Data Science Director - Marketing Investment Analytics

Lets do this. Lets change the world. In this vital role we are looking for an analytics executive who possesses excellent communication skills. The DS Director Marketing Investment Analytics, will play a pivotal role in providing inputs, insights, and recommendations towards shaping and implementing our marketing strategies, ensuring our products reach the right audience and have a positive impact on patients' lives.

This role will lead the team responsible for is responsible for analyzing the performance of our commercial investments across sales, online and offline channels and provides analytical support throughout the investment lifecycle including sizing, experimental test design, measurement, optimization, and scenario planning.

The lead will oversee a group of data scientists leveraging advanced statistical modeling techniques working on the development of a suite of Marketing Mix Models and Multi-Touch Attribution models to holistically measure the incremental impact that marketing has on financial outcomes and build the framework to scenario plan and optimize investments across products, channels, and time.

This is a flex commuter/hybrid position in either Thousand Oaks, CA or Deerfield, IL offices, expected to be in office up to 3 times a week.

• Build, maintain, and evolve market level marketing mix models to estimate the causal impacts of marketing activities on Amgens financial outcomes in the short and long term
• Leverage non-linear constrained optimization to operationalize the suite of Marketing Mix Models and develop a scenario planning and optimization tool that can be used by the Marketing Analytics and Marketing teams to optimize marketing investments across products, channels, markets, and time
• Lead causal inference and econometric analyses to understand and influence key levers of business growth with a crisp understanding of incremental impact. Design, implement, and analyze experiments and quasi-experiments to measure the impact of new commercial initiatives
• Accountable for measurement of spend efficiency and for recommendations on optimization of future spend across brands, tactics, channels, and audience types.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Media, Finance and other Analytics teams to help create marketing budgets and supervise spending to ensure cost-effectiveness and improve ROI.
• Hire, coach, mentor and lead a team of analytical leads that deliver data driven recommendations that inform commercial investment decisions

Doctorate degree and 4 years of experience in a quantitative field (e.g. Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Math, Statistics)

Or

Masters degree and 8 years of experience in a quantitative field (e.g. Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Math, Statistics)

Or

Bachelors degree and 10 years of experience in a quantitative field (e.g. Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Math, Statistics)

In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have at least 4 years experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation or resources. Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above, * Ability to collaborate with senior collaborators to translate business requirements into analytical plan and effectively communicate complex ideas/solutions to influence practical decision-making.

• Experience in pharmaceutical marketing or healthcare marketing, particularly analytics, data science and measurement roles.
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, regulations, and market dynamics preferred.
• Strong analytical skills (data sciences, primary market research/ secondary data analytics/ forecasting) with the ability to interpret data and make data-driven investment decisions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and influence partners.
• Proficiency in data analytics tools to drive strategic decision-making.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Develop, coach, lead, and retain a successful analytics team.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

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:

• A 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
• Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

At Amgen, if you feel like youre part of something bigger, its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients living with serious illnessesdrives all that we do. Since 1980, weve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the worlds toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, youll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives. Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, youll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career., As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease., We are all different, yet we have this in common: our mission to serve patients. This sense of shared purpose is key to our becoming one of the world's leading biotechnology companies. It guides us as we continue to launch new medicines and reach millions of patients worldwide. We live the mission. We win together. We thrive on continual challenge. Our team of 22,000+ scientists and professionals worldwide bring distinct perspectives and experiences to all we do. We leverage our global talent to achieve together-to research, manufacture and deliver ever-better products and greater depth to our mission. At Amgen, there is a strong correlation between our high level of diversity and performance. Because addressing issues with a wider range of perspectives and approaches leads to more creative problem-solving. Together, we're transforming the promise of science and biotechnology into therapies that have the power to restore health. Connect with us to explore how you can Win, Live, and Thrive at Amgen.