Career Category
Operations
Job Description
HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?
If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. 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. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of.
Senior Manager, Engineering Projects
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What you will do
Let’s do this! Let’s change the world! In this vital role you will direct key construction projects and programs that will make a significant contribution to the site operation and risk profile. This visible position interacts with all levels of the organization. To be successful, the candidate must have strong leadership skills, communication skills, and the ability to approach issues from a strategic perspective, as well as significant experience delivering engineering construction projects in GMP environment.
The Senior Engineering Project Manager will lead project teams and interact across functional and corporate groups to achieve project objectives. These capital projects, typically <$5M, could include facilities/utilities upgrades, manufacturing improvements and changes to support New Product Introductions.
With minimal guidance, the candidate will manage all aspects of their project(s): planning, cost, schedule, risk, communications, resources, team dynamics and performance, implementation, monitoring, completion and follow-up.
Duties include:
- Implement projects by working closely with multiple disciplines, including manufacturing, facilities, engineering, process development and quality assurance
- Supervise contingent workers as needed. These workers include construction managers and general craft labor including electrical, architectural and mechanical
- Manage any construction projects, safely and compliantly, oftentimes within an operational GMP facility
- Execute projects in accordance with all corporate requirements, such as Environmental Health & Safety by Design and Amgen’s Engineering Project Delivery process
- Present projects to senior leadership at governing bodies for updates and approvals
- Mentoring less experienced project managers and engineers at the Amgen Rhode Island site
Win
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 an expert with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
- Doctorate degree and 2 years of Engineering and/or Project Management experience OR
- Master’s degree and 6 years of Engineering and/or Project Management experience OR
- Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of Engineering and/or Project Management experience OR
- Associate’s degree and 10 years of Engineering and/or Project Management experience OR
- High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Engineering and/or Project Management experience
And
- 2 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources
Preferred Qualifications:
- Engineering background
- Be a team player, and self-starter who is capable of growth and increased responsibility
- Working knowledge of biotech DS manufacturing processes and the functions that support them
- Significant experience of delivering Engineering Capital Projects from initial design through construction to commissioning/qualification
- Experience in the delivery of Tech Transfer/New Product Introduction projects
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal are essential for this role
- Demonstrated ability in leading and motivating cross-functional teams to advance complex projects to completion
- Demonstrated ability to forge and maintain strong relationships within multiple functional areas
- Ability to tactfully and effectively negotiate and influence
- Ability to communicate and present ideas to all levels of staff and management Experience leading teams or organizations (e.g. management of direct staff) Proficiency in project management methodology and tools
- Demonstrated ability in leading craft of wide skills and expertise (mechanical, electrical, and architectural)
Thrive
What you can expect of us
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.
The annual base salary range for this opportunity in the U.S. is $149,269 - $175,594.
In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising 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 including:
- 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 and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
- Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible
Apply now
for a career that defies imagination
Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.
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Salary Range
149,269.00 USD - 175,594.00 USD
CEO: Robert A. Bradway
Revenue: $10+ billion (USD)
Size: 10000+ Employees
Type: Company - Public
Website: www.amgen.com
Year Founded: 1980