Clinical Imaging Director

Location: Washington
Posted on: June 23, 2025

Job Description:

Join Amgens Mission of Serving Patients At Amgen, if you feel like youre part of something bigger, its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients living with serious illnessesdrives all that we do. Since 1980, weve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the worlds 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, youll 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, youll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career. Clinical Imaging Director What you will do Lets do this. Lets change the world. In this vital role you will help coordinate and lead the application of different imaging strategies to support our portfolio of innovative obesity, inflammation, cardiovascular and rare disease drug candidates. You will be expected to work with cross functional teams to design, execute and analyze imaging studies. Responsibilities: Expand Amgens end to end imaging process to all non-oncology TAs and integrate into wider clinical development procedures. Initial focus would be on obesity, inflammation and rare diseases. Representing clinical imaging on process improvement initiatives Standardize internal document templates and imaging vendor documentation (Charter, site manuals etc.) for common imaging readouts. Establish new procedures and documentations for novel or updated imaging procedures/criteria. Serve as a SME while supporting strategic sourcing and vendor management teams in vendor capability/quality evaluations. Develop training materials for imaging methods and endpoints to educate team members on expected/appropriate imaging strategies in clinical trials. Work closely with precision medicine, statistics, clinical development, regulatory and clinical operation leads to formulate appropriate imaging biomarker strategies Lead, design and implement multi-modality imaging measures as endpoints for clinical studies in a variety of TAs. Contribute to clinical biomarkers and diagnostics strategy by evaluating novel imaging modalities, novel image analysis tools and artificial intelligence tools. What we expect of you We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications. Basic Qualifications: Doctorate degree PhD OR PharmD OR MD [and relevant post-doc where applicable] and 5 years of biomedical or imaging-related field experience Or Masters degree and 8 years of biomedical or imaging-related field experience Or Bachelors degree and 10 years of biomedical or imaging-related field experience Preferred Qualifications: An advanced degree (i.e., MSc or Ph.D.) with 7 years of experience in clinical imaging research working within a pharmaceutical company. Proven track record of successfully leading and managing clinical trials with a deep understanding the workflows which allow different teams (regulatory, operations, statistics etc.) to successfully collect and analyze imaging data. Proven leadership experience in the utilization of molecular imaging as a quantitative biomarker in clinical trials Experience with the utilization of clinical MR imaging in evaluation of clinical endpoints and investigation of suspected adverse events is preferred. Experience is utilization of imaging in obesity and rare diseases is preferred. 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, well support your journey every step of the way. The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications. 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 Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team. careers.amgen.com In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information. Application deadline Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position. As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, 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 and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided 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 accommodation.

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