Payroll Specialist

Sr Associate, Incentive Compensation

Career Category

Sales & Marketing Operations

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.

Senior Associate, Incentive Compensation

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role the Senior Associate, Incentive Compensation will build and run detailed plan and contest design and payout models, perform health check analyses to ensure fairness and effectiveness, and administer the quarterly payout processes with high accuracy and transparency.

Responsibilities

Incentive Compensation Plan Design

• Design and Administer Incentive Compensation (IC) plans across sales teams.
• Translate business rules into calculation logic and ensure accurate implementation in IC systems.
• Develop and maintain compensation models in Excel, SQL, or relevant platforms.

Data Management and Processing

• Extract, transform, and validate large datasets (e.g., sales, territory alignments, performance metrics).
• Perform data quality checks to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Maintain historical compensation data for auditing and analytics.

Analytics and Simulations

• Conduct multiple analyses including Health check, payout simulations, monte carlo, etc.
• Recommend plan design options to stakeholders

Operations and Support

• Serve as a key contact for field inquiries related to compensation metrics, payouts, and plan interpretation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues, escalating to management as needed.

Documentation and Compliance

• Maintain up-to-date documentation on compensation processes, logic, and governance.
• Support audit requests by preparing backup and rationales for payments and exceptions.

Performance Analytics and Insights

• Provide analytical insights on compensation effectiveness, earnings distribution, and quota attainment trends.
• Assist with territory and quota validation in partnership with sales leadership.

Field Communication and Enablement

• Prepare IC plan documents, FAQs, and communication decks to support field understanding and adoption.
• Respond to field escalations with data-backed justifications and empathetic communication.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Incentive Compensation professional we seek has these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications

• Master’s degree & 4+ years of experience in Incentive Compensation.
• Bachelor’s degree & 6+ years of experience in Incentive Compensation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant Bio/Pharmaceutical industry and/or consulting experience.
• Execution-Focused Delivery: Own and execute day-to-day analytics tasks, reporting development, and field data operations with speed, accuracy, and minimal oversight.
• Analytical and Problem-Solving Abilities: Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret large, complex datasets. Demonstrated ability to translate business rules into data logic and calculations. Proven track record of identifying errors, troubleshooting data, and resolving issues efficiently.
• Attention to Detail and Accountability: High degree of accuracy and attention to detail, especially in preparing payment files and reports. Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Proven ability to maintain confidentiality and ensure data integrity.
• Communication: Effective communication is key, both in writing and verbally. This includes the ability to present data and findings clearly to stakeholders and team members.
• Oral, written and presentation skills to explain complex concepts and controversial findings clearly to a variety of audiences, including senior management
• Ability to identify areas for process and systems innovation and implement change that will enhance the overall effectiveness of the team
• Understanding of technology platforms and ability to partner with IS/IT and business leaders

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.

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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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Experience Level

Senior Level