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About the Role
Associate Director, Incentive Compensation Design & Analytics, Cardiovascular BU
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.
About You
Key Qualifications
- Doctorate degree and 3 years of sales & marketing operations and/or data analytics experience
- Masters degree and 5 years of sales & marketing operations and/or data analytics experience
- Bachelors degree and 7 years of sales & marketing operations and/or data analytics experience
- Associates degree and 12 years of sales & marketing operations and/or data analytics experience
- High school diploma / GED and 14 years of sales & marketing operations and/or data analytics experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- ~3 years of hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and managing incentive compensation plans
- ~6 years of sales leadership or sales operations experience in a large and complex organization
- Functional Leadership: Ability to drive and influence incentive compensation design strategy to deliver sales force results in support of brand strategy
- Technical Expertise: Strong knowledge of incentive compensation principles, practices, and trends, and the ability to apply them aligned to brand strategy and sales force dynamics
- Strategic 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
- Executive Presence: Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, and the ability to influence and collaborate with senior management, cross-functional teams, and external partners
- Highly Organized: Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities while ensuring precise coordination between onshore and offshore teams operating across a large time difference in order to optimize turnaround times
- Excellent Communication: Convey information clearly, accurately, and succinctly to a diverse audience
- Collaboration: Ability to work effectively across various stakeholders to ensure alignment and support for design strategy
About Amgen
We care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we'll support your journey every step of the way.
In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of 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 that may include:
- A comprehensive 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
- A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
- Stock-based long-term incentives
- Award-winning time-off plans
- Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible
