Sr Global Program Manager (PDT Integration)

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Career Category Information Systems 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. As a member of the Amgen team, you'll help make a lasting impact on patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines. Our culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. 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. In this vital role, you will lead complex and strategically important programs while managing and developing a team of Program Managers. You will integrate work across functions, shape critical decisions, manage uncertainty, and build consistent program-management capability and performance. · Lead the most complex and strategically important CMC programs across the product lifecycle, integrating cross-functional deliverables, dependencies, milestones, risks, and key decision points. · Lead, coach, and develop a team of Program Managers through performance management, career development, talent planning, staffing, workload allocation, and succession planning. · Develop and align integrated CMC program strategies, plans, governance structures, critical paths, and execution frameworks to achieve portfolio and business objectives. · Partner with PDT leaders and functional stakeholders across Process Development and various functions to drive program execution and milestone delivery. · Anticipate risks, uncertainties, and organizational constraints; facilitate scenario planning, trade-off discussions, and decision-making to maximize program outcomes. · Lead resolution of complex delivery challenges, interdependencies, and systemic barriers while establishing sustainable recovery plans for at-risk programs. · · Establish and continuously improve program management standards, governance practices, tools, metrics, and operating rhythms that drive consistency and organizational effectiveness. · Communicate program status, risks, decisions, resource needs, and portfolio insights to senior leadership, enabling transparency and informed decision-making. · Leverage data, digital solutions, and AI-enabled insights to improve predictability, execution excellence, organizational learning, and overall program performance while ensuring compliance with applicable quality and governance requirements What we expect of you We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The program-management people leader we seek is a collaborative, strategic, and outcomes-focused professional with these qualifications. Basic Qualifications Master's degree or Bachelor's degree and 13+ years, of program, project, portfolio, product, business systems, or platform management experience. Bachelor's or master’s degree in chemical engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related scientific discipline. 12+ years of experience within the biopharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, including experience supporting Process Development, CMC, Manufacturing, Technical Operations or Product Development organizations. Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional programs across the product lifecycle in a regulated biopharmaceutical environment. Advanced project/program management certification such as PMP, PgMP Preferred Qualifications Advanced degree (M.S., MBA, Pharm.D., or Ph.D.) in Engineering, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related field. Direct experience in Process Development, CMC Integration, Technical Operations, or Product Delivery Team (PDT) environments. Experience supporting biologics, biosimilars, or advanced therapeutic modalities through clinical and/or commercial development. Demonstrated experience directly managing and developing Program Managers, Project Managers, Product Managers, or comparable professional teams. Experience leading enterprise project portfolio management or business transformation initiatives within a biopharmaceutical organization. Experience with enterprise project and portfolio management platforms. Deep knowledge of integrated program planning, critical-path management, resource forecasting, capacity planning, governance, reporting, risk management, and organizational readiness. Experience leading complex program recovery initiatives and driving alignment across senior stakeholders. Experience establishing program management operating models, standards, governance frameworks, communities of practice, and capability-building programs. Strong executive communication, facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution, and influencing skills. What you can expect of us As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we will support your journey every step of the way. In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards. Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team. Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law. We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities, consistent with legal requirements. .