Director Site Operations (Thousand Oaks, CA Site)

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

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 pioneered 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. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. 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. Director ATO Site Operations What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world! Provide cross functional operational site leadership for Amgen Thousand Oaks, overseeing a network of Global Facility Operations, Environmental Health and Safety, Security, R&D, Operations, Commercial and Corporate Function leaders. Ensure site maintains a high state of emergency preparedness for a $2B site with essential enterprise capabilities in Research and Manufacturing

Requirements

• Doctorate degree and 4 years of operational leadership experience (e.g. – operations, crisis management, emergency response, business continuity planning) in biotech sector OR Master’s degree and 8 years of operational leadership experience (e.g. – operations, crisis management, emergency response, business continuity planning) in biotech sector OR Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of operational leadership experience (e.g. – operations, crisis management, emergency response, business continuity planning) in biotech sector
• At least 4 years experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation or resources.
• Managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above
• Advise and persuade site leaders to enhance site emergency preparedness
• Ability to apply science-based problem solving and application of new technologies (e.g. AI, Drone technology)
• Capable of working across cross functional team to find optimal solutions
• Able to communicate effectively across teams and under emergent situations (GFO, EHSS, Security, HR, Law, etc)
• Must demonstrate trust and respect to site stakeholders and leaders (Director to VP)

Nice To Haves

• 14+ years of operational leadership experience (eg. – operations, crisis management, emergency response, business continuity planning) in biotech sector
• Demonstrated experience of operational experience with laboratory, manufacturing and administrative staff, facilities and equipment
• Strong technical experience with communications and drone technologies
• MS, PhD preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide On Site Leadership as Deputy Site Lead (on site presence 3-4 days a week).
• Serve as back up IMT lead as needed.
• Update, improve, test and implement business continuity plans to ensure business resilience (e.g. –Cross functional alignment across GFO, Security, EHSS, Labs, Manufacturing, etc)
• Ensure cross functional integration across GFO, Security, EHSS, HR, Law, Operations, PD, Research and Commercial to improve site business resilience and operational performance.
• Emergencies (e.g. - Wildfire Risk Mitigation, Earthquakes, Utility Outages). Ensure cross functional alignment between GFO, Security, EHSS, contract fire fighting service and local agencies.
• Emerging technologies. Use of GPS, drone and AI to enhance security of site and safety of staff.
• Partner with cross functional site leaders to ensure site amenities and services meet and exceed standards
• Plan, lead and execute site visits for VIPs and dignitaries in partnership with GFO, Security, Government Affairs and Corporate Affairs
• Establish ongoing continuous improvement / GEMBA walks

Benefits

• A 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
• Flexible work models where possible.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree