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Research

Job Description

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

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. Join us.

R&D Portfolio Forecasting and Analysis Manager

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What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will work toward multiple goals that will enable outstanding medicines to move through the commercialization pipeline bringing therapies to patients.

Amgen is seeking an R&D Portfolio Forecasting and Analysis Manager to join the Research and Development Strategy and Operations organization. In this role, you will partner with the leads to support Development Teams and Functional Management with a resource demand forecast and supply analysis to enable effective operational planning & decision making. You will support stewardship of R&D resource algorithms to drive a systematic methodology and tool for forecasting functional resources in support of functional planning, portfolio management and process efficiency monitoring.

You will be part of the larger corporate mission of bringing medicines to patients with unmet medical needs every day. Our scale is global and supports our R&D organization around the world. Please join an outstanding team that delivers for our partners!

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Developing and supporting resource management for one or more R&D subfunctions by:

Collecting user requirements for milestone-based algorithms including identification of appropriate roles and role level information from leaders and stakeholders Evaluating and implementing appropriate algorithms into the Planisware environment to simulate appropriate workload per activity Developing and implementing appropriate role-based supply tracking into SAP based Cap City supply management systems Performing quality oversight to ensure integrity of resource forecasting outputs Support maintaining accurate supply and demand data and in drawing insight into functional concerns with appropriate and timely escalation to leadership Serving as support for ad-hoc assessments of resource impact Coordinating continued stakeholder engagement to align on resource algorithm assumptions, ensuring forecasting inputs reflect current operational realities. Assessing and communicating the impact of proposed process or methodology changes, contributing to the governance of algorithm updates and promoting consistency across functions. Preparing presentations for role-level leadership to review their resource allocations and any areas of concern Acting as a data analyst for the overall resource management lead

• Ensuring strong stakeholder engagement across the remit of your support by:

Build trusted collaborations built on clear communication, willingness to seek feedback, and rooted in delivering context-rich analyses to inform functional decision-making. Translating portfolio trends and patterns into actionable insights, helping your supported teams proactively prepare for shifts in demand, or in highlighting issues upwards to leadership.

• Helping to deliver on initiatives seeking to improve business processes or data management principles including but not limited to:

Delivering on data management principles ensuring an emphasis on implementation of simple, logical, and scalable solutions. Generating insight starting from any given data set, including finding a route forward when a data-set is incomplete or needs to be corrected. Leading or supporting process enhancement efforts, within your supported subfunctions, aimed at increasing forecast accuracy, operational efficiency, and system usability across planning tools and methodologies. Contributing to the design and implementation of forecasting tools, reporting dashboards, and data management approaches that enable scalability and visibility.

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