Senior Global Program Manager

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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 Global Program Manager

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What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be a strategic partner to leaders of the Product Teams in the success of the strategic vision of the program.

Implementation of our strategy occurs via three cross-functional sub-teams called Work Package Teams (WPTs). The WPTs include 1) Evidence Generation Teams (EGTs) focusing on clinical development activities 2) Product Delivery Teams (PDTs) that concentrate on operations/manufacturing and supply chain activities 3) Insights & Brand Teams (IBTs) that are committed to global marketing, pricing, access, and reimbursement activities.

The Senior Global Program Manager (SGPM) will drive the development, creation and implementation of high quality, global, coordinated cross-functional project plans for products in accordance with the program strategy. In addition, the SGPM may be asked to lead and/or participate in special department, cross-functional, or team projects.

The SGPM supports the cross-functional drug development and commercialization activities of pipeline or inline products at Amgen and will report into the Director of Global Program Management. We are open to discussions about location flexibility or remote work arrangements; however, co-location with the headquarter in Thousand Oaks is preferred.

Responsibilities include:

• Partners with functional leads to develop high quality, integrated, cross-functional plans for cross-functional sub-teams that are aligned with the overall program strategy
• Ensures cross-functional alignment and accountability
• Drives the development and timely completion of annual WPT goals and input to the Global Product Strategy
• Facilitates resource planning, financial and capacity assessments as needed
• Documents issues, decisions and action items of functional work package teams and ad hoc project team meetings
• Conducts the risk management and scenario planning and develops contingency and/or risk mitigation plans
• Coordinates activities with external business partners and alliances, where applicable; contributes to a successful partnership outcome

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What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Senior Program Manager professional we …