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Sr Specialist Quality Complaints

Employer
Amgen
Location
Thousand Oaks, CA
Start date
May 11, 2022

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Discipline
Quality, Quality Control
Required Education
High School or equivalent
Position Type
Full time
Hotbed
Biotech Beach, Best Places to Work

Job Details

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

If you feel like youre part of something bigger, its because you are. At Amgen, our shared missionto serve patientsdrives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the worlds leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve togetherresearching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. Its time for a career you can be proud of. Join us.

Sr Specialist Quality Complaints

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What you will do

Lets do this! Lets change the world!

Job Description

Amgen is seeking a Sr. Specialist Quality Complaints Training and IS Systems as part of the broader Product Complaints and Surveillance team. The Product Complaints and Surveillance team owns and completes the end-to-end global complaint process and management system, ensuring appropriate business connection across Amgen. In doing so, the focus is on assuring complaint processes and systems remain fully compliant through the quality operating standards and procedures to current, emerging internal and external requirements. In addition, the team translates information from the market to drive continuous improvement.

The Sr. Specialist establishes and leads robust onboarding curriculum and training programs for members of the Product Complaints and Surveillance team. Leads development and maintenance of complaint staff training curriculum and content. Determines regulatory requirements for complaints curriculum and any action which may be necessary to ensure compliance with internal and external requirements.

Determines regulatory requirements (e.g. Data Integrity) for complaint IS systems and any action which may be necessary to show due diligence with Complaints IS systems. Establishes and performs data monitoring for complaint IS systems.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Leads cross-functional teams to analyze, outline, and implement the strategy for complaint staff onboarding and ongoing training requirements

  • Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of complaint processes, systems, and requirements along with subject matter expertise to inform the right content and standard methodologies

  • Works closely with Operations Learning and Performance to develop strategy, content, and delivery mechanism to ensure alignment with corporate and regulatory requirements

  • Manages and drives continuous improvement for complaint staff training curriculum, onboarding, and related content

  • Drives Operational Excellence and champions change

  • Directs interactions with health and regulatory authorities during inspections, speaking on behalf of Amgen

  • Applies in-depth knowledge and subject matter expertise to determine the steps necessary to advance the complaints IS systems

  • Leads cross-functional teams in analysis of complaint IS system issues and the necessary steps to address both immediate and future anticipated issues

  • Interprets IS regulatory requirements, performs informed gap assessments for complaints IS systems, and translates into SOP requirements

  • Focuses on ways to predict and prevent, using leading indicators and data insights to proactively find opportunities and challenges

  • Sets project timelines and priorities

  • Partners with key collaborators to include Medical Communication, Amgen Global Safety with shared IS systems, ensuring quality requirements are met

  • Responsible for Business Continuity Plans for Complaints IS Systems

  • Assists GPO to manage Process Standard, Process Overview and Multisite SOP to ensure alignment with document hierarchy and document templates.

Win

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications

Doctorate degree and 2 years of Quality experience

Or

Masters degree and 6 years of Quality experience

Or

Bachelors degree and 8 years of Quality experience

Or

Associates degree and 10 years of Quality experience

Or

High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Quality experience

Preferred Qualifications
  • 8+ years of quality and manufacturing experience in biotech or pharmaceutical industry

  • Bachelors Degree in a Science Field

  • Leadership skills and the ability to oversee multiple projects simultaneously

  • Ability to successfully manage workload to timelines

  • Familiarity with basic project management tools

  • Ability to negotiate a position after taking feedback from multiple sources

  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, consistently deliver on-time, and high-quality results

  • Ability to operate in a matrixed or team environment with site, functional, and executive leadership

  • Experience in driving decision making by using decision making principles

  • Understanding of industry requirements/expectations of a Quality Management System (QMS) Training Program

  • Understanding of the applicable manufacturing/testing processes (i.e. API, Drug Substance, Drug Product, Packaging, Device manufacturing processes)

  • Understanding of IS Systems related to management of quality processes

  • Ability to travel +/- 10% of time to domestic and international Amgen sites

Thrive

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates professional and personal growth and well-being.

  • Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization

  • Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act

  • Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits

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for a career that defies imagination

In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us.

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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.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Amgen requires all staff in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada to be vaccinated from COVID 19 as a condition of employment. In accordance with applicable law, Amgen will provide reasonable accommodations to staff members who qualify on the basis of a medical reason or a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance. Such accommodation may not pose an undue hardship to Amgen, its operations, or its staff.

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.

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Phone
805-447-1000
Location
Corporate Headquarters
One Amgen Center Drive
Thousand Oaks
California
91320-1799
United States

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