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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.
 

Project Manager – Inspection and Packaging
 

Live

What you will do
 

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world! In this vital role you will support the execution of manufacturing & quality systems such as productivity/capacity projects, trainings, and business processes. Apply operational, science based, basic compliance knowledge, analytical and problem-solving skills to support manufacturing operations. May serve as the main contact for operational excellence and assist on problem solving in more complex processes and systems at AML1 Inspection and Packaging-Drug Product Manufacturing areas.
 

Specific responsibilities includes but are not limited to:

• Applies knowledge of Operational Excellence principles and practices in broad areas of assignments.
• Recommends improvements, develops business cases and capability studies, and presents proposals to management.
• Assess process performance, review of performance data and facilitate Plant Business Review.
• Lead AML1 Safety, Environmental Sustainability and Business Continuity Programs.
• Responsible for supervising, hiring, and developing staff.
• Lead or support implementation of Plant projects or initiatives.
• Collaborates with Internal/External Customers, Managers, Operations Leaders, Financial Representatives, Manufacturing Leaders and Staff during execution of plans, new initiatives, and/or routine tasks.
• Supports idea generation in functions to ensure a pipeline of ongoing projects and pending ideas to align with short- and long-term objectives.
• Facilitate and/or participate in network benchmarking (learning / sharing).

Win

What we expect of you
 

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients! The Project Manager professional we seek is an individual contributor leader with these qualifications.
 

Doctorate degree

OR

Master’s degree and 2 years of manufacturing operation support and/or project management experience

OR

Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of manufacturing operation support and/or project management experience

OR

Associate’s degree and 10 years of manufacturing operation support and/or project management experience

OR

High School diploma / GED and 12 years of manufacturing operation support and/or project management experience
 

Beyond that, additional preferred qualifications are:

• Educational background in Engineering and/or Business Administration.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes.
• Proficient on LEAN Manufacturing methodologies and in-depth knowledge of other Continuous Improvement methodologies along with practical experience with their application.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills in Spanish and English, including ability to prepare presentations for top management.
• Strong project management skills and demonstrated ability to execute and lead sophisticated projects and programs.
• Computer Literacy; advanced Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Power Point, and management of databases such as Spotfire and/or Smartsheet.

Thrive

Some of the vast rewards of working here
 

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also 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 maximize 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

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for a career that defies imagination

Objects in your future are closer than they appear.
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