Senior Project Manager - Intercontinental Commercialization

Amgen is seeking a Senior Project Manager - Intercontinental Commercialization based out of our headquarters in Thousand Oaks, CA who will report to the Program Management Leader with matrix reporting into the Launch Readiness Team (LRT) Lead for various identified launch products.

The Senior Project Manager (SPM)will drive the development and execution of high quality, regional, integrated cross-functional plans for projects within the commercialization process and apply project management best practices in the development, initiation, planning, execution, control, and closing of projects. Further, the SPM will support the strategic alignment of regional activities with global Commercialization as well as partner with regional launch leads on preparation for launches in collaboration with regional team and IC affiliates.

The Senior Project Manager - Senior Project Manager - Intercontinental Commercialization is specifically responsible for:
 

• Provides program management to Program Management as well as to the LRT
• Drives cross functional decision-making and develops and applying best practice project management to Amgen's commercialization process
• Ensures alignment between local, regional and global strategy and plans
• Leads risk and issue identification and mitigation for key risks and issues
• Ensures communication of local, regional and global program information to local, regional and global stakeholders
• Partners with program Global Program Management (GPM) to ensure alignment of regional program plans
• Supports development and execution of regional program strategies - including collaborations with affiliates as needed
• Ensures affiliate specific plans and activities are adequately reflected in regional program strategy (aligned with global strategy)
• Collaborates with regional affiliates and regional management as well as global program teams (and its subteams) team to provide documents and information needed
• Develops global program strategy informed by region/affiliate
• Develops regional and local activities in line with regional and global strategies - including affiliate launch preparation
• Ensure affiliates establish realistic launch plans and utilize LRT and launch lead to monitor progress assigned products including distributor team in LRT activities to ensure launch plans for distributor countries are established and executed
• Manages program launch preparations for products in region/affiliate and ensure they are integrated into the cross-functional plans, dashboards
• Partners with regional functions to facilitate engagement with affiliate teams
• Develops regional /affiliate project plans and deliverables
• Communicates, escalates and resolves regional cross-functional issues and mitigation plans thereof to the regional team

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 2 years of Project Management experience

OR

Master's degree and 4 years of Project Management experience

OR

Bachelor's degree and 6 years of Project Management experience

OR

Associate's degree and 10 years of Project Management experience

OR

High School diploma / GED and 12 years of Project Management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8+ years of industry experience in the Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, or other Healthcare-related field
• 4+ years of experience in a drug development Project Management role
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams
• Drug Development knowledge with basic to strong understanding of other functions relevant to the position which may include: Research, Preclinical, Clinical, Manufacturing, Commercial and Regulatory Utilization of Project Management tools, methodologies, practices and infrastructure, as related to the Biopharmaceutical Industry

Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology.

Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.