CDNA_Sr Manager – Media Data Ops

Live | What you will do

• Define and lead the vision for Media Data Operations within AIN, enabling scaled ingestion, validation, and management of HCP and consumer media data across Amgen brands and geographies.
• Build and manage a team of analysts and leads responsible for delivering campaign-ready data to marketing science, analytics, and brand reporting teams.
• Own the end-to-end roadmap for campaign data ingestion pipelines — from third-party vendor ingestion to governed, report-ready data assets in Tableau and other tools.
• Partner with global engineering and commercial tech teams to co-develop cloud-native infrastructure (AWS, Databricks) supporting scalable, resilient, and automated workflows.
• Lead the establishment of campaign metadata governance, taxonomy structures, tagging frameworks, and validation protocols across brands, channels, and markets.
• Serve as the strategic lead for integrating media operations with upstream campaign tools (e.g., SFDC, SFMC) and downstream reporting environments.
• Build operational partnerships with paid media vendors, platform teams (e.g., DV360, Meta), and global analytics stakeholders.
• Promote a data-as-a-product mindset within Media Data Ops, balancing short-term delivery with long-term platform scalability, automation, and reuse.
• Take final accountability for delivery success across workstreams; ensure timely resolution of issues escalated from delivery leads or stakeholders.

Thrive | What you can expect

Basic Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related quantitative field.
• 12+ years of experience in media analytics, digital data ops, or MarTech roles, with at least 3+ years of people management.
• Deep understanding of digital media ecosystems and hands-on experience with campaign data flows from ad platforms to dashboards.
• Demonstrated success designing and scaling data platforms on AWS, Databricks, or equivalent cloud infrastructure.
• Strong delivery leadership skills and comfort managing stakeholders across marketing, engineering, and external vendors.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in the pharma industry or other regulated domains with compliance requirements for media data.
• Experience managing vendor ecosystems, campaign data pipelines, and reporting operations across multiple brands or markets.
• Familiarity with campaign activation tools (e.g., Salesforce plugins, Datorama, SFMC) and taxonomy/tagging standards.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to lead capability building while maintaining operational stability.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; experience presenting data strategy to executive audiences.