[Hiring] Senior Director, R&D Capability Enablement @Amgen

Role Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients. In this vital role, you will translate R&D strategy into learning experiences, role readiness, and development opportunities that build workforce capability across R&D. In partnership with R&D leaders and functional learning partners, the role defines how priority capabilities are built, designs the experiences that enable them, and prepares employees to perform successfully.

• Translate business priorities into learning experiences and content that is accurate, useful, and easy to find.
• Lead instructional designers, establish content creation standards, and manage a content management strategy.
• Use learning analytics to show leaders what is working, where capability gaps remain, and where to focus investment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years in learning and development or a related field.
• Strong expertise in adult learning, instructional design, performance consulting, and digital learning ecosystems.
• Experience designing and scaling enterprises or function-wide capability strategies.

Requirements

• 10 years in learning, capability, or organizational development, with significant time inside pharma/biotech R&D.
• Demonstrated experience designing, owning, or scaling a capability framework across multiple functions.
• Experience leading instructional designers or learning design teams and overseeing the quality of a broad learning portfolio.
• Experience designing role-based learning journeys, curricula, academies, or development programs for priority capabilities.
• Experience establishing learning content standards, governance, or a content management strategy.
• Experience using learning analytics and evaluation to guide decisions and communicate learning impact to leaders.
• Executive-level stakeholder management and comfort presenting learning strategy and findings to senior R&D leaders.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree in a relevant field (organizational psychology, science, or related) preferred.

Benefits

• The salary range for the position is $192,525 - $260,475 CAD.
• Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.

Company Description

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.

• Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
• 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.