HOW 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.
Sr. Associate Strategic Planning & Operations
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What you will do
Let’s do this! Let’s change the world!
As part of Amgen’s Process Development (PD) organization, Manufacturing and Clinical Supply (MCS) continuously strives to be a leader in delivering superior, high quality manufacturing processes and commercially successful product presentations. The MCS organization is responsible for delivery of clinical and commercial products, process knowledge and technology solutions to advance Amgen’s product portfolio and manufacturing strategy.
The Sr. Associate Strategic Planning & Ops lead will support Amgen Manufacturing Operations at the Global Headquarters in Thousand Oaks, reporting into the Executive Director, Drug Substance Supply (DSS). The individual leads business critical meetings along with providing support for business analysis, performance reporting, project management, data analysis, governance, resource, and budget planning, and enables key cross-functional initiatives. The successful candidate will take an active role in MCS business operations strategic planning and operations.
Experience (What the person will learn):
The job responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
- Coordinate internal communications, provide strategic support, and foster cross-departmental relationships to enable leadership success.
- Planning, coordinating and leading meetings & workshops and ensuring content is focused.
- Providing support and oversight for special projects and initiatives.
- Identifying and providing recommendations for improvements across the organization.
- Facilitate, organize, and prioritize critical issues and gather required information to enable efficient decision making.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams in completing operations activities.
- Metrics Management and Reporting: Oversight of monthly reporting for Business Review and related governance forums.
- Portfolio and Project Management: Lead projects/processes including planning, estimating, scheduling, tendering, monitoring, reporting, execution, invoicing, and closeout. Ensure timely and clear communication with all cross-functional partners.
- Continuous Improvement: Support Plant Operational Excellence capabilities to the critical areas in the value chain in need of productivity improvement (e.g., lean transformation, run rate increase projects).
- Data analysis: Develop presentations based on data and communicate analysis and recommendations to Senior Management. Perform trend analysis to drive decisions. Support business and resource forecasting and financial modeling.
- Communications Leadership: Develop materials and communicate analysis and recommendations to Senior Management. Synthesize information and insights into executive summaries and presentations for Senior Management.
- Support the facilitation of the strategic planning process for Drug Substance Supply (DSS).
- Monitor and support strategic business initiatives, from development through successful execution, under the guidance of senior leadership and Executive Director.
- Assist and communicate with MCS leaders in decision-making, program management, and initiative implementation.
- Improve current processes and optimize organizational procedures for efficiency and productivity.
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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 an employee with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
Master’s degree
Or
Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of project management experience
Or
Associate’s degree and 6 years of project management experience
Or
High school diploma / GED and 8 years of project management experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Independent self-starter. Ability to set clear goals and efficient prioritize workload, operate autonomously, and deliver timely, high-quality work output and in teams. Understands what it means to own something and be accountable.
- Strong interest in learning new things, ability to take on tasks with limited information.
- Ability to foster collaboration, work effectively on cross-functional teams, and consistently deliver on-time.
- Strong oral and written communication skills; strong interpersonal skills; proven time management and decision-making skills.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Quick learner, proactive, takes initiative.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Strong experience with Project Management tools, methodologies, and practices.
- Proven experience in a highly fluid, interactive, matrix environment.
- Experience with MS Office Suite, MS Project, SharePoint, and Smartsheet.
- 5 years of project management experience in life science/manufacturing/operations.
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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.
This position will be paid on an hourly basis. The annualized base pay range for this opportunity in the U.S. is $85,832 – $101,357.
In addition to the base salary, 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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If you’re seeking a career where you can truly make a difference in the lives of others, a career where you can work at the absolute forefront of biotechnology with the top minds in the field, you’ll find it at Amgen.
Amgen, a biotechnology pioneer, discovers, develops and delivers innovative human therapeutics. Our medicines have helped millions of patients in the fight against cancers, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses.
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 but compete intensely to win. Together, we live the Amgen values as we continue advancing science to serve patients.
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, 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.