Study Operations Project 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. 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.

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. The Study Operations Project Manager in Medical Affairs at Amgen is responsible for working in a team environment partnering with Access and Use Evidence Generation Medical leaders and Program Managers to support planning, executing, and tracking projects (studies). Stakeholders are cross-functional and geographically disperse. The SOPM will manage study timelines, risks, issues and data curation from the study lead to the product lead by driving execution of the AUEG portfolio strategy.

Responsibilities include:

• Support the AUEG product lead, core team and program manager to execute the portfolio strategy
• Liaise with relevant cross-functional team members to manage AUEG processes, key timelines and study milestones.
• Organize and facilitate meetings (agenda, minutes, ensure presentations are ready, send pre-reads on time, follow-up pending actions, organize logistics, meeting requests, etc)
• Oversight and tracking of AUEG portfolio of studies including budget, data currency/accuracy and issue resolution.

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree

Or

• Master’s degree & 3 years of Project Management experience

Or

• Bachelor’s degree & 5 years of Project Management experience

Or

• Associates degree & 10 years of Project Management experience

Or

• High school diploma / GED & 12 years of Project Management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Comfortable in navigating in ambiguity but resourceful in finding resolution and answers; comfortable calling for help when stuck
• Self-driven, independent, organized, manages own time with minimal direction
• Highly responsive, accessible and proactive
• Loves to collaborate and communicate and knows how/when to tune communications with greater/less detail depending on audience
• Adaptable, flexible
• Strong spoken/written professional acumen, interpersonal/team skills
• Ability to apply research findings, gather information, interpret and analyze findings; develop and finally implement a logical and strategic plan of action
• Ability to make supportable recommendations to help achieve goals
• Strong project management skills, proficiency in logistic planning from beginning to end, priority setting, deliver results on time and multi-tasking
• Ability to think critically, proactively anticipate problems and propose solutions
• Ability to work effectively/collaboratively across teams, levels of management, across partnerships, leverage contact network to motivate diverse teams, and enable cross-functional collaborations
• Project Management, operational and/or technical experience in the biopharmaceutical industry
• Experience working within a complex process or working in a context of evidence generation operations
• Experience handling multiple responsibilities, priorities and tasks with minimal direction
• Proven success in operating in a matrixed or team environment
• Proven MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint proficiency; comfortable with MS Teams

• Technology Experience: Salesforce systems and custom-building reports (as a business user, not a technical expert) would be helpful; Smartsheet proficiency, comfortable with use of ChatGPT
• Curious and self-driven learning in technology or business processes to develop self or in the spirit of helping the team
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Outstanding interpersonal and engagement skills with diverse stakeholders at all levels
• Strong analytical skills and paying attention to the details
• Experience handling multiple responsibilities, priorities and tasks with minimal direction
• Ability to manage a high-volume of projects simultaneously while consistently delivering quality end-product
• Experience communicating and collaborating across various parts of an organization (Finance, R&D, Compliance)
• Experience coordinating teams in a matrix environment
• Ability to thrive in a high-performance culture

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.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:

• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.

• A discretionary annual bonus program.

• Stock-based long-term incentives.

• Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns.

• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible.

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

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 and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

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, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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