Project Manager-CMC Integration

Career Category

Project Management

Job Description

Amgen is searching for a Project Manager in our Global Operations Planning & CMC Integration team. This role will be based on our main corporate campus in Thousand Oaks, CA and will report to a Sr. Project Manager in CMC Life Cycle Management (LCM), in Process Development. The Project Manager (PM) will be responsible for integrating Process Development (PD) activities by developing and maintaining project schedules for Amgen pipeline projects. The Project Manager will have a significant focus on supporting programs in the pivotal (late stage) phase. Working with the Global Operations Leader and other members of the Product Delivery Team, the PM develops and aligns plans and schedules for PD activities with business priorities. The PM captures associated project risks, develops mitigation plans and communicates project status clearly to impacted stakeholders. The PM assists with driving decision making for the project and ensures that action items are captured and tracked to completion. The PM partners with PD technical leads to identify key deliverables and activities to be completed, identifies dependencies, and optimizes the sequence of project activities. The PM ensures cross-functional alignment through the integration of interdependent activities and through the communication of plans and timelines, with specific emphasis on critical path activities. The PM assists PD technical leads with tracking the execution of required deliverables and assists with navigating project teams through corporate governance. The PM collects, digests and assembles information to enable relevant business analysis and influence decision-making. The PM will leverage soft skills, technical knowledge, and leadership attributes to influence positive project outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Work with technical and/or Product Delivery Teams by creating project schedules that align with PD prioritization
• Support projects that utilize internal and external personnel, contract firms, and partners
• Assist PD in driving decision making using DAI principles (D- Decision maker, A- Advice Giver, I- Informed) by producing risk analyses and scenario planning
• Ensure participation in functional and cross-functional management reviews
• Establish and manage collaboration and team SharePoint sites
• Provide meeting management support including meeting planning, scheduling, facilitation, documentation (development of meeting agenda and minutes), and outcomes communication
• Ensure product project reporting to Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
• Manage and prioritize support of multiple project teams at one time
• Facilitate and incorporate lessons learned, best practices, etc.
• Support business process improvements

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate Degree

OR

Master’s Degree and 3 years of Project Management or Operations experience

OR

Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of Project Management or Operations experience

OR

Associate’s degree and 10 years of Project Management or Operations experience

OR

High school diploma/GED and 12 years of Project Management or Operations experience

Preferred Qualifications:

10+ years of experience in the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology or other Healthcare-related field

Direct CMC experience

Experience in an environment requiring one to foster collaboration and work effectively on cross-functional teams

Strong interpersonal and communication experience with the ability to effectively interface across all levels of the organization

Experience utilizing critical thinking and problem-solving skills to achieve results

Experience applying standard Project Management tools, and practices

Experience with MS Project, Excel and SharePoint

Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology.

Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people’s lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world’s leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.

Join Us

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 cancer, 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.

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