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SalaryHOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?
You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.
Manager, Strategic Planning & Operations
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What you will do
Let’s do this! Let’s change the world! In this vital role, you will be a member of the Engineering Strategic Planning & Operations (SPO) team. SPO is a selection of business, advisory, and risk experts who elevate Engineering’s impact and performance by using a broad set of skills - both strategic and technical - to guide leadership, implement priority efforts, manage risk posture, and advance the organization’s culture, communication, and careers. We operate as the internal management consulting arm of Global Engineering to enable strategic objectives and deliver business results. Engineering plans, designs, operates and maintains Amgen's global infrastructure through managing ~$1B in capital projects annually. Additionally, we own Environmental Health and Safety as well as Amgen's Sustainability program which strives to be carbon neutral by 2027. The SPO team handles the Strategies, Financials, Business Performance, OE, Risk, Compliance, and Career Development for the department which consists of the following functions:
Engineering Technical Authority
Global Capital Project Management
Project Controls and Strategy
Global Facilities Operations
Environmental Health, Safety, Sustainability
Strategic Planning & Operations
Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Primary responsibility initially includes serving as the Engineering Training Program Lead
Lead improvement optimization opportunities for digital advancements
Understand and support mitigating risk by designing and implementing processes that ensure compliance (SOX and GxP) through lead training programs, management review, audit / inspection readiness and response, property loss prevention (physical risk) to Amgen’s operations
Lead cross functional teams to maintain a compliant network, resolve issues, and share standard processes
Serve as the point of contact for training metrics and data analysis
Further areas of responsibilities for development longer term include:
Strategy: Support/Lead the development and implementation of strategy, transformation, innovation, operational excellence and continuous improvement efforts across all aspects of Engineering; including technologies, processes, and people
People/Culture: partner on the planning, organizing, and completing activities related to recruiting, developing, and retaining staff through enabling a highly engaged, diverse, and performing organization
Analysis: leverage data and a consistent process to assess needs, develop options, make recommendations on next steps, and flex to implement when appropriate. Including preparing and delivering executive level presentations that drive decision making at the highest levels of Engineering and Operations
Support Engineering assessments, technical feasibility, lifecycle impact, and cost analysis of potential Engineering projects, e.g. Digital, Sustainability, etc.
Act as the central hub for cross-functional communication and planning efforts to ensure connection and integration across all of Engineering (and beyond) for various initiatives and projects.
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What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The organized professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate degree OR
Master’s degree and 2 years of business analysis, strategy, risk, compliance experience OR
Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of business analysis, strategy, risk, compliance experience OR
Associate’s degree and 10 years of business analysis, strategy, risk, compliance experience OR
High school diploma / GED and 12 years of business analysis, strategy, risk, compliance experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in Biotech within Operations and Engineering Advancement
Knowledge of GMP/ GLP regulatory requirements and Quality Management processes
Strong skills for data visualization and analytics using tools such as Tableau or Smartsheet or PowerBI
Experience having direct interactions with regulatory agencies
Experience in GMP Manufacturing, GMP Maintenance or Quality
Experience with risk and compliance management
GMP Training requirement experience
Experience in a proactive setting, being the strategic thinker for innovative projects
Versatile and agile leader who can flex across various subject areas and priorities within the team
Experienced leader with track record of developing successful teams and relationship building across functions
In-depth knowledge of Biotech industry, engineering, data analysis, and competitive landscape
Strong executive presence, technical, and business acumen to drive strategy, decision making, and implementation
Comfortable owning and resolving complex challenges, independent problem solving, and raising as appropriate to senior leaders
Ability to effectively communicate with varied client base and all levels of the organization
Demonstrated understanding/experience of Continuous Improvement methodologies and tools: Lean, Six Sigma
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What you can expect of us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.
Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising 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 including:
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 and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible
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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 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.
