QA Sr Manager
- Employer
- Amgen
- Location
- Thousand Oaks, CA, US
- Start date
- Sep 17, 2019
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- Discipline
- Quality, Quality Assurance
- Required Education
- High School or equivalent
- Position Type
- Full time
- Hotbed
- Biotech Beach, Best Places to Work
Job Details
Responsibilities Include:
- Execute Amgen Supplier audits
- Negotiator and Approver of quality agreements
- Lead the preparation of the site for and represent Amgen at product-specific Regulatory Inspections and/or during Notified Body audits of CM Site, as applicable or required.
- Present on topics during inspection demonstrating appropriate behaviors and knowledge of the subject areas
- Quality approver for deviations, change controls, CAPA
- Prepare inspection playbooks
- Identify and mitigate Risk at the Supplier, CMO and/or testing Laboratories and/or escalate to management
- Manage Audit commitments to completion
Basic Qualifications
Doctorate degree and 2 years of Quality or Manufacturing or Operations experience
OR
Master's degree and 6 years of Quality or Manufacturing or Operations experience
OR
Bachelor's degree and 8 years of Quality or Manufacturing or Operations experience
OR
Associate's degree and 10 years of Quality or Manufacturing or Operations experience
OR
High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Quality or Manufacturing or Operations experience
Preferred Qualifications
- 10 + years biotech or pharmaceutical industry experience
- Auditor Certification or experience performing audits
- Raw Material Compendial Testing proficiency
- Knowledge of Single Use Systems, Resins, and filters in an aseptic manufacturing facility
- Additional European Languages
- Significant Quality experience at Aseptic Manufacturing facilities
- Able to facilitate and influence senior stakeholders and partners
- Able to successfully manage workload and timelines
- Familiarity with basic project management tools
- Ability to negotiate a strategic position after taking feedback from multiple sources
- Strong project management, problem-solving, and analytical skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, consistently deliver on-time, and high-quality results
- Collaborates and communicates well with others, able to balance divergent inputs from various stakeholders and drive issue resolution
- Ability to operate in a matrixed or team environment with site, functional, and executive leadership
- Experience driving decision making by using DAI principles
- Experience with the "variation management" process
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.
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, or disability status.
Join Us
If you're seeking a career where you can truly make a difference in the lives of others, a career where you can work at the absolute forefront of biotechnology with the top minds in the field, you'll find it at Amgen.
Amgen, a biotechnology pioneer, discovers, develops and delivers innovative human therapeutics. Our medicines have helped millions of patients in the fight against cancer, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses.
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 but compete intensely to win. Together, we live the Amgen values as we continue advancing science to serve patients.
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, or disability status.
Company
We are all different, yet we have this in common: our mission to serve patients. This sense of shared purpose is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. It guides us as we continue to launch new medicines and reach millions of patients worldwide.
We live the mission.
We win together.
We thrive on continual challenge.
Our team of 22,000+ scientists and professionals worldwide bring distinct perspectives and experiences to all we do. We leverage our global talent to achieve together—to research, manufacture and deliver ever-better products and greater depth to our mission.
At Amgen, there is a strong correlation between our high level of diversity and performance. Because addressing issues with a wider range of perspectives and approaches leads to more creative problem-solving. Together, we’re transforming the promise of science and biotechnology into therapies that have the power to restore health.
Connect with us to explore how you can Win, Live, and Thrive at Amgen.
- Website
- http://careers.amgen.com/
- Phone
- 805-447-1000
- Location
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Corporate Headquarters
One Amgen Center Drive
Thousand Oaks
California
91320-1799
United States
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