Manager-Alliance

Strategic Alliance Management:

• Lead the management of alliances with key external partners in accordance with Amgen’s strategic objectives.
• Coordinate to establish and nurture long-term relationships with senior leaders and decision-makers between both parties.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for day-to-day alliance activities and ensure alignment with Amgen’s business goals.
• Manage and oversee the implementation of partnership agreements, including milestones, timelines, and deliverables.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Work closely with internal teams (R&D, Medical, Commercial, Value Access, Legal, Finance, etc.) to ensure that the needs of the alliance are met and that all stakeholders are informed.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to identify & resolve challenges and ensure alignment on partnership objectives and key metrics.
• Coordinate to establish and nurture long-term relationships including senior leaders and decision-makers between both parties.
• Set clear understanding between local, region, & global for the ownership of each partnership

Project Management and Execution:

• Lead project teams to ensure the timely execution of collaboration agreements such as budget alignment & execution of collaboration plan to meet financial targets
• Lead project teams for smooth MAH transfer for applicable product
• Track and report on the progress of alliance projects, ensuring that all milestones are achieved according to plan.
• Identify and mitigate potential risks and obstacles to the successful execution of the partnership.

Alliance Governance and Reporting:

• Develop and maintain alliance governance structures to ensure that key decisions are made efficiently and that issues are escalated and resolved promptly.
• Prepare and deliver regular reports and presentations to Amgen leadership on the status of the alliances, highlighting successes, challenges, and opportunities.

Performance Monitoring and Value Creation:

• Collaborate with finance & supply to provide sales forecast of partnership which should be managed by Japan alliance team
• Monitor the performance of the alliance and ensure that both Amgen and partner organizations are achieving the agreed-upon objectives.

Contract and Legal Oversight:

• Collaborate with Japan & Global legal team to ensure that all contracts, licensing agreements, and terms are aligned with Amgen’s business and compliance requirements.
• Support negotiation of terms and conditions to safeguard Amgen’s interests in partnership agreements.

Qualifications and Skills

• Strategic thinking, Big-picture thinking
• Cross functional project management skills
• Negotiation skills
• Ability to lead cross-functional team members
• Ability to involve both internal and external stakeholders and accelerate the decision making
• Knowledge on R&D/regulation/pricing of pharmaceutical products
• Financial and business acumen
• Ability to communicate accessibly and concisely
• Business level of English and Japanese communication

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (Master of Pharmaceutical science/MBA a plus)
• Over 10 years’ Japanese pharma industry.

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