Executive Director, US Brand Lead – Oncology Biosimilars

Thousand Oaks, CA (Hybrid)

$262K/yr – $355K/yrDirector/Executive6+ years expFull time

Posted 11 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and drive US market readiness for ABP 206/234, directing cross-functional commercial strategy, governance, and execution across oncology, biosimilars, and market access.

  • Define strategy, milestones, and metrics across assets
  • Lead cross-functional planning and governance to ensure timely market entry

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own the comprehensive US commercial market readiness strategy for ABP 206 and ABP 234, ensuring the organization is prepared for successful market entry.
  • Define the commercial ambition, strategic priorities, success metrics, and critical milestones across both assets
  • Lead integrated market readiness planning across Marketing, Sales, Medical, Market Access, Patient Support, Digital, Regulatory, Corporate Affairs, Operations, and other key functions
  • Establish governance, decision-making processes, execution discipline, and accountability across a highly matrixed organization
  • Lead commercial scenario planning and proactively identify risks and mitigation strategies across regulatory, competitive, access, reimbursement, contracting, and supply considerations
  • Define the US commercial opportunity by identifying target patient populations, treatment settings, customer segments, and key decision-makers
  • Serve as Amgen's commercial authority on the evolving biosimilar marketplace, competitive dynamics, customer behaviors, treatment pathways, and market trends
  • Identify unmet customer needs, barriers to adoption, and market opportunities that inform differentiated commercial strategies and accelerate market readiness
  • Translate complex market insights into clear commercial priorities that position both assets for long-term success
  • Lead development of differentiated US brand strategies, positioning, value propositions, and long-term growth narratives for both assets

Requirements

  • Doctorate degree & 6 years of oncology or commercialization experience OR
  • Master’s degree & 10 years of oncology or commercialization experience OR
  • Bachelor’s degree & 12 years of oncology or commercialization experience AND
  • 6 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources

Preferred

  • 8+ years of progressive commercial leadership experience within the biopharmaceutical or biotechnology industry
  • Commercial market readiness for major specialty or oncology products from pre-approval planning through successful market entry
  • Experience commercializing biosimilars or other highly competitive specialty products where market access, contracting, stakeholder education, and competitive differentiation are critical to success
  • Ability to lead complex commercial organizations through ambiguity, change, and rapidly evolving competitive environments
  • Strategic & Analytical Excellence: Experience translating customer insights, market dynamics, and scientific data into differentiated commercial strategies
  • Understanding of US market access, pricing, reimbursement, contracting, and healthcare policy
  • Analytical capabilities, including forecasting, scenario planning, business planning, and investment prioritization
  • Experience leading enterprise commercial planning and cross-functional decision-making
  • Leadership & Influence: Experience leading large, highly matrixed cross-functional organizations
  • Executive presence with exceptional communication, influencing, and organizational leadership skills

Benefits

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

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