Executive Director, Digital Product Management – Research

Amgen

. Serve as the senior digital technology leader for Research .

Posted 10/25/2026full-timeRemote • California • United StatesLead💰 $249,042 - $336,940 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading technology and data strategies within research-intensive environments, focusing on scientific workflows, data products, and digital capabilities. Proven ability to influence stakeholders and drive enterprise-scale changes while ensuring alignment with scientific priorities and measurable outcomes.

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Doctorate Degree Or Master's Degree Or Bachelor's Degree6 Years Managerial ExperienceExperience Leading Technology In Life SciencesExperience Setting Multi-Year StrategyExecutive Communication Skills

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Hard Skills

Technology Strategy DevelopmentData Product CreationScientific Workflow IntegrationCloud Platform ArchitectureData EngineeringAnalyticsLaboratory Systems ManagementFAIR Data PracticesMetadata ManagementTranslational Science Understanding

Soft Skills

Influencing Senior ExecutivesExecutive StorytellingBuilding Trust With ScientistsCross-Functional CollaborationDecision-Making

Tools & Technologies

Electronic Lab NotebooksLaboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)Data PlatformsScientific SoftwareDigital Products

Industry Keywords

BiotechnologyPharmaceutical ResearchDrug DiscoveryLife SciencesResearch Informatics

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the senior digital technology leader for Research
Translate Research strategy and portfolio priorities into a coherent technology, data and AI agenda
Accelerate scientific discovery, improve scientific data quality and reuse, and create durable advantage in medicine discovery
Serve on the Research Leadership Team as a strategic advisor and decision-maker
Shape technology investment priorities from disease understanding and target selection through molecule design, synthesis, and translational safety
Own the Research technology environment, including benchtop environment, electronic lab notebooks, scientific workflows, data products and platforms
Set and evolve the multi-year Research Technology, Data & AI strategy
Link capability investments to the Research portfolio, scientific priorities and measurable outcomes
Own portfolio prioritization and investment recommendations
Establish OKRs and value measures; redirect investment, retire low-value solutions and scale effective solutions
Own benchtop and instrument-adjacent technology, electronic lab notebooks, LIMS and integrated scientific workflows
Deliver reliable, scalable products that improve scientific workflows and demonstrate measurable value
Modernize and integrate scientific data workflows from source capture through analysis, reuse and decision-making
Build governed, reusable data products connecting experiments, observations, models and knowledge across Research
Advance digital capabilities across disease understanding, target selection, small molecule discovery, large molecule discovery, DNA-encoded libraries and antibody-drug conjugates
Ensure platforms and workflows are designed around scientist needs and continuously improve user experience
Lead and develop an organization spanning research informatics, laboratory and benchtop technology, digital products and scientific data enablement
Build partnerships with Research leaders, Technology and AI & Data organizations, and external collaborators
Manage platform rationalization, build-versus-buy decisions and technical debt
Set standards for product and delivery excellence, architecture, vendor management, operations, adoption, lifecycle management and realized value
Communicate strategy, investment decisions, performance, risks and opportunities to executive audiences

Requirements

What you’ll need

Doctorate degree & 6 years of technology experience OR Master’s degree & 10 years of technology experience OR Bachelor’s degree & 12 years of technology experience
6 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources
5+ years of progressive leadership experience preferred, including direct leadership of senior leaders and/or responsibility for a substantial, multi-disciplinary organization
Experience leading technology, data, digital, informatics or computational capabilities in a research-intensive, life sciences environment
Scientific credibility and ability to earn scientists’ trust
Understanding of drug discovery research lifecycle across relevant disciplines such as small molecules, biologics, DELs, ADCs, disease biology, or translational science
Experience setting multi-year strategy and leading enterprise-scale changes across laboratory technology, scientific software, data platforms, scientific workflows, or research informatics
Experience creating and scaling scientific data products, FAIR data practices, metadata and terminology capabilities, and integrated data-to-insight workflows
Technology and data judgment across cloud platforms, architecture, laboratory systems, data engineering, analytics, and vendor ecosystems
Ability to influence senior executives, resolve consequential cross-functional trade-offs, and create alignment without relying solely on formal authority
Executive communication and storytelling skills
Experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical research or another highly regulated, technology-intensive environment strongly preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions
Group medical, dental and vision coverage
Life and disability insurance
Flexible spending accounts
A discretionary annual bonus program
Stock-based long-term incentives
Award-winning time-off plans
Bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
Flexible work models where possible
Career development opportunities
Work/life balance