International Senior Tax Manager

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InternationalSeniorTax Manager

If you feel like youarepart of something bigger,it’sbecause 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, anddeliveringever-better products that reach over10 million patientsworldwide.It’stime for a career you can be proud of.

The International Senior Tax Manager will be based in Hyderabad, India, and will be a senior member of Amgen’sinternationaltax planning and controversy organization. The role will lead significant international tax planning and audit matters, supervise and developatax professional based in India, and serve as a senior tax adviser to Tax,Financeand business stakeholders. The individual will exercise substantial judgment in evaluating tax risks and opportunities, leading cross-functionalprojectsand tax authority interactions, and coordinating internal subject matter experts and external advisors.

The successful candidate will combine stronginternational tax technicalcapabilities withdemonstratedpeopleleadership, sound businessjudgmentand the ability to influence stakeholders across functions and geographies.Therole requires the ability to manage multiple complex matters with limited supervision, communicate effectively with senior management, and translate technical tax considerations into practical business recommendations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead and prioritize a portfolio of international tax planning initiatives, including cross-border financing, intellectual property, legal entity restructuring and other business-driven projects, exercising judgmentregardingtechnical positions, stakeholder engagement, resourceallocationand escalation of material issues

• Advise senior Tax, Finance and business leaders on international tax risks,opportunitiesand implementation considerations, translating complex technical issues into practical business recommendations

• Serve as the senior tax representative for India business initiatives, partnering with Finance, Legal, Treasury, HR and other stakeholders on matters affecting Amgen’s operations in India

• Lead the development and execution of audit defense strategies for significant international and cross-border tax matters, including evaluating tax authority positions and coordinating technical and factual responses

• Oversee interactions with tax authorities and the preparation of information request responses and other submissions, ensuring that positions are technically sound, strategically aligned and delivered on schedule

• Direct and coordinate the work of internal subject matter experts and external advisors across planning and controversy matters

• Supervise,coachand developatax professional based in India, including setting priorities, reviewingworkand providing technical and career guidance

• Monitor significant international tax developments and assess their implications for Amgen’s existing structures, businessactivitiesand tax positions

• Drive process improvements across international tax planning and controversy, includingappropriate useof technology, dataanalyticsand AI

Qualifications:

• Strong technical knowledge of international tax planning, cross-border tax controversy, transferpricingand U.S. international tax principles

• Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-border planning initiatives and developing and executing tax audit defense strategies

• Knowledge of Indian corporate and international tax matters and significant OECD developments, including Pillar Two

• Pharmaceutical or life sciences experience is preferred