Business Unit Head - Oncology, Hematology & Rare Disease (Singapore/Malaysia)
Amgen · Kuala Lumpur
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Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients
Our mission is to serve patients living with serious illnesses. We discover and deliver innovative medicines across Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease.
Our collaborative, science-based culture gives teammates the opportunity to contribute, learn, and grow while helping patients live fuller lives.
Live
What you will do
The Business Unit Head – Oncology, Hematology and Rare Disease leads Amgen’s business across Singapore and Malaysia and is based in Malaysia. Reporting to the General Manager for Singapore/Malaysia, the role has full accountability for business performance, strategic direction, and team execution.
Responsibilities:
- Own the Singapore and Malaysia business P&L and ensure strong financial stewardship and delivery of agreed business objectives.
- Set clear strategy across Singapore and Malaysia by prioritizing brands, customers, and growth opportunities using market, competitor, and access insights. Translate regional direction into focused country plans and explain key trade-offs.
- Translate strategy into clear priorities, ownership, and execution plans across both markets; actively review progress, address barriers, and adapt plans when needed.
- Lead marketing, sales, account management, contracting, and legal processes across Singapore and Malaysia, in line with company policies and local requirements.
- Optimize field force deployment and productivity across both markets with the SME Manager through clear account priorities, capability building, and coaching.
- Partner with the Medical Leads to align Medical Affairs and promotional plans with business priorities, preserving functional independence and compliance.
- Assess growth opportunities in both markets and develop evidence-based business cases for additional investment, with clear value, risks, and return measures.
- Build and lead a high-performing team: attract and retain talent, set expectations, coach, assess performance, and hold people accountable. Represent the business on the Country Management Committee and, where applicable, the Business Transformation team.
Win
What we expect of you
Minimum Requirements
- Higher academic education (university degree) or equivalent experience from similar positions.
- Proven track record in the pharmaceutical industry, preferably in Oncology, Hematology, or Rare Disease.
- Demonstrated ability in pharmaceutical sales and effective management of a relevant-sized team.
- Proven experience in marketing management.
- Demonstrated capability in P&L and financial management.
- Ability to set clear strategy, make sound business trade-offs, and translate priorities into effective team execution.
- Fluent written and spoken English.
- Detailed track record of success, including product launches.
- Digital literacy, including Microsoft Office.
Preferred Requirements
- Strong track record in a leading pharmaceutical or biotechnology company.
- Previous experience as a Business Unit Head or manager, with a record of delivering business targets through teams.
Thrive
What you can expect of us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being
- Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization
- Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
- Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits
Amgen 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.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a 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. Please contact us to request an accommodation.
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