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If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of.

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. Are you searching for a new, dynamic opportunity working with multiple teams to generate real world evidence supporting a wide variety of business needs? If so, we invite you to explore Amgen’s Center for Observational Research.

With a constantly growing demand for information from regulatory and reimbursement agencies, Observational Research (OR) is a critical component in drug development and commercialization. Amgen’s Center for Observational Research (CfOR) partners with internal and external teams to generate real world evidence for multiple partners across the entire product lifecycle. We generate evidence to inform the frequency, distribution, clinical burden, natural history, and clinical course of disease, the design of clinical trials, health resource utilization, drug utilization patterns, and the safety and effectiveness of our medicines.

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role the Observational Research Senior Manager will be a member of the Bone team within CfOR, and will be responsible for gathering insights and building collaborations and capabilities to advance the generation, use, and dissemination of real-world evidence (RWE) related to disease state epidemiology, treatment patterns, and medication safety and effectiveness to enhance access and use of Amgen’s medicines.

• Lead the design, generation and delivery of RWE evaluating the benefit:risk profile of medicines to facilitate regulatory decision-making and fulfill regulatory requirements across the globe.
• Collaborate in the integrated evidence generation plan to align the conceptualization and design of RWE studies to the strategies and priorities of cross-functional partners.
• Negotiate with cross-functional partners and enhance the use of RWE that can substitute for and/or complement interventional studies to reduce the time and cost of drug development, and answer key business questions.
• Facilitate the dissemination of RWE through publications, congress presentations, trainings, and development of scientific/promotional resources targeting a broad base of external stakeholders
• Contribute to the development and implementation of innovative analytic methods, and leverage CfOR’s internal data and analytics capabilities and tools to enable rapid, scalable and reproducible RWE.
• Contribute to CfOR’s mission in progressing innovative epidemiological methods and analytical capabilities to support CfOR’s leadership role within Amgen and across industry.

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek has these qualifications.

Doctorate degree and 2 years of related research and scientific experience

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Master's degree and 6 years of related research and scientific experience

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Bachelor's degree and 8 years of related research and scientific experience

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Bachelor's degree and 10 years of related research and scientific experience

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High School diploma / GED and 12 years of related research and scientific experience

• Doctorate in Epidemiology or other subject with high observational research content.
• Experience in the design, execution and analysis of observation research studies within Pharmaceutical and/or Public Health settings.
• Experience in research to support drug development.
• Experience working with secondary data systems including administrative claims, EMR and registries.
• Experience in observational research project planning and management.
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working with and leading multi-disciplinary teams.

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:

• A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans
• Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

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Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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