Senior Manager Engineering Projects

Amgen•Thousand Oaks, CA

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 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 Manager Engineering Projects What you will do Let’s do this! Let’s change the world! In this vital role you will be responsible for developing and leading the enterprise Global Capital Planning strategy, including 3–5 year capital plan forecasting, portfolio governance, and investment optimization. This role drives continuous improvement initiatives that enhance capital effectiveness and strengthen asset reliability through Total Asset Care principles. This role requires an engineering background, strong technical depth, and the ability to apply advanced analytics and technical solutions to improve decision-making and execution performance.

Requirements

Doctorate degree and 2 years of Engineering and/or Project Management experience OR Master’s degree and 4 years of Engineering and/or Project Management experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of Engineering and/or Project Management experience OR Associate’s degree and 10 years of Engineering and/or Project Management experience OR High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Engineering and/or Project Management experience

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience developing multi-year capital plans and forecasting capital demand and cash flow.
Strong business analytics capability (e.g., financial modeling, portfolio analysis, KPI/dashboards, scenario planning).
Technical strength with demonstrated experience implementing digital solutions in planning, project management, or operations.
Experience with Total Asset Care, asset lifecycle management, reliability engineering, or asset health-based investment planning.
Proven ability to influence multi-functionally and lead through ambiguity across global partners.
PMP, PgMP, or equivalent project/program management certification.
Lean Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt) or formal continuous improvement training and implementation.
Experience in regulated manufacturing environments (biopharma, pharma, medical devices, chemical, or equivalent).
Ability to work independently and collaboratively
Ability to tactfully negotiate and positively influence peers and executive leadership
Effective oral, visual and written communication skills with the ability to listen effectively
Resilience and flexibility with the ability to react to changes quickly, and the ability to apply knowledge to new problems and new contexts
Occasional travel may be required

Responsibilities

Global Capital Planning & Portfolio Strategy Own and evolve the Global Capital Planning strategy, aligning investment priorities with business strategy, operational risk, and long-term asset needs.
Partner with ISP(Integrated Service Provider). Embed Total Asset Care and asset lifecycle management principles into capital planning and prioritization.
Ensure capital investments reflect reliability strategy, asset health, obsolescence risk, and maintenance maturity.
Partner with Engineering Center of Excellence, Reliability Engineering, Project Controls and Operations to align lifecycle projects with performance and risk reduction outcomes.
Lead development, implementation and governance of expanded GLAM(Global Lifecycle Asset Management) scope Partner with Site/Functional Engineering leaders to ensure capital plans are integrated, defensible, and execution ready.
Coach and influence project managers and engineering leaders to improve delivery capability and alignment to standards.
Forecasting, Analytics, and Decision Support Develop and maintain forecasting models for multi-year capital demand, cash flow, resource capacity, and portfolio risk.
Use business analytics to evaluate lifecycle costs, reliability risk, and value realization.
Provide executive-level insights and recommendations on capital allocation, trade-offs, and portfolio optimization.
Continuous Improvement & Standardization Lead continuous improvement initiatives that increase capital efficiency, shorten cycle times, improve predictability, and elevate project execution maturity.
Drive cross-site consistency while enabling flexibility for site-specific needs.
Digital Transformation - Identify and lead implementation opportunities across capital planning (e.g. AI, risk signals, schedule/cost intelligence, automated reporting, portfolio insights).
Partner with IT/Data teams to translate business needs into technical solutions and ensure adoption through organizational change and training.

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.

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