Senior Associate Project Management
Senior Associate Project Management
Portugal - Lisbon Apply NowJoin our team at AMGEN Capability Center Portugal, the #1 company in Best Workplaces™(201–500 employees' category) in Portugal in 2024 by the Great Place to Work Institute. With over 500talented individuals from more than 40 nationalities, our Lisbon center thrives at the intersection of innovation, excellence, and inspiration. This is your opportunity to explore the future of healthcare through technology and digital innovation, supporting our mission To Serve
SENIOR ASSOCIATE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
At AMGEN, Technology isn’t just a support function—it’s a catalyst for discovery, transformation, and real-world impact. Here, your ideas fuel innovation that improves and saves lives of patients in dire need of our medicines.Are you ready to do meaningful work that matters?
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WHAT YOU WILL DO
As an Senior Associate Project Management, you will be based at AMGEN's Capability Center in Lisbon Portugal, leading technical and audit related projects as part of the Cybersecurity & Digital Trust (CDT) team. You will be accountable for developing and reporting periodic project and financial indicators relating to project objectives, risks, costs and trends. You will apply both Agile and standard project management methodologies in the development, initiation, planning, execution, control and closing of projects.
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will:
Roles & Responsibilities:
Manage all aspects of projects, including scope management, schedule management, resource management, financial management, and risk and issue management.
Work effectively under minimal supervision and prioritize the successful completion of team goals.
Partner with technical leads to identify key work products, ensure cross-functional alignment, and execute plans to meet project goals.
Develop innovative ways to introduce change across a diverse organization.
Communicate effectively and possess strong critical thinking, problem-solving, analytical, and presentation skills.
Manage competing timelines and prioritize critical tasks.
Champion collaboration and work effectively on cross-functional teams.
Remove roadblocks and impediments to team progress
Foster an environment where the team can stay focused
Educate the team about Lean and Agile practices like Scrum
Track team metrics and find ways to improve team performance
Guide the team towards becoming a high-performing and self-managing unit
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WHAT WE EXPECT OF YOU
Must-Have Skills:
Project management experience leading all aspects of projects - scope management, schedule management, resource management, financial management, and risk and issue management and using a diverse set of methodologies (Agile, Scrum, DevOps)
Highly motivated, collaborative, works effectively under minimal supervision and places priority on the successful completion of team goals
Works successfully in ambiguous scenarios, thinks holistically, collects, digests and assembles information to enable meaningful business analyses and decision-making
Possesses learning, technical agility, and can breakdown topics/issues into actionable plans for team execution
Good-to-Have Skills:
Jira experience
Miro experience
Workshop facilitation experience
Professional Certifications:
Project Management Professional (PMP) – preferred
Certified Project Manager - preferred
Agile Certified Practitioner - preferred
Soft Skills:
Excellent analytical and gap/fit assessment skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
High degree of initiative and self-motivation.
Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully.
Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals
Strong presentation and public speaking skills.
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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT OF US
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also care deeply for our teammates’ well-being and growth.
Work That Matters – Build tech that accelerates scientific breakthroughs and helps patients worldwide.
Modern Tech Stack – Cloud-first, automation-focused, AI-powered.
Global Scale, Agile Mindset – Collaborate across continents while working in nimble, high-impact teams.
Continuous Learning – Access to certifications, trainings, mentorship, and career mobility.
AMGEN Total Rewards Plan – Comprehensive benefits in healthcare, finance, and well-being.
Flexibility – Hybrid work model with time split between our Lisbon office and remote work.
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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 a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.
