Director, Incentive Compensation Design & Analytics

Job Description

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of.

What you will do

The US Field Excellence team provides guidance and support to the sales organization by optimizing the field experience through Field Effectiveness, Incentive Compensation, Field Operations, and Field Systems and Capabilities Transformation. This role is instrumental in driving commercial success by leading and advancing sales incentive plan and contest design strategy. The individual will ensure that the incentive compensation plans align with the organization’s strategic objectives, values, and culture while driving the desired behaviors that lead to strong company outcomes.

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role the Director, Incentive Compensation Design and Analytics leads the design, implementation, and evaluation of the incentive plans and programs for the sales organization. This individual is responsible for aligning the sales compensation strategy with the business goals, ensuring fair and motivating rewards for the sales team, and analyzing the effectiveness and efficiency of the incentive plans.

Strong preference for flexible commuter role to Thousand Oaks, CA office. You will work on-site 2 to 3 days a week. Deerfield, IL or Remote option will be considered.

This position reports to the Executive Director, US Field Excellence and will be responsible for the following:

Primary point of contact for executive and senior commercial leaders to engage in the incentive compensation plan and contest design deliverables for the organization

Leading and developing the incentive compensation design strategy in collaboration with senior sales and brand leadership while collaborating with cross-functional support from forecasting, analytics, field effectiveness, HR and finance

Accountable for building and transformation of incentive compensation design and analytics program

Building, managing and developing a team of incentive compensation design and operations senior managers, and providing them with guidance and coaching

Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness and impact of the incentive compensation plans, using data analysis, feedback, and audits, and making adjustments as needed

Incentive Compensation Program Management: administration and governance of IC plans, contests, annual awards, payout calculations and validation, field inquiries, and IC reporting

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The systems and capabilities professional we seek is a collaborative leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications

Doctorate degree and 4 years of hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and managing incentive compensation plans

OR

Master’s degree and 8 years of hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and managing incentive compensation plans

OR

Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and managing incentive compensation plans

In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have at least 4 years experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation or resources. Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above