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Senior Laboratory Logistics Associate

14-month contract with possibility of going permanent

Position will be a hybrid between Burnaby site and remote work from home

Reporting to: Senior Manager of Facilities, Global Facilities Operations

Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and uses its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people’s lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world’s leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential. Come join our team today!

Major Position Responsibilities

This position will interact with all levels of the Engineering and Research and Development organizations and provide oversight for the Integrated Service Provider portfolio within the Global Facilities Operations (GFO) organization.

You will be responsible for transportation logistics, procurement, and business resiliency for operations and will also be fully integrated with our service providers handling facilities management, laboratory asset management, lab consumables, and supplier relationship management.

Job Summary

• Supports clients as a dedicated customer advocate and single point of accountability for procurement and transportation services. Frequently interacts with clients’ senior management, functional peer group managers, and service suppliers.

• Serve as the central contact for laboratory support service requirements in partnership with the Research Operations organization

• Meets regularly with Research Operations lead and translates client needs and initiatives into GFO objectives, programs, and projects.

• Coordinate with Global Trade Office group to ensure accurate clearance and delivery of critical RD samples

• Own the Business Resiliency Program implementation by forming the appropriate supporting location network, and ensure and demonstrate a state of readiness at location

• Own the site emergency and business continuity programs

• Coordinate programs with the regional GFO emergency lead including drills, updating documents, and updating site infrastructure

• Ensures Integrated Service Providers (ISP) deliver on scope of work and align with service level agreements.

• Demonstrates dedication to Safety and Compliance and holds ISP accountable

• Support facilities projects and providing key operational support for needed business changes

• Supports changing laboratory operation needs from our Research and Development team

• Provide back up support for facilities lead

• Is responsible for the Lab Consumable and Support Services (LCSS) program in conjunction with LCSS service provider.

• Finds opportunities for the site and the GFO portfolio related to the LCSS program.

• All work to be completed to assure minimal impact to production and compliance with all cGMP guidelines and Amgen procedures.

• Partners with Compliance and Quality Assurance to ensure the facilities portfolio and operational practices are in alliance with the corporate compliance commitments.

• Assists in developing benchmarking for facilities operational parameters, monitoring employee happiness with work environment, space-utilization, and risk management issues.

• Assists in developing, monitoring, and justifying the departments’ budgets.
   

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree & 3 years of directly related experience OR

Associate degree & 6 years of directly related experience OR

High school diploma / GED & 8 years of directly related experience

Additional Qualifications

• Experience with lab systems and knowledge of requirements as they relate to the lab environment

• Experience in vendor management and handling outsourced service providers

• Experience transportation logistics, shipping and receiving operations

• TDG/DOT/IATA certification is an asset

• Experience with Emergency Response and Business Continuity Programs

• Ability to build working relationships and effectively partner cross-functionally, cross-regionally and at all levels in the organization

• Excellent oral and written communication, facilitation, organizational and planning skills

• Ability to represent organization to all management levels

• Proactive, self-starter with the ability to take on several projects at one time

• Strong leadership, communications and collaboration skills

• Strong communication, group presentation, and facilitation skills

• Strong tolerance for ambiguity in direction and in rapid changes in corporate strategy
   

Our culture is what makes Amgen a special place to work. We have a powerful shared purpose around our mission – to serve patients. We respect one another, recognize contributions, and have embedded collaboration, trust, empowerment and inclusion in all that we do.

We equip all our staff members to live well-rounded, healthy lives. Most recently, Amgen added benefits for transgender employees and continues to pride itself on industry-leading, family-friendly offerings for families of all compositions.

Amgen endeavors to make its recruitment process accessible to any and all users. Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request to applicants with disabilities in order to facilitate equal opportunity throughout the recruitment and selection process. Please contact TalentAcquisitionInquiries@amgen.com to make a request and ensure you include the requisition number.

Reasonable accommodations are available upon request to facilitate the equal participation of candidates with disabilities, should you be selected for an interview.