Upstream/AME Manufacturing Manager, Nights
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. 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.
Requirements
- High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Manufacturing and Operations experience OR Associate’s degree and 10 years of Manufacturing and Operations experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of Manufacturing and Operations experience OR Master’s degree and 3 years of Manufacturing and Operations experience OR Doctorate degree
- Experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation or resources. Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or Engineering
- Knowledge and experience within a cGMP or other highly regulated environment including a basic understanding of technical elements across engineering, biological or chemical processing
- Ability to adapt to shifting priorities, remove barriers and provide support where needed
- Lead with clarity, communicate transparently and build trusting relationships
- Strong leadership and teambuilding skills (coaching, mentoring, counseling)
- Experience with Lean Principles and continuous improvement
- Experience with performance management including conflict resolution and performance reviews
- Analytical problem-solving skills
- Thorough understanding of regulatory requirements
- Ability to be flexible and manage change
- Excellent verbal and written communication (technical) skills
Responsibilities
- Create a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement
- Oversee right first time on the floor execution of the production plan
- Deliver strong business results
- Develop a high-performing team, build technical and leadership capabilities within the organization to meet current and future business needs
- Ensure the right people and resources are in place and optimally allocated to achieve results
- Create an environment that fosters accountability, agility, innovation, continuous improvement, learning and knowledge-sharing
- Ensure effective decision-making
- Oversee manufacturing validation activities
- Responsible for overseeing new technology implementation in manufacturing
- Attract, develop and retain diverse talent
- Conduct short and long-range talent planning to ensure readiness of talent to execute future organizational objectives
- Work across functions to build organization and individual capabilities
- Develop strong relationships with staff members, provide open and clear feedback to improve individual and team performance
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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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
High school or GED
