Director Engineering

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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.

Director, Engineering - MCS Drug Substance Supply

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be responsible for leading Engineering and Maintenance organization in support of ATO Drug Substance Manufacturing in B23 and B7, Cell Bank Operations in B30 and Quality Control in B25 as part of Manufacturing and Clinical Supply (MCS). You will partner with manufacturing, process development, safety and quality to ensure facility, utilities and process equipment requirements are met in compliance with internal and external regulations.

The Director of Engineering is responsible for the technical direction, leadership and strategy of the engineering and maintenance organization including, but not limited to, asset ownership, maintenance and calibration, reliability, and day to day support to a 7/24-hour operation. The Director of Engineering is responsible to deliver reliable and compliant clean utilities, maintenance programs, facility and equipment improvements as needed to enable MCS Long Range Supply Plans.

This position encompasses both a leadership role and a technical expert role within the Drug Substance Supply leadership team. The director will provide day to day management and leadership including mentoring, staff development and work prioritization for a team of direct and indirect reports. In addition, the director will provide input into department objectives and establishment of strategic direction within the MCS F&E Organization.

This is an onsite role located at Amgen Thousand Oaks, CA.

• Resource allocation in alignment with strategic plans and priorities.

• Ensures that area staff (regular and contracted) are qualified for assigned roles and trained to perform individual tasks.

• Alerts senior management of critical quality, compliance, supply and safety risks.

• Responsible for inspection readiness associated with engineering programs and GMP Requirements.

• Perform management responsibilities associated to development, coaching and mentorship of engineering staff, as well as the performance evaluation of the team and performance management, as required.

• Responsible for planning, developing, and maintaining of the department budget with strong focus on efficiency and ways of working to deliver the best value to Amgen.

• Responsible for department capital portfolio prioritization, execution and cost-effective implementation.

• Partner with global engineering functions such as Global Capital Projects and Project Controls to ensure strategic alignment, and compliant and safe execution of capital investments.

• Ensures that organization-level decisions are science based, supported by data and scientific principles.

• Anticipate complex challenges and needs maintaining strategic alignment with Amgen Long Range Plans.

• Integrate the organization into the Amgen global networks to deliver value to the collective operations.

• Creates a culture that nurtures and rewards creativity and innovation.

• Fosters a culture that is equipped to manage change and transformation effectively.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 4 years of Engineering, Commissioning & Qualification or a related technical discipline experience

Or

Master’s degree and 8 years of Engineering, Commissioning & Qualification or a related technical discipline experience

Or

Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of Engineering, Commissioning & Qualif