Executive Director, Knowledge and Learning

Executive Director, Knowledge and Learning at Amgen

At Amgen, you are part of something bigger, driven by a shared mission to serve patients living with serious illnesses. Since 1980, Amgen has pioneered biotech in the fight against tough diseases across Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease, reaching millions of patients annually. The company is advancing a broad pipeline of medicines, and as a team member, you'll make a lasting impact by researching, manufacturing, and delivering innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller, happier lives. Amgen's award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science-based. If you have a passion for challenges and opportunities, you'll thrive here, transforming patient lives while advancing your career.

What You Will Do

Let's change the world. In this vital role as Executive Director, Knowledge & Learning, you will lead the transformation of learning and knowledge capabilities across R&D and the Office of the Chief Medical Officer (OCMO). A strong focus will be placed on generative AI-enabled platforms, adaptive learning, and data-driven insights. As part of Amgen's R&D Strategy & Operations organization, the R&D Knowledge & Learning team is crucial for enabling scientific innovation, operational excellence, and organizational agility. Through advanced learning and development, knowledge management, and the Amgen Library, the team strengthens how knowledge is created, shared, and applied to support Amgen’s mission. You will be accountable for designing, integrating, and overseeing an intelligent, digitally enabled learning and knowledge ecosystem that supports R&D transformation. By leveraging emerging technologies, analytics, and modern operating models, you will drive performance, support change, and build organizational readiness—ensuring solutions align with business priorities, scientific advancement, and Amgen’s long-term strategic objectives. This role sets the enterprise-level strategic direction, modernizing learning delivery, embedding knowledge into the workflow, and enabling faster, more scalable capability building. Reporting to the Vice President of R&D, you will lead a senior team of experts and serve as a trusted partner to executive leaders, translating strategy into measurable impact.

Responsibilities

• Set and lead the enterprise-level strategy for Knowledge & Learning across R&D and the Office of the Chief Medical Officer, encompassing learning and development, knowledge management, and the Amgen Library.
• Drive the transformation of learning and knowledge capabilities through digital platforms, generative AI, adaptive learning, and data-driven insights, modernizing how knowledge is created, accessed, and applied.
• Partner with senior and executive leadership to understand business priorities, anticipate capability needs, and shape integrated, multi-year learning and knowledge strategies that enable R&D transformation and organizational readiness.
• Oversee the design and delivery of scalable, high-impact learning experiences that embed knowledge into the flow of work and support performance, innovation, and change.
• Influence and align cross-functional stakeholders to integrate learning, knowledge, and talent initiatives into a cohesive enterprise ecosystem.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a senior team of Knowledge & Learning leaders, building a high-performing organization capable of delivering transformation at scale.
• Provide strategic oversight of budget and resource allocation, balancing investment trade-offs to maximize business impact and alignment with R&D priorities.
• Establish clear measures of success, using analytics and outcomes-based metrics to assess impact and inform continuous improvement.
• Represent R&D Knowledge & Learning at the Enterprise Learning Council, advocating for R&D and OCMO needs while driving alignment with enterprise talent and learning strategies.

What We Expect Of You

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Executive Director we seek is a leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree and 6 years of Knowledge & Learning experience OR
• Master’s degree and 10 years of Knowledge & Learning experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 12 years of Knowledge & Learning experience
• 6 years of experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing allocation of resources.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Senior leadership experience in a complex, matrixed organization, with demonstrated success driving enterprise-level transformation—preferably within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences industry.
• Proven ability to set strategic direction and lead modernization of learning and knowledge capabilities, including the use of digital platforms, generative AI, adaptive learning, and data-driven approaches.
• Strong executive presence, with the ability to influence and partner effectively with VP and SVP level leaders to align learning and knowledge strategies with business and scientific priorities.
• Deep understanding of adult learning principles, modern instructional design, and knowledge management, with a track record of translating these into scalable, high-impact solutions.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and integrating learning, knowledge, and talent strategies across enterprise ecosystems.
• Demonstrated change leadership, with the ability to guide organizations through transformation and adoption of new operating models, technologies, and ways of working.
• Strong analytical and systems thinking skills, with experience using metrics, insights, and outcomes-based measures to assess impact and inform strategic decisions.
• Commitment to developing leaders and building high-performing teams, with a leadership style that fosters accountability, inclusion, and continuous growth.

Amgen leadership attributes include: Inspire, Accelerate, Integrate, Adapt.

What You Can Expect Of Us

Amgen supports your professional and personal growth and well-being. From competitive benefits to a collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey. The annual base salary range for this opportunity in the U.S. is $236,124 - $308,922. Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, including health and welfare plans, financial plans, work/life balance, and career development. This may include a comprehensive employee benefits package, a discretionary annual bonus program, stock-based long-term incentives, award-winning time-off plans, bi-annual company-wide shutdowns, and flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible. Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed, and highly accomplished people. Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities is provided. Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; applications will be accepted until a sufficient number are received or a candidate is selected.