Associate Director HR Site Head

Career Category

Human Resources

Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At 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. 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.

Associate Director HR Site Head

What you will do

Let’s do this! Let’s change the world! In this vital role, you will be a pivotal member of the Amgen Ohio site (also known as AOH) leadership team. The Amgen Ohio facility is a state-of-the-art assembly and packaging plant built to ensure Amgen’s capacity to support the growing demand for its medicines. It incorporates digital innovations to bolster safety and efficiency and allow us to scale up manufacturing, streamline assembly and packaging operations, and embrace digital advancements. Moreover, it underscores Amgen’s commitment to sustainability, striving to operate in an environmentally responsible manner.

You will take the lead in being responsible for developing and overseeing execution of the site’s overall talent strategy, including the workforce plan, talent acquisition strategies, employee value proposition, and corporate talent programs. Additionally, you serve as the trusted advisor and coach to the site leadership team in areas of HR strategy, culture, leadership, talent management, rewards, and change management. In addition to continuing to build Amgen’s talent base at the site, you will also develop and implement innovative approaches to foster engagement and a strong culture in the midst of dynamic growth.

This role reports to the Executive Director of HR, Manufacturing with a dotted line to the Site Vice President (VP).

Responsibilities:

• Serve as member of the Site Leadership Team (SLT) and Manufacturing HR Senior Leadership Team, contributing to best practice sharing across the network and providing thought partnership and coaching in overall strategy and day to day operations.

• In collaboration with centers of excellence (COEs), serve as a trusted strategic advisor and coach to the SLT in areas of HR Strategy, Culture / Engagement, Leadership, Talent Management, Rewards, Change Management.

• Partner with site leadership to implement cutting edge strategies to drive innovation, growth, employee engagement, and diversity, inclusion and belonging.

• Develop a robust talent base at the site including workforce plan, Talent Acquisition strategies, Employee Value Proposition, Corporate talent programs, and diversity, inclusion, and belonging (DI&B) strategy.

• Implement innovative strategies to foster engagement and strong people centered culture amid dynamic growth.

• Create and further grow trusted partnerships with local trade schools, universities, and government entities with a focus on workforce development initiatives.

• Oversee / direct implementation of HR processes such as: Onboarding, Performance Evaluation, Compensation Planning, Career Development, Talent Management, Coaching/Training people managers.

• Represent Amgen at key local external activities across industry and academic affiliations, focusing on attracting top talent and enhancing our reputation in the new market.

• Oversee development and delivery of Amgen Apprenticeship program in local market in support of Amgen’s commitment to OneTen Coalition and in support of future workforce planning challenges / opportunities.

• Develop and drive initiatives and programs that meet local needs while remaining aligned with global strategies.

• Partner with COEs to develop and implement changes, working to anticipate, coordinate, and plan programs at the site – ensuring HR initiatives add value to site and Amgen’s business goals.

• Maintain expertise in leading HR trends and deliver practical and insightful thought leadership.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The HR professional we seek wil