Director, Corporate Audit - Process Innovation & Analytics

Career Category

Finance

Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission, to serve patients living with serious illnesses, drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Role Overview

The Director, Corporate Audit – Process Innovation & Analytics, is a strategic   enterprise   leadership role responsible for defining and executing the   global   data, analytics, and innovation strategy across Corporate Audit and Compliance.

This role   reports directly to the Chief Audit Executive and   serves as a key member of the Corporate Audit leadership team . The Director   leads a multidisciplinary organization, including a team of data scientists and analysts ,   as well as   a   scalable   pool of audit generalists supporting audits across all domains.

The Director is accountable for building scalable capabilities, optimizing resource deployment, and elevating audit outcomes through innovation and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Data, Analytics & Innovation Strategy

Define and lead the enterprise-wide audit analytics and innovation strategy.

Set the long-term vision and roadmap to   b uild and scale advanced analytics capabilities including AI/ML and automation.

Establish and govern enterprise standards to   d evelop reusable data products, dashboards, and audit accelerators.

Partner with Compliance, Internal Audit, IS, and business functions to integrate analytics into core risk monitoring and assurance processes

Evaluate and implement emerging technologies (e.g., generative AI, agentic AI, automation platforms) to increase audit reach and enable preventative insights .

Recommend and prioritize strategic investments to advance audit innovation and digital transformation.

Global   Audit Workforce Leadership &   Operating   Model

Lead and develop a high-performing   global multidisciplinary   team of audit generalists.

Establish and manage a flexible resource model to deploy audit generalists across all audit domains (IT, operational, healthcare compliance, affiliate/country, SOX).

Establish a scalable resourcing model that   optimizes   deployment of specialized and shared resources across the audit portfolio.

Drive capability building and training   and a high-performance culture focused on innovation, accountability,   collaboration   and continuous learning.

Provide day-to-day leadership, direction, and performance management to ensure quality, consistency, and   timely   execution of audit activities.

Continuous Improvement & Audit Transformation

Drive continuous improvement aligned to audit strategy   to   enhance audit quality and   impact   and   increase   stakeholder value.

Redesign audit methodologies to integrate analytics, automation, and real-time risk assessment approaches.

Enhance the quality and relevance of audit observations and recommendations through deeper insights and data-driven evidence.

Lead initiatives that shift the audit function toward proactive and preventative risk identification.

Establish metrics and KPIs to measure effectiveness of innovation, analytics adoption, and audit outcomes.

Serve as a senior change leader across Corporate Audit and Compliance, influencing adoption of new methods, tools, and ways of working.

Executive Partnership and Functional Leadership

Partner with Corporate Audit leadership, Compliance, and senior business stakeholders to align analytics and innovation priorities with enterprise risk strategies.

L everag e   data and technology   to strengthen governance, risk visibility, and organizational effectiveness.

Influence and shape cross-functional initiatives that span multiple audit domains and global operations.

Translate strategic vision into executable plans with measurable business and risk outcomes.

Basic Qualifications

Master’s degree and 16+ years OR Bachelor’s degree and 20+ years.

Experience in audit, compliance, or analytics.

Experience leading teams   and enterprise-scale initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

Proven experience defining and executing analytics or digital transformation strategies within audit, compliance, or risk functions.

Strong understanding of internal audit methodologies across operational, IT, SOX, and healthcare compliance domains.

Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary teams, including analytics professionals and audit practitioners.

Experience   designing,   scaling   and   implementing continuous auditing/monitoring and data-driven risk assessment frameworks.

Demonstrated a bility to   operate   at both strategic and execution levels, translating vision into scalable solutions.

Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive change.

Experience shaping operating models, talent strategies, and capability   roadmaps   for global functions.

Experience leading complex change and driving adoption across global, matrixed organizations.

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