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Chief of Staff, Enterprise AI & Data Science

CaliforniaHybridFull TimeChief / Executive$137,340–$185,814 /yrPosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • AI
  • Data Science
  • strategic planning
  • portfolio management
  • operational excellence
  • cross-functional alignment
  • organizational readiness
  • budgeting
  • headcount forecasting
  • QBRs

Nice to have

  • life sciences
  • biotech
  • AI-driven organizations
  • data-driven organizations
  • executive presence
  • judgment

Role summary

Amgen is seeking a Chief of Staff for its Enterprise AI & Data Science division. This high-impact role will support the VP of AI & Data Science, focusing on strategic planning, portfolio management, operational excellence, cross-functional alignment, and organizational readiness. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed environment, seamlessly transitioning between strategy, operations, communications, and delivery. Responsibilities include driving departmental priorities, managing annual planning activities, overseeing leadership meetings, managing the AI/Data Science portfolio, and leading internal communications and cross-functional collaboration with departments like Finance, HR, Tech, and Comms. The role requires a strong background in strategic planning, business operations, or consulting, with advanced degrees preferred, particularly in strategy or management, and experience in life sciences or AI/data-driven organizations is a plus.

Career Category

Information Systems

Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s 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, you’ll 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, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Chief of Staff, Enterprise AI & Data Science

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will serve as Chief of Staff to the VP of AI & Data Science. This leader will play a central role in orchestrating strategic planning, portfolio management, operational excellence, cross-functional alignment, and organizational readiness across AI & Data Science initiatives. 

This is a high-impact, high-visibility role ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced, matrixed environments and can move seamlessly between strategy, operations, communications, and delivery. 

Key Responsibilities 

Strategic Leadership & Planning 

  • Serve as a thought partner to executive leadership; drive execution on departmental priorities and long-range planning. 

  • Coordinate yearly planning activities, including portfolio strategy, headcount forecasting, and budgeting. 

  • Shape and run annual operating rhythms (QBRs, portfolio reviews, LT offsites, staff meetings, and readouts). 

Chief of Staff  

  • Manage day-to-day execution of departmental strategy, supporting cross-functional priorities, key decisions, and follow-through. 

  • Own agenda planning, coordination, and facilitation for leadership meetings and offsites. 

  • Serve as the connective tissue across AI&D leaders, tracking key initiatives and ensuring alignment. 

Organizational Operations 

  • Manage the internal AI & Data Science portfolio & prioritization of requests for AI agents & applications across the company. 

  • Drive internal communications, cultural rituals, time tracking and cross-departmental engagement. 

  • Support organizational design activities, including new roles, staff transitions, and capability mapping. 

Cross-Functional Collaboration 

  • Partner with Finance, HR, Tech, and Comms to support budget, talent, and engagement strategies. 

  • Lead departmental communications strategy and content calendar, including newsletters, events, and executive updates. 

  • Coordinate closely with Product and Program Leads to support project intake, prioritization, and delivery oversight. 

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a Chief of Staff, with these qualifications.

Qualifications 

Basic Qualifications 

  • Doctorate degree and 4+ years of strategic planning, business operations, or consulting experience 
    OR 

  • Master’s degree and 7+ years of the same experience 
    OR 

  • Bachelor’s degree and 9+ years of relevant experience 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • MBA or advanced degree in strategy, management, or related field 

  • Experience in life sciences, biotech, or AI/data-driven organizations 

  • Exceptional executive presence, judgment, and communication skills 

  • Proven track record leading strategic initiatives and operating with agility 

  • Expertise with executive-level presentation, change management, and cross-functional planning 

  • High EQ and comfort navigating ambiguity with diplomacy and influence 

What You Can Expect from Us 

Join a team that is driving innovation at the intersection of science and technology. You’ll be at the heart of Amgen’s AI & Data Science strategy, shaping the future of how we serve patients through data, science, and intelligent systems. 

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Salary Range

137,340.45USD -185,813.55 USD

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