Competitive Intelligence Manager, Oncology/Gen Med/Inflammation
Amgen
- Thousand Oaks, CA
- $121,872-151,692 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Be a strategic thought partner to key collaborators across disease area, brand, corporate, and other cross-functional teams supporting the corresponding business unit (OBU/GMBU/INBU)
- Synthesize information from multiple sources to develop strategic insights and point of view on key competitive developments, implications to Amgen and actions Amgen must take.
- Work in a highly cross functional manner and manage changing priorities across several key customers.
- Develop productive relationships with Global and Regional teams to define business problems and develop integrated analysis plans based on standard methodologies.
- Apply structured problem solving to collect, analyze and report CI, incorporating primary and secondary data sources to generate meaningful insights.
- Articulate and educate customers on the relevant impact of changing market dynamics to their business from a CI perspective.
- Coordinate and facilitate strategic exercises & competitive simulations to generate competitive insights and company plans.
- Coordinate and facilitate CI collection efforts at major medical conferences/congresses.
- Manage a network of primary data sources, including vendors and Amgen employees, to enable effective project delivery.
- Assess the reliability of CI research findings, maintaining high standards for accuracy, relevance, and quality in deliverables at all times and communicate level of evidence to key partners.
- Present on a regular basis in-depth analyses and summaries of results, interpreting and communicating results with recommendations to key stakeholders.
- Work to grow competitive intelligence/strategy to support other functions in the organization.
- Abide by and strictly enforce Amgen’s CI Legal and Ethical Guidelines with internal colleagues and agencies.
- Some travel (15-20%) required.
- Doctorate degree and 2 years , Master's and 4 years, Bachelor's and 6 years
- Advanced degree (MS/MBA/PhD) with a focus on life sciences and business
- Experience with previous competitive intelligence role through agency and/or biopharma experience
- Experience in biopharma industry
- Relevant experience in Oncology/Obesity/Inflammation via prior project work, disease area knowledge, marketing/sales experience, etc.
- Prior experience in strategy/management consulting in the biopharma industry preferably through a lead role
- Prior experience as an equity research analyst within the biopharma industry
- Consistent track record of influencing key business decisions through thoughtful insights and recommendations
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically and analyze data to support critical business decisions
- Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills—able to explain complex concepts clearly to a variety of audiences
- Evident project management skills—able to manage multiple, simultaneous projects and data sources
- Demonstrated analytical skills—understands the advantages and limits of different analytical approaches and studies
- Ability to work collaboratively in team-based environment
- Strong understanding of the latest developments and trends in the Inflammation space, key competitive dynamics and unmet medical needs
- Understanding of at least one other functional area in CD&A (forecasting, market research, and secondary analytics)
- Experience in insights generation for the biopharmaceutical (or other healthcare) industries
- 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 and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
- Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible