Career CategoryOperationsJob DescriptionJoin Amgen’s Mission of Serving PatientsAt Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.Since 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.Our 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.Engineering ManagerWhat you will doLet’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will lead engineering activities that support reliable, compliant, and efficient site operations. You will collaborate with multiple functions on a routine basis in a dynamic environment, including Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Facilities, Maintenance, Process Development, Process Engineering, Automation, Regulatory Compliance, and other business partners.With minimal direction, the Manager Engineering is responsible for leading an engineering team that provides technical support, equipment reliability, troubleshooting, project execution, and continuous improvement for site operations. The Manager will be responsible for supervising, coaching, hiring, and developing engineering staff. This role will assist in defining area objectives, identifying improvement opportunities, managing technical priorities, and leading change efforts. The Manager will need to effectively direct their team and deliver on short- and long-term Amgen operational and engineering goals.Scope of ResponsibilityDemonstrate technical leadership across engineering systems, equipment, utilities, process support, and/or site infrastructure.Lead engineering support for manufacturing and site operations to ensure reliable, compliant, and efficient performance of equipment and systems.Ensure adherence to Standard Operating Procedures, GMP requirements, engineering standards, safety requirements, change control processes, and applicable regulatory expectations.Troubleshoot equipment issues, system performance concerns, process-support challenges, and operational disruptions in real time.Participate in investigations, audits, and regulatory inspections as an engineering subject matter expert or technical owner.Support deviation investigations, root cause analysis, CAPA development, change controls, technical evaluations, and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.Leading Strategy Development and ExecutionAssist in developing and implementing departmental engineering strategy and plans that are aligned with the broader organizational strategy.Anticipate technical, compliance, safety, reliability, and schedule risks and build contingencies to help mitigate impact.Deliver strong business results through identification and implementation of continuous improvements that increase efficiency, equipment reliability, compliance, throughput, and operational resilience.Support lifecycle management of equipment, systems, and infrastructure, including reliability improvements, obsolescence planning, and long-term asset strategy.Building a Strong Organizational AlignmentResponsible for selection, training, evaluation, staff relations, and development of engineering staff.Interact with management in optimizing organizational structure, technical responsibilities, and resource allocation.Create an environment that fosters accountability, innovation, continuous improvement, learning, technical rigor, and knowledge-sharing.Build and develop a diverse, impactful engineering team.Develop strong relationships with staff members and provide open and clear feedback to improve individual and team performance.Build strong partnerships with Manufacturing, Quality, Facilities, Maintenance, Process Engineering, Automation, and other cross-functional partners to ensure alignment on priorities, risks, and execution plans.The onboarding phase for this role will last approximately 2–6 weeks, during which time successful incumbents will become familiar with site operations, engineering systems, quality processes, safety expectations, and cross-functional ways of working. This is a days-based role, generally aligned to an administrative schedule, with flexibility required to support business needs, critical operations, shutdowns, investigations, or occasional off-hours issues as necessary.What we expect of youWe are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dedicated professional we seek is a collaborative leader with these qualifications.Basic QualificationsHigh school diploma / GED and 12 years of Engineering and/or Operations experience ORAssociate’s degree and 10 years of Engineering and/or Operations experience ORBachelor’s degree and 5 years of Engineering and/or Operations experience ORMaster’s degree and 3 years of Engineering and/or Operations experience ORDoctorate degreeIn addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources. Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above.Preferred QualificationsBachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related technical discipline.Knowledge and experience within a cGMP or other highly regulated environment, including a basic understanding of technical elements across engineering, equipment systems, automation, facilities/utilities, biological or chemical processing, and/or operational support.Experience leading engineering, maintenance, reliability, technical operations, automation, facilities, or process-support teams.Strong leadership and team-building skills, including coaching, mentoring, counseling, and developing technical talent.Experience improving staff capability, team performance, technical execution, and organizational effectiveness.Experience with performance management, including performance reviews and development planning.Strong conflict resolution skills.Strong analytical problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis and risk-based decision-making.Project management skills, including planning, prioritization, execution, and stakeholder communication.Understanding of regulatory requirements and expectations in a GMP or highly regulated environment.Ability to be flexible, manage change, and lead teams through ambiguity.Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical topics clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.Excellent computer skills with Microsoft Office and experience with systems such as EBR/MES, DeltaV, CMMS, electronic quality systems, or other engineering, automation, maintenance, or quality platforms.Experience with change control, deviation investigations, CAPA, equipment qualification, maintenance strategy, reliability engineering, or continuous improvement methodologies.What you can expect from usAs 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.The 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.In 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:A 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 accountsA discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive planStock-based long-term incentivesAward-winning time-off plansFlexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.careers.amgen.comIn 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.Application deadlineAmgen 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.SponsorshipSponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.As 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.Amgen 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.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. 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..Salary Range125,062.20USD -169,201.80 USD