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HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

You’ve earned your degree. How will you use that achievement to reach your goals? Do more with the knowledge you’ve worked hard to acquire and the passion you already have. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Become the professional you are meant to be in this meaningful role.

Manufacturing Manager- Form/Fill

The Amgen Thousand Oaks, Building 20 Drug Product Manufacturing facility directly supports Amgen’s pipeline of clinical drug product supply to patients across the globe. The Manager Manufacturing – Drug Product role offers the opportunity to collaborate with multiple functions within the Thousand Oaks site on a routine basis in a dynamic environment (Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Engineering, Facilities, Maintenance, Process Development, Process Engineering, Regulatory Compliance, etc.) while developing a deep understanding of the manufacturing operations and planning activities within the facility.

The Manager Manufacturing is responsible for developing a team of expert manufacturing associates and technicians within Drug Product operations, while championing a safe and compliant production environment through structured on-floor presence.

In this position, the manager will ensure production areas and procedures remain in compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices, set and measure team performance/goals, chip in to production scheduling decisions, and work cross-functionally to close nonconformance investigations and introduce new product skus.

Responsibilities:

• Staff selection, training, oversight, performance, and development.
• Schedule adherence for tasks including, but not limited to manufacturing, qualification, and maintenance activities.
• Participating as a role model in Lean culture and continuous improvement programs with responsibility to translate onto the manufacturing floor.
• Elevating critical and impactful events to senior management and make real time processing decisions.
• Ensuring standard operating procedures are accurate for performing unit operations, batch record review is completed accurately meeting disposition timelines, and non-conformances are initiated & closed with right the first time documentation
• Using appropriate systems for job duties (SAP, QMTS, and LIMS etc.). Identifies and implements process and safety improvements. Communicate production floor and project work at different levels of management.
• Interacting with business partners and internal/external audit teams including regulatory agencies as required.
• Working with business partners to assist with scheduling of maintenance tasks, engineering evaluations, and quality investigations.
• Supporting the introduction of new products and technologies into the facility. Troubleshoot and perform initial assessment of events that have the potential to impact area safety and product quality.
• Assessing departmental utilization to complete both near-term schedule and long-term strategy.

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree and 3 years of drug product manufacturing or operations experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of drug product manufacturing or operations experience OR
• Associate’s degree and 10 years of drug product manufacturing or operations experience OR
• High school diploma / GED and 12 years of drug product manufacturing or operations experience AND
• Previous managerial experience directly handling people and/or experience leading teams, projects, programs or advising the allocation of resources

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least 10 years of biopharmaceutical experience, with 3 years of leadership experience directly within drug product manufacturing that includes aseptic and sterile filling environments
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Microbiology, Life Sciences, Business or a related field
• Strong understanding of lean concepts and application within a regulated manufacturing environment
• Effective at working in fast-paced environments, specifically in a leadership capacity to facilitate objective decision making

Thrive

Some of the vast rewards of working here

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

• Full support and career-development resources to expand your skills, enhance your expertise, and improve your potential along your career journey
• A diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
• Generous Total Rewards Plan—comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits—with compensation and benefits rated above 4 stars (out of 5) on Glassdoor

Apply now for a career that defies imagination

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