Supplier Governance Senior Manager

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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. 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.

Supplier Governance Senior Manager

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will support Amgen sponsored clinical trials with a focus on key programs within Global Development Operations. You will be responsible for overseeing the performance and quality of Clinical Pharmacology CROs and laboratory suppliers and ensure alignment with Amgen's strategy and standards. You will develop strategic relationships and facilitating effective communication and collaboration among internal and external stakeholders. You will also contribute to process improvement initiatives, supplier evaluation and selection, and cross-functional projects.

• Facilitate and implement supplier governance meetings and operating reviews, monitor key performance indicators and perform issue management
• Support business functions with evaluation, selection, and startup of suppliers
• Collaborate with business leadership to identify business needs and priorities, and align supplier strategy and capabilities accordingly
• Build and maintain relationships with key internal and external partners, including study teams, functional leads, procurement, quality, compliance, and suppliers
• Lead proactive supplier risk management at portfolio and study level.
• Work with suppliers and Amgen stakeholders to identify process improvements and coordinate their development and implementation, ensuring adherence to best practices and compliance requirements
• Assist with standardizing and aligning clinical trial execution across programs and portfolio
• Support the assessment and implementation of technologies and innovations
• Lead and contribute to cross-functional initiatives and special projects
• Facilitate mentoring, training, and career development of direct reports, and manage their performance and feedback

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek will have these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of Clinical experience

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• Masters degree and 4 years of Clinical experience

             Or

• Bachelor's degree and 6 years of Clinical experience

              Or

• Associate's degree and 10 years of Clinical experience

             Or

• High school diploma/GED and 12 years of Clinical experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS/BA/BSc in the sciences or RN
• 9 years’ work experience in life sciences or medically related field, including 6 years of biopharmaceutical clinical research experience (clinical research experience obtained working on clinical trials at a biotech, pharmaceutical or CRO company)
• Experience with Clinical Pharmacology
• Experience working in a laboratory
• Experience working with and/or oversight of suppliers working on clinical trials
• Experience with risk management
• Experience leading direct reports
• Experience working in a global, matrix organization
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practices (GCP), FDA regulations and guidelines, and international regulatory requirements/guidelines
• Clinical trials execution experience
• Project management experience
• Proficiency in proactive issue management
• Experience writing and presenting clearly to Senior Management
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively w