Target Validation Sr Director

About the role

In this vital role as Senior Director, Global Research – Target Discovery you will shape and lead Amgen’s Target Validation Unit within Research Biology. This research-based Senior Director role will be responsible for building, leading, and developing a multidisciplinary team that implements cutting-edge experimental and computational science and technologies to address and solve complex biological problems related to target discovery for multiple therapeutic areas.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary organization of ~25 scientists within Research Biology.
• Integrate diverse experimental disciplines and workflows to ensure coordinated execution and efficient delivery of novel molecular insights.
• Establish platform priorities, resource allocation, and capacity planning in alignment with Research Biology and Therapeutic Area priorities.
• Define clear roles, responsibilities, and seamless handoffs across teams and partnering organizations.
• Drive adoption of automated experimental workflows and integration of AI/ML to enable efficient experimentation across programs.
• Serve as a senior scientific partner to Target Discovery and Therapeutic Areas.
• Set clear expectations and enable scientists with diverse skill sets to collaborate effectively and contribute to the early research pipeline.
• Serve as a core member of the Target Discovery Advisory Forum and play a key role in target discovery, validation, and prioritization. Engage, influence, and align therapeutic area stakeholders.
• Guide team members in synthesizing and communicating complex scientific and data-driven insights to key stakeholders and advisory forums.
• Contribute to fostering a highly collaborative, creative, dynamic, and cutting-edge research environment.

Requirements

We seek an experienced scientific leader with the following qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree (PhD) in biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, computational biology, immunology, oncology, metabolism, or a relevant discipline and 7 years of scientific leadership experience in biotech, pharma, or equivalent research environments.
• Master’s degree in biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, computational biology, immunology, oncology, metabolism, or a relevant discipline and 10 years of scientific leadership experience in biotech, pharma, or equivalent research environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, computational biology, immunology, oncology, metabolism, or a relevant discipline and 12 years of scientific leadership experience in biotech, pharma, or equivalent research environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading mechanistic discovery research programs and -omics platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate experimental science with enterprise data, analytics, or AI/ML capabilities.
• Appreciation for and experience with the application of genetics, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, structural biology, and AI/ML approaches to biological research.
• Proven track record of scientific impact in molecular, biochemical, and cell biological characterization, evidenced by publications in top-tier journals, patents, and program advancement.
• Recognized scientific excellence, passion for discovery research, and productivity.
• Experience managing budgets and capital investments.
• Demonstrated success in identifying, attracting, and retaining scientific talent.
• Proven mentorship and team development experience.
• Strength in team building.
• Clear and compelling communicator.

Benefits

From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we support your professional and personal growth and well-being. Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, which 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.

Pay

The annual base salary range for this opportunity in the U.S. is $265,405 - $312,459.