Senior Project Manager - Results Delivery Office

Career Category

Project Management

Job Description

Join Amgen's Mission to Serve Patients

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.

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What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will join the Results Delivery Office (RDO) that drives transformation and builds critical capabilities that enable Amgen to respond to rapid advancements in science and technology within a rapidly changing business environment. We are looking for Program Management Senior Manager to join our team of leaders and liaisons, working on these high-priority initiatives that drive value through changes to our operating model and through simplification of Amgen’s largest, cross-functional, end-to-end processes. The Program Management Senior Manager will will be assigned to the development and execution of one or more transformation initiatives related to Amgen’s core functions, e.g., Operations, R&D, Commercial, Medical Affairs, and/or Corporate Functions.

Roles & Responsibilities:

This role requires a bold, dedicated leader with the ability to apply advanced project management rigor and ensure speed to impact across Amgen’s most critical initiatives, including: 

• Collaboration with multi-functional teams to ensure alignment with program goals.

• Driving execution excellence by developing and maintaining workstream roadmap, program schedules, budgets, and resource allocation plans.

• Tracking, organizing, and monitoring the overall program to ensure successful delivery within the defined scope, schedule and budget.

• Liaising and coordinating across transformation and business teams, identifying potential risks and mitigation strategies, and managing escalation of issues as needed.

• Partnering with RDO capability leads to apply process mapping, realization metrics (KPIs), workshop facilitation, and change management as relevant to workstream needs

• Providing regular updates to stakeholders on program progress.

• Conducting post-program reviews to identify areas for improvement.

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What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The program management professional we seek is a problem solver with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of Project or Program Management experience OR

• Master’s degree and 6 to 8 years of Project or Program Management experience OR

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 to 12 years of Project or Program Management experience OR

• Diploma and 12+ years of Project or Program Management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Must Have Skills

• Minimum 10 years of experience in program management or project management.

• Strong knowledge of program management software, such as Smartsheet, Power BI, Jira, Project and MS Office.

• Expertise in program management principles and documentation, tools, and templates.

• Great interpersonal and communication skills.

• Strong analytical skills.

• Good time management and organizational skills.

Good to Have Skills

• Experience in multi-site project models and client communication skills.

• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Agile, or other project management certifications.

• The ideal candidate will possess a strong educational background in project or program management, along with a successful track record of delivering projects.

Soft Skills:

Must Have Skills

• Leadership

• Problem-solving skills

• Collaboration

• Analytical Thinking

• Communication

Good to Have Skills

• Negotiation Skills

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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.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.

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for a career that defies imagination

In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us.

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Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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