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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, OPERATIONAL READINESS\nWhat you will do\nLet’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will plan, coordinate, and execute Operational Readiness activities, ensuring the organization is prepared to safely and compliantly deliver our startup, new product introduction, performance qualification, inspection readiness, and the transition to routine operations. You will directly support Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Process Development, and Digital workstreams and work closely with Construction and Commissioning & Qualification teams to align readiness activities with project milestones.\nFacilitate scope development, planning, coordination, and execution of Operational Readiness and new product introduction activities across multiple workstreams.\nDevelop and maintain readiness plans, schedules, action trackers, risk logs, and milestone tracking across functional workstreams.\nDefine and track readiness requirements across personnel, training, procedures, systems, materials, and operational processes.\nCoordinate cross-functional readiness activities, monitor progress, identify gaps, and drive timely completion of deliverables.\nFacilitate readiness workshops, planning sessions, and working meetings to align stakeholders and address execution issues.\nPartner with Construction and Commissioning & Qualification teams to understand project milestones, turnover plans, and startup timelines, ensuring Operational Readiness activities remain aligned with facility delivery schedules.\nTrack Operational Readiness dependencies, risks, constraints, and mitigation actions associated with project delivery and communicate readiness status to project teams and site leadership.\nCoordinate inspection readiness activities, including readiness assessments, action tracking, gap remediation, and support for regulatory inspections.\nCoordinate operational handover and startup stabilization activities to support a successful transition to routine operations.\nCapture lessons learned and implement improvements to Operational Readiness tools, processes, and execution practices.\n\nWhat we expect of you\nWe are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The high-performing professional we seek is an effective facilitator with strong cross-functional project management and communication skills with these qualifications.\nBasic Qualifications:\nHigh school diploma / GED and 10 years of Project Management experience\nAssociate’s degree and 8 years of Project Management experience\nBachelor’s degree and 4 years of Project Management experience\nMaster’s degree and 2 years of Project Management experience\nDoctorate degree\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience planning, coordinating, and executing Operational Readiness, startup, inspection readiness, or operational transition activities within a regulated pharmaceutical or biotechnology environment.\nWorking knowledge of facility turnover, commissioning, qualification, validation, startup, and operational handover processes.\nExperience coordinating cross-functional teams and delivering complex readiness activities without direct authority.\nStrong project planning, scheduling, organization, risk management, and issue-resolution skills.\nDemonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced project environment.\nStrong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.\nProficiency with project planning and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Excel, and Microsoft Teams.\nPMP certification or an equivalent project management credential preferred.\n\nWhat you can expect of 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 $xxx,xxx.00 to $xxx,xxx.00. 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\nFlexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.\nApply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.\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.\nApplication deadline\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.\n\nSponsorship\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. 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