Amgen Inc

Associate Director Study Start-up

Amgen Inc • $182K — $212K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Pharmaceutical and clinical trial expertise required; no specific therapeutic knowledge needed.
  • Management experience leading global teams and overseeing projects.
  • Tech skills are flexible; prior Veeva experience not mandatory.
  • Doctorate with 3 years clinical experience, or Master's with 7 years, or Bachelor's with 9 years, or an Associate's with 12 years, or a High school diploma with 14 years clinical experience required.
  • At least 3 years of direct management or leadership experience is necessary.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage a team of Study Start-up Managers to ensure high-quality study start-up.
  • Drive the planning and execution of study start-ups globally and locally, meeting deadlines and regulatory standards.
  • Oversee portfolio-level study start-up performance and resources, managing risks effectively.
  • Enhance team development through coaching, mentoring, and implementing best practices.
  • Collaborate with leaders to improve study start-up capabilities and operational readiness.
  • Own and implement business processes for study start-up, promoting training and knowledge sharing.
  • Cultivate a collaborative culture focused on innovation and continuous improvement.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Generous Retirement and Savings Plan contributions.
  • Discretionary annual bonus program and long-term stock incentives.
  • Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns.
  • Flexibility in work arrangements, including remote options.
Full Job Description
Career Category
Clinical
Job Description

Study Start Up Hub - Associate Director Study Start-up

What you will do

Let's do this. Let's change the world. In this vital role you will drive world-class study start-up planning and execution across a global portfolio, ensuring clinical trials launch with quality, efficiency, and speed.

  • Lead and manage a team of Study Start-up Managers, ensuring high-quality, compliant study start-up delivery across multiple programs and therapeutic areas.


  • Drive end-to-end study start-up planning and execution from global to local, delivering milestones on time, within budget, and in line with ICH-GCP and regulatory requirements.


  • Provide portfolio-level oversight of study start-up performance, resourcing, and delivery metrics, escalating risks with solution-focused recommendations.


  • Build team capability through coaching, mentoring, performance management, and role modelling of best practices in study start-up delivery.


  • Partner with functional and hub leaders to strengthen study start-up capabilities, ways of working, and operational readiness across the organisation.


  • Own and embed study start-up business processes, ensuring consistent application through training, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.


  • Foster a collaborative, high-engagement culture that encourages innovation, learning, and the sharing of knowledge and best practice.


  • Contribute to the evolution of the Study Start-up Hub model, shaping future ways of working through feedback, insights, and continuous improvement initiatives.


What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The candidatewe seek is an individual with the following qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Pharma Expertise: Requires pharma and clinical trial processes and operations expertise; no relevant therapeutic knowledge required


  • Management Experience: Requires experience leading and managing global teams and project management experience


  • Tech Skills: No prior Veeva experience required


  • Doctorate degree and 3 years of clinical execution experience OR


  • Master's degree and 7 years of clinical execution experience OR


  • Bachelor's degree and 9 years of clinical execution experience OR


  • Associate's degree and 12 years of clinical execution experience OR


  • High school diploma / GED and 14 years of clinical execution experience


  • In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have a minimum of 3 years' experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources. Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • 7 years work experience in life sciences industry, particularly focusing on clinical trial work, including 5 years of biopharmaceutical clinical research experience obtained at a biotech or pharmaceutical company


  • Experience managing multiple teams / direct reports across multiple clinical functions


What you can expect of us

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 annual base salary range for this opportunity in the U.S. is $182,145 - $212,860.

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:

  • 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


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Amgen is a biotechnology company that develops and manufactures human therapeutics for various illnesses and diseases. The company is values-based and deeply rooted in science and innovation to transform new ideas and discoveries into medicines for patients with serious diseases. They offer products for treating illness in the areas of oncology/hematology, cardiovascular, inflammation, bone health, nephrology, and neuroscience.

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Learn more about Amgen Inc
Size
24,200 employees
Market Cap
$141.2 billion
Industry
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Net Income
$7.2 billion
Founded
1980
5 Year Trend
+2.5%
Revenue
$25.4 billion
NASDAQ
AMGN
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