Change and Communications Manager.

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.

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will support the Hyderabad site enablement setup and communications around it. The task is to ensure an exceptional employee experience and enable a sustainable AIN setup. You should be able to work across matrixed and cross functional teams to get results and maintain the project timelines. The ideal candidate will possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong analytical skills, and a consistent record of leading change.  The Change Management Manager will report to the Change Management Senior Manager.

Implementation of change management strategy and approach in alignment with the assigned Programme, function and organizational goals.

Design and implement initiatives to support employees during transition, working closely with leadership and support functions  

Collaborate and work across function boundaries, focused on creating trusting relationships, demonstrating active listening skills, customer-service attitude

Strong stakeholder management skills with experience in managing various stakeholder groups from multi-geography teams to vendors

Strong problem solving / analytical skills; excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills

Facilitate workshops, meetings, and presentations to communicate alignment of change plans, progress, and outcomes to senior stakeholders.

Drive employee engagement through change champions, feedback mechanisms, support resources, and recognition programs.

Create and socialize communication plans to keep stakeholders informed of ongoing and upcoming changes and the impacts thereof.

Create and deliver accurate and engaging communications materials to fulfil the communications plan across available channels (Townhalls, email, briefing packs, media, etc.).

Ensure alignment of change management efforts with overall project goals and timelines.

Monitor and report on the effectiveness of change management initiatives, using data-driven insights to make informed decisions and adjustments.

Qualification

• Degree in business administration, Information Technology, Pharmaceutical or a related field.
• Proven experience in change management, project management, people transition preferably for establishing a new site.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage change initiatives, with a focus on stakeholder engagement and adoption.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in change management methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with multiple priorities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Change Management certification (e.g., Prosci) is a plus.

What we expect of you

 We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients.

Basic Qualifications:

Master’s degree / MBA and 5 to 8 years of change and communications management experience  OR

Bachelor’s degree and 8 to 10 years of communications management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Must Have Skills

• Minimum 5 years of experience in change management or communication management.
• Strong knowledge of change management principles like stakeholder management, change impact
• Expertise in change management tools and templates.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Good time management and organizational skills.

Good to Have Skills

• Prior experience in managing U.S. to India corporate knowledge and function transfer.
• Experience in multi-site project models and client communication skills.
• Prosci, APMG or other change management certifications.

Soft Skills:

• Leadership
• Problem-solving skills
• Collaboration
• Analytical Thinking
• Communication
• Negotiation Skills
• The ideal candidate will possess a strong experiential background in change management, along with a consistent record of delivering impactful change management solutions.

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.

Apply now for a career that defies imagination

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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 and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

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, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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