Senior Manager, Scientific and Operations Intelligence - Obesity

Overview

Senior Manager, Scientific and Operations Intelligence for Amgen's global obesity business, based in India. The role leads priority intelligence initiatives across Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, R&D, Supply Chain and Operations, and coaches a growing team.

What you'll do

• Translate priorities into clear initiative plans, stakeholder alignment and measurable deliverables.
• Own multiple strategic initiatives end-to-end, including analytical recommendations and decision support.
• Apply analytics and intelligence to scientific and operational priorities across Amgen's global obesity organization.
• Manage regular-cadence progress, stakeholder inputs, partner contributions and issue escalation.
• Surface questions, execution issues, trade-offs and implications early enough to influence leaders' choices.
• Partner with Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, R&D and evidence-generation stakeholders to apply structured problem solving to high-priority analytical needs.
• Synthesize scientific, clinical and medical information into clear recommendations on emerging evidence, regulatory developments, competitive activity and scientific innovation.
• Support understanding of evolving treatment paradigms, patient needs, evidence gaps and scientific developments across obesity and related therapeutic areas.
• Review analytical outputs for accuracy, logic, clarity and relevance to the stakeholder question.
• Support analytical needs related to supply chain, manufacturing, operations, launch readiness and organizational preparedness.
• Develop analytical assessments of demand signals, supply readiness, operational execution and readiness milestones.
• Partner with Supply Chain and Operations leaders on scenario planning, risk mitigation and readiness assessments.
• Assess operational risks, supply constraints, timing considerations and strategic dependencies early enough to influence planning.
• Structure ambiguous business questions, define the analytical approach and guide work from problem framing through recommendation.
• Coordinate work across internal team members, external partners, vendors and subject-matter experts.
• Challenge assumptions, pressure-test analyses and ensure conclusions are supported by evidence and sound logic.
• Monitor scientific, competitive, regulatory, policy, healthcare-system and market developments that may influence obesity strategy and operations.
• Coach Managers, Senior Associates, Associates and partner resources as the team scales.
• Set clear expectations for analytical quality, structured problem solving, stakeholder communication and delivery discipline.
• Develop future leaders by strengthening judgment, communication and business acumen.

What you'll need

• Doctorate degree and 4+ years of relevant experience; or Master's degree and 6+ years of relevant experience; or Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of relevant experience.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in Business, Strategy, Analytics, Public Health, Life Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, Engineering, Economics or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in strategy, business insights, analytics, consulting, business operations, Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, R&D strategy, supply chain strategy or related functions within pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, healthcare or life sciences.
• Experience leading complex analytical initiatives from problem framing through recommendation in a global, matrixed environment.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical development, healthcare ecosystems, scientific and medical strategy, supply and operational readiness and business decision-making processes.
• Ability to work hands-on with data and analyses while also guiding internal team members, external partners or vendors.
• Experience synthesizing large volumes of information into clear, actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Comfort reviewing analytical approaches, challenging methodology, identifying data quality issues and improving the clarity of outputs.
• Experience with scientific, clinical, medical, supply, operations, external intelligence or healthcare data sources.
• Demonstrated ability to operate in ambiguity, influence stakeholders and manage competing priorities without over-reliance on formal authority.
• Strong structured problem solving, executive communication, storytelling and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience coaching analysts, managers, consultants or partner resources.
• Strong intellectual curiosity and passion for solving complex scientific, operational and business problems.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, India.
• Reports to: Director, Scientific and Operations Intelligence.