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Executive Director, Global Safety Head-March 2024
Thousand Oaks
Mar 28, 2026
About Executive Director, Global Safety Head

  HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

  At Amgen, every challenge is an opportunity. And every opportunity brings the potential to change lives. Our shared mission—to serve patients—has driven our status as one of the world’s preeminent biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Leverage your high-level expertise to lead and forge partnerships that advance the biotechnical and biopharmaceutical science that can turn the tide of serious, life-interrupting illnesses.

  Executive Director, Global Safety Head, Rare Disease

  Live

  What you will do

  Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role as the Executive Director, Global Safety Head, you will serve as the safety expert for Amgen’s rare disease products globally and are accountable for the safety strategy and major safety deliverables for each product. You will lead the rare disease safety teams and are accountable for the staff management and resource planning/allocation. You will serve as a core member of Global Product Safety Leadership team and will support the Global Product Safety (GPS) Vice President (VP) in the establishment of a highly effective global safety organization in full compliance with worldwide regulations. This role reports into the Head of Global Patient Safety.

  Responsibilities:

  Serve as Safety expert in Rare Disease

  Accountable for providing strategic oversight and direction for all regulatory safety responses or strategic deliverables, including but not exclusive to Safety sections of NDA submissions, RMPs, PSURs, PBRERs, DSURs, DILs

  Leads the safety strategy and Benefit/Risk Management Process for assigned portfolio and ensures Therapeutic Area (TA) staff provides ongoing monitoring of safety profiles for Amgen products worldwide

  Chairs and participates in safety governance meetings per Standard Operating Procedures and Manuals

  Oversee Rare Disease Safety input to contractual agreements with Business Partners and CROs

  Works cross-functionally with Development and Regulatory TA Heads to reach issue resolution

  Provide safety oversight, strategy and guidance to therapeutic areas and other groups within Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Regulatory and the commercial organizations

  Management of the Rare Disease safety teams providing direction and allowing appropriate prioritization of resources to achieve goals

  Recruit and retain talented safety professionals and provide coaching, mentoring, and development of staff

  Ensure staff are compliant with Amgen corporate and departmental training

  Contribute to Global Patient Safety goals in development

  Participate in budget and headcount planning

  Leads or sponsors significant cross-functional projects, initiatives or training

  Inspection Readiness

  Be representative and point of contact for Health Authority Inspection and Internal Process Audits within the remit of role and responsibility

  Win

  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 an experienced leader with the following qualifications. They will also embody the Amgen leadership attributes which are:

  Inspire : Create a connected, inclusive, and inspiring work environment that empowers talent to thrive

  Accelerate : Enable speed that matches the urgency of patient needs by encouraging progress over perfection

  Integrate : Connect the dots to amplify the collective power of Amgen to drive results for patients, staff, and shareholders

  Adapt : Lead through change by adapting to an ever-changing environment and defining a clear course of action to deliver results

  Basic Qualifications:

  MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school AND

  Five (5) years of industry or academic research AND

  Six (6) years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources

  Preferred Qualifications:

  PhD with 15 years of directly related experience

  Clinical experience in either an accredited academic setting or private practice (including hospital based) setting

  Previous product safety experience and knowledge of clinical trials and drug development

  Knowledge of Rare Disease patient populations and drug classes

  Proven history of effective leadership with a matrix organization

  Issue and crisis management

  Strategic leadership ability and capable to manage global teams and multifunctional teams to the accomplishment of complex interdepartmental & international programs and projects

  Understanding of international drug safety regulations, global pharmacovigilance and product safety processes

  Knowledge of general medicine, clinical care, and principles of epidemiology

  Influencing skills with capability to present strategies, policy & work processes to diverse audiences, geographies, departments, and organization levels

  Assisting staff with preparing for roles of growing responsibility and identifying new opportunities that expand their skills and align with their overall career objectives

  Resolving critical gaps in the organization’s internal capabilities and skillsets, including strategic external recruiting

  Identifying diverse, qualified successors for key positions

  Ensuring that direct reports who also lead people consistently demonstrate these same behaviors with their staff

  Thrive

  What you can expect of us

  As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

  The annual base salary range for this opportunity in the U.S. is $317,452 - $360,254.

  In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising 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 including:

  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

  Amgen’s Commitment to Our Staff

  At Amgen, our mission is serving patients. Our staff are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of science to transform medicine and turn the tide on serious illnesses. Central to achieving this mission is our “people-first” philosophy. We recruit the best talent, build an environment that facilitates career growth, and provide staff with the opportunity to make significant contributions for patients and our business.

  We equip all our staff members to live well-rounded, healthy lives. Most recently, Amgen added benefits for transgender employees and continues to pride itself on industry-leading, family-friendly offerings for families of all compositions.

  Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

  We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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