Downstream Manufacturing Manager - Nights

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.

Downstream Manufacturing Manager - Nights

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be responsible for leading a team in production operations on the manufacturing floor. This role will leverage continuous improvement, transformative approaches and innovation to drive reliability, efficiency, agility and differentiation. The manager will champion a safe and compliant production environment through structured on floor presence.

In this role, you will be expected to work a 12-hour shift (7PM-7AM) on a rotating schedule (C Shift). This includes extra benefits such asreceiving an added 15% shift differential, and also getting premium pay for any Sundays worked.The schedule during the initial on-boarding phase for this role (2-6 weeks) will be administrative (Monday through Friday, approximately 8am to 5pm).

Responsibilities:

• Create a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement

• Oversee right first time on the floor execution of the production plan

• Develop a successful 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, innovation, continuous improvement, learning and knowledge-sharing

• Overseeing manufacturing validation activities

• Responsible for overseeing new technology implementation in manufacturing

• Conducts short and long-range talent planning to ensure readiness of talent to complete future organizational objectives

• Works across functions to build organization and individual capabilities

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is a self-starter with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• 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

In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have 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

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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

• Strong knowledge cleaning and sterilization validation

• In depth experience with New Product Introduction and technology transfer

• 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

• Thorough understanding of regulatory requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication (technical) skills

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.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:

• 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, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

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.

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