Amgen Hiring for Senior Manager Manufacturing at West Greenwich, Rhode Island Full Time

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.

Senior Manager Manufacturing

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will work closely with peers within Manufacturing (site and network) and partner functions including Supply Chain, Quality, Process Development, Engineering, Safety, and Technology. You will provide oversight for day-to-day operations but also influence strategy, drive continuous improvement and productivity, and champion digital literacy and digital solution development and adoption. The position will serve on the AR30 manufacturing leadership team as well as the broader ARI Manufacturing extended team.

Responsibilities:

• Safety and Quality Oversight: The cornerstone of our operations are safe and compliant execution by the manufacturing team – own and build upon the strong safety and quality culture within the department and ensure standards are upheld.

• Operational Leadership: Lead Solution Prep teams to reliably deliver production targets. Provide Purposeful Presence on the Floor (Gemba) to monitor overall department performance, provide coaching, and ensure consistency with our core Floor Operating Principles. Coordinate support to troubleshoot, identify and resolve issues as needed (on-call coverage is coordinated among the AR30 leadership team for 24/7 operation).

• I-530 Operations Leadership: Supply large-scale process buffers for I-530 programs from, innovating on our capabilities to optimize capacity utilization, resource deployment, and scalability across AR30 and AR5.

• Talent Development: Mentor and develop frontline managers and staff, fostering an environment of engagement, belonging, continuous learning, and operational excellence.

• Innovation and Process Enhancement: Drive process transformation initiatives to support higher efficiency and eliminate non-value-added activities. Lead operational readiness for process enhancements, including innovative changeover and scheduling solutions.

• Network collaboration: Collaborate with manufacturing and cross-functional peers across the global Amgen network to share lessons learned and best practices and build alignment on strategic priorities to elevate the network as a whole.

• Capacity and Financial Planning: Perform resource planning, financial assessments, and capacity modeling, ensuring the Solution Prep organization can meet the evolving needs of the long-range manufacturing plan.

• Continuous Improvement: Lead initiatives to reduce deviations, improve success rates, and maintain high adherence to disposition timelines. Champion the adoption of innovative tools such as digital control solutions and real-time operational oversight platforms.

• Agile Workforce Leadership: Reinforce and build ARI Manufacturing’s Agile Workforce model and OnePlant mentality by enabling cross-training and dynamic resource allocation across AR5 and AR30 that enhances responsiveness and productivity while increasing opportunities for staff development.

• Sustainability Leadership: Contribute to achieving AR30’s sustainability goals through process optimizations that reduce waste and energy consumption.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The experience professional we seek is a collaborative partner with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Manufacturing & Operations experience OR

• Associate’s degree and 10 years of Manufacturing & Operations experience OR

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of Manufacturing & Operations experience OR

• Master’s degree and 6 years of Manufacturing & Operations experience OR

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of Manufacturing & Operations experience

In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have a minimum of 2 years 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:

• Passion for manufacturing, including people and process

• Demonstrated managerial experience in a regulated manufacturing environment

• Familiarity with GMP regulations as they apply to biotechnology manufacturing

• Skilled in change management, team building, and fostering innovation

• Cross-functional work experience in a manufacturing-facing function such as Process Development, Quality, Supply Chain or Engineering

• Excellent communication skills, drive, sense of urgency, and problem-solving abilities

• Demonstrated experience in applying Operational Excellence and Lean Manufacturing

• Demonstrated ability to forge and maintain strong relationships with other functional areas

• User-level fluency with digital tools for daily management, data analysis and visualization, and application of Artificial Intelligence (e.g, Copilot, Chat GPT, etc)

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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