Project Manager

About Amgen

Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world’s toughest diseases, and make people’s lives easier, fuller, and longer. We discover, develop, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help millions of patients. Amgen helped establish the biotechnology industry more than 40 years ago and remains on the cutting-edge of innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond what’s known today.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Role Description:

The Project Manager provides project management support for assigned programs. The role partners with cross-functional teams, including Regulatory, Clinical Development, and Safety, to develop and maintain integrated, cross-functional global filing and submission timelines and to support timely execution to plan. This role is also responsible for data quality across planning and timeline systems and for developing dashboards and visualizations to support program needs.

The role also maintains collaboration and tracking tools, including shared sites and distribution lists (Microsoft Teams, Smartsheet, and SharePoint) and supports new ways of working, including AI-enabled solutions. The position is based in Hyderabad and works across Amgen’s global footprint, requiring reliable time zone coverage and strong asynchronous collaboration.

Group Purpose

Commercialization is Amgen’s Framework for Bringing Molecules from the Lab through the Clinic and to Patients. There are few processes that are more central to Amgen than Commercialization.

Commercialization, Program and Portfolio Management (CMZ) is a cross-functional organization that partners with Research & Development, Global Commercial Operations, Operations and Amgen Technology & Medical Organizations in the Commercialization of Amgen products around the globe. To effectively serve patients, we build differentiated strategies to maximize the product value based on local insights. Commercialization is key to our Company’s past and future success.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Integrated Planning and Timeline Execution

• Maintain integrated cross-functional project plans and timelines for assigned programs in partnership with Global Program Manager and Senior Program Manager

• Partner with functional representatives to align project timelines with functional timelines and inputs

• Develop and maintain global filing and submission timelines with cross-functional partners, including Regulatory, and ensure plans are executed accordingly

• Facilitate and participate in global team meetings with cross-functional partners to confirm timelines and dependencies, identify risks, and develop mitigations

• Manage milestones, dependencies, and critical path items; assess downstream impacts of plan changes and support scenario planning

• Communicate key issues and risks to the Global Program Manager, Senior Program Manager, , and Line Manager, as appropriate

Systems, Data Quality, and Reporting

• Maintain accurate, timely updates across planning and timeline tools, including Planisware, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, and related tools

• Ensure data quality and cross-system consistency so dates and milestones are aligned and not conflicting across tools

• Conduct monthly quality checks of timeline and milestone data and correct issues quickly

• Develop project updates, dashboards, and visualizations based on approved plan information, using tools such as OnePager, Tableau, and other tools

• Collect and report project performance metrics to support planning and capacity management

• Follow established processes and data quality standards for planning and timeline systems, and flag gaps or improvement opportunities to the Senior Program Manager

Collaboration and Ways of Working

• Maintain collaboration and tracking tools (Teams, Smartsheet, SharePoint), including shared sites and distribution lists

• Recommend and support new ways of working, including AI-enabled tools and automation that improve speed, consistency, and transparency

• Establish sustainable working norms across a global footprint, including creating robust overlapping time zone coverage, meeting windows, and strong asynchronous practices

• Suggest practical improvements to templates, trackers, and ways of working, including AI-enabled tools where appropriate and approved

Therapeutic Area Governance (TAG) Support

• Coordinate TAG meeting logistics and calendars, including virtual meeting invites, stakeholder availability, and schedule changes aligned to business priorities

• Prepare weekly TAG meeting materials by organizing agenda topics, collecting and sharing agendas and pre-reads, and coordinating timing adjustments with program leads and CMZ Therapeutic Area heads

• Capture and maintain meeting outputs, including minutes and tracking of Decisions, Advice, and Actions in approved tools (for example Smartsheet), and support offline review updates as needed

• Monitor governance records for completeness and consistency across meetings; flag gaps or inconsistencies and recommend fixes

• Maintain TAG distribution lists and contact information across systems (for example Team List Management and Smartsheet groups) and keep stakeholder rosters current

• Distribute, track, and summarize governance feedback (including surveys) and consolidate themes to support continuous improvement

• Draft initial versions of governance communications (for example post-meeting summaries or memos) for review and distribution to program teams

Basic Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree and 10 - 14 years OR Post Graduation degree and 8 - 12 years of cross-functional program management experience in large and/or small molecule pharmaceutical programs, including global submissions

• 5 plus years of experience building and managing cross-functional, integrated timelines, tracking milestones, managing dependencies, and identifying critical path items

Functional Skills:

Must-Have Skills:

• Drug development experience, including global submissions and filing timeline coordination with cross-functional partners, including Regulatory

• Strong integrated planning and timeline development and management skills, including milestones, dependencies, and critical path management

• High level of proficiency with program management and visualization tools (Planisware, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, OnePager, Tableau) and collaboration tools (Microsoft Teams, SharePoint)

• Strong data quality mindset with ability to maintain cross-system alignment of timelines and milestones and quickly resolve discrepancies

• Experience coordinating project team meetings and working sessions, including agendas, notes, and action tracking

• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including concise status updates and timely escalation of risks and issues

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Experience conducting data quality checks and maintaining alignment across planning systems and trackers

• Experience recommending or adopting new ways of working, including AI-enabled tools or automation to improve efficiency and transparency

Soft Skills:

• Strong organization and attention to detail, with ability to manage multiple timelines and stakeholders in parallel

• Collaborative working style and ability to build relationships across functions and cultures

• Sound judgment and problem solving, including identifying issues early and escalating appropriately

• Clear, concise communication and strong follow-through on actions and commitments

• Ability to work independently with limited guidance in a fast-paced environment

• Global collaboration and cultural awareness (effective across time zones, strong asynchronous working practices) 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.