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Our shared mission-to serve patients living with serious illnesses-drives all that we do.\nSince 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas -Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease- we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.\nOur award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.\nProject Manager, Congress Planning\nLive\nWhat you will do\nLet’s do this. Let’s change the world. The Project Manager leads planning and delivery of global congresses within an assigned therapeutic area. The role translates therapeutic area priorities into actionable congress plans, aligns internal teams and agency partners around clear outcomes, and is accountable for scope, timelines, governance, risk management, operational readiness, and delivery quality. The Project Manager partners and guides Execution Leads responsible for day-to-day activities and aligns with the Therapeutic Area Lead on strategic direction, resource decisions, and congress outcomes.\nKey Responsibilities:\nProject Planning and Management:\nExecute on congress scope, goals, and deliverables aligned with business and therapeutic area objectives\nDevelop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, milestones, deliverables, and communication documents aligned with congress strategy and standardized ACT templates\nAlign cross-functional stakeholders on scope, priorities, responsibilities, and deliverables from initiation through completion\nMonitor project progress, critical paths, risks, issues, and dependencies, partnering with the Therapeutic Area Lead to implement mitigation and contingency plans\nPartner with and provide guidance to Execution Leads on requests, priorities, and execution\nExecution and Delivery:\nProvide end-to-end oversight of congress planning and execution, ensuring responsibilities are clearly assigned and deliverables are completed by the appropriate owners\nDrive cross-functional teams to meet milestones and ensure timely delivery of activities\nOversee governance and execution quality across all phases, ensuring consistency in processes, tools, and standards\nEnsure readiness across all workstreams, including materials, staffing, and operational plans \nStakeholder Coordination and Communication:\nServe as the primary point of contact for internal teams and external agencies for congress execution\nAlign marketing, medical, regulatory, legal, operations, and other cross functional teams to support coordinated congress planning, approval processes, and on-site execution\nEstablish and manage communication cadence, including status reports and stakeholder updates\nBuild and maintain strong working relationships critical to project success\nContent and Compliance Management:\nEnsure approval of congress materials through medical, legal, regulatory, and Veeva review processes while maintaining submission compliance and adherence to timelines\nPartner with brand and medical teams to ensure quality and accuracy of deliverables \nOperational Excellence:\nEstimate resource needs, including budget, and coordinate internal and external support\nPartner with the Therapeutic Area Lead to track actual spend, identify risks related to budget, capacity, or scope, and escalate as needed\nIdentify and implement improvements to processes, tools, tracking, and reporting to enhance efficiency, consistency, and scalability \nWin\nWhat we expect of you\nWe are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Project Manager we seek is a motivated professional with these qualifications.\nBasic Qualifications:\nDoctorate degree; OR\nMaster’s degree and 2 years of Project Management experience and/or Congress Planning experience; OR\nBachelor’s degree and 4 years of Project Management and/or Congress Planning experience; OR\nAssociate’s degree and 8 years of Project Management and/or Congress Planning experience; OR\nHigh school diploma/GED and 10 years of Project Management and/or Congress Planning experience\nPreferred Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in business, science, or a related field required\nMinimum of 7 years of experience in project management, congress planning, or events\nExperience leading complex, cross functional initiatives required\nPharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience preferred\nSkills:\nStrong project management and execution capabilities\nAbility to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment\nStrong stakeholder management and cross functional collaboration skills\nKnowledge of content approval and compliance processes, including tools such as Veeva PromoMats and C3\nProficiency with project management tools and various software programs, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint\nPersonal Attributes:\nAccountability for outcomes and delivery\nStrong attention to detail and follow through\nAbility to operate effectively in complex and evolving environments\nStrong communication and problem-solving skills\nComfort managing ambiguity and changing priorities\nDemonstrates initiative, curiosity, and a commitment to learning\nThrive\nWhat you can expect from us\nAs we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.\nThe expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.\nIn addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of 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 that may include:\nA 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\nA discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan\nStock-based long-term incentives\nAward-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns\nFlexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible\nApply now for a career that defies imagination\ncareers.amgen.com\nIn any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.\nAmgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.\nSponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.\nAs an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.\nAmgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.\nWe 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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