Amgen Limited Posted November 2, 2026

Director, Study Evidence & Readiness

Cambridge, United Kingdom Full time
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About this opportunity

Career Category

Clinical

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. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline and portfolio of medicines to treat heart disease, obesity and obesity-related conditions, rare diseases, inflammatory conditions and cancer.  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.

DIRECTOR STUDY EVIDENCE AND READINESS

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will lead the global Study Evidence & Readiness function, shaping departmental strategy and overseeing operational delivery across Trial Master File (TMF) Operations and Inspection Readiness. You will ensure clinical studies maintain complete, reliable, and high-quality evidence, supporting regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and continuous inspection readiness.

Define and execute the strategy for TMF Operations and Inspection Readiness, ensuring alignment with clinical portfolio priorities and regulatory requirements.

Lead, develop, and inspire global teams, driving performance, talent development, succession planning, and operational excellence.

Oversee TMF quality and inspection readiness across the study portfolio, identifying evidence gaps, managing risks, and driving timely remediation.

Manage functional operations, including resources, budgets, capacity planning, suppliers, training, and business continuity.

Drive continuous improvement of TMF processes, standards, SOPs, and systems to strengthen evidence quality, accessibility, and compliance.

Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to resolve complex evidence issues, address root causes, and implement sustainable improvements.

Establish performance metrics and provide strategic insights to senior leadership on evidence quality, inspection readiness, risks, and portfolio trends.

Provide strategic oversight of audits and regulatory inspections, ensuring effective preparation, response coordination, and implementation of lessons learned.

What we ex pect of you 

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. What we seek in you as an experienced  professional, are these qualifications and skills:

Degree educated

Proven experience in life sciences or a related field, including biopharmaceutical clinical research (pharma, biotech, or CRO).

Proven leadership experience managing and developing teams, including management-level professionals.

Strong expertise in TMF Operations, inspection readiness, regulatory inspections, and external vendor oversight.

In-depth knowledge of global GCP requirements, clinical trial documentation, regulatory compliance, and risk-based oversight.

Experience managing cross-functional projects, budgets, resources, timelines, and quality metrics within a matrix organization.

Strong strategic leadership, stakeholder management, change management, and communication skills.

What you can expect of us 

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to 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 competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.   

 

careers.amgen.com  

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities, consistent with legal requirements. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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Job details

Seniority
Director
Function
Clinical Development
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Clinical Development role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 332 comparable Director Clinical Development roles across 58 biopharma companies.

332Comparable roles tracked
300Currently active
58Companies hiring similar roles
14Countries represented

Salary context

156 of 332 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Patient Safety, Medical Director · Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (US) $0/hr – $0/hr (≈ $0–$0/yr)
Peer group range $0 – $392,100 (median $264,000)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 332 comparable roles

United States278
United Kingdom25
India6
Switzerland6
China3
France3

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Seniority mix

332 of 332 peers have a known seniority level

Director235
Senior Director63
Principal34

Therapeutic area mix

106 of 332 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology51
Immunology20
Neuroscience17
Cardiovascular / CVRM7
Respiratory4
Vaccines & Infectious Disease3
Rare Disease2
Ophthalmology1
Dermatology & Aesthetics1

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