Project Manager, Latin America Commercial Operations, Thousand Oaks, CA Job in Thousand Oaks, California Us

This position is based at Amgen's corporate headquarters in Thousand Oaks, CA and is a project-oriented role supporting Amgen’s Latin America (LA) Region. This role will report to the LA Director of Strategic Planning and Commercial Operations.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

1. Planning, coordinating cross functionally, and monitoring progress of product filings and launches associated with Tecnofarma, Amgen’s distributor in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, and potentially many other markets in LA. This includes building and maintaining a master plan in collaboration with all functions involved, facilitating project team meetings, and resolving issues.

2. As products launch, this role will support commercial activities on an ongoing basis. This includes leading product sales and volume performance analysis, ensuring timely communication of marketing materials, supporting the sales business review and budget process, developing insightful market analysis and revenue forecasts, and facilitating communication to Amgen’s executive leadership.

3. This role will also be involved in other aspects of distributor management including, but not limited to, supporting ad hoc requests from Tecnofarma, facilitating price analysis, assisting with the coordination of training programs, resolving other issues, etc.

4. Lastly, other projects will be assigned on an ad-hoc basis. The LA region is fast paced and an entrepreneurial spirit is key as we build the business!

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree
OR
• Master’s degree 3 years of directly related experience
OR
• Bachelor’s degree 5 years of directly related experience
OR
• Associate’s degree 10 years of directly related experience
OR
• High school diploma / GED 12 years of directly related experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct work experience in the Latin America market is a plus

• MBA Preferred

• Minimum 3 years experience in biotech/pharma in Marketing/Commercial Operations, Finance, or Business Development or 3 years experience in a top tier management consulting firm.

• This role requires a team-oriented player with a strong work ethic and an ability to handle/manage projects in a fast-paced environment. We are looking for a quick learner with an entrepreneurial spirit and a Commercial mind-set and with strong analytical, communication, project management, and Excel/PowerPoint skills.

• Competency/fluency with Spanish is preferred.

Additional preferred skills:

- Self starter. Autonomous individual
- Team player
- Ability to facilitate group discussion and meeting
- Strong project management skills and fluency with project management tools (MS project)
- Excellent personal organization skill
- Proactive approach to problem solving
- Some basic financial skills are required
- Exceptional written and oral communication and presentation skills. Strong ability to present ideas and recommendations.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and thrive in an entrepreneurial team
- Expert fluency in use of PowerPoint and Excel

If interested, please apply online at http://track.tmpservice.com/ApplyClick.aspx?id=1304645-1789-2872