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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.\nDirector, Incentive Compensation Design & Analytics\nLive\nWhat you will do\nThe 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.\nLet’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.\nStrong 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.\nThis position reports to the Executive Director, US Field Excellence and will be responsible for the following:\nPrimary point of contact for executive and senior commercial leaders to engage in the incentive compensation plan and contest design deliverables for the organization\nLeading 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\nAccountable for building and transformation of incentive compensation design and analytics program\nBuilding, managing and developing a team of incentive compensation design and operations senior managers, and providing them with guidance and coaching\nMonitoring and evaluating the effectiveness and impact of the incentive compensation plans, using data analysis, feedback, and audits, and making adjustments as needed\nIncentive Compensation Program Management: administration and governance of IC plans, contests, annual awards, payout calculations and validation, field inquiries, and IC reporting\nWin\nWhat we expect of you\nWe 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.\nBasic Qualifications:\nDoctorate degree and 4 years of hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and managing incentive compensation plans\nOR\nMaster’s degree and 8 years of hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and managing incentive compensation plans\nOR\nBachelor’s degree and 10 years of hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and managing incentive compensation plans\nIn 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\nPreferred Qualifications:\nTeam Leadership: Experience in building and developing high-performing teams\nFunctional Leadership: Ability to drive and influence incentive compensation design strategy to delivery sales force results in support of brand strategy\nTechnical Expertise: Strong knowledge of incentive compensation principles, practices, and trends, and the ability to apply them aligned to brand strategy and sales force dynamics\nStrategic thinking: Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, and the ability to use data and metrics to evaluate and improve the incentive compensation plans\nExecutive presence: Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, and the ability to influence and collaborate with executive and senior management, cross-functional teams, and external partners\nCollaboration: Ability to work effectively across various stakeholders to ensure alignment and support for design strategy\nThrive\nWhat you can expect of us\nAs we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.\nThe expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.\nAmgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:\nComprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.\nA discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan\nStock-based long-term incentives\nAward-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns\nFlexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible\nApply now\nfor a career that defies imagination\nObjects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.\ncareers.amgen.com\nAmgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.\nWe 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. 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