Product Direction experience
  • Bachelor’s, 9 years Digital Product Direction experience