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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. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. 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.
Job Responsibility:
Lead, coach, and develop Quality staff across assigned areas and shifts
Provide QA oversight of manufacturing packaging activities to ensure compliance with cGMP, GDP, and global regulatory requirements
Ensure that facilities, equipment, processes, materials, and products meet all applicable quality and compliance standards
Review, approve, and oversee key quality systems including: Deviations
CAPAs
Change Controls
Validation documentation
Procedures and batch records
Drive investigations and resolution of deviations, ensuring timely, thorough, and compliant outcomes
Ensure production records and test results are accurate, complete, and inspection-ready
Champion and lead continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen quality systems and operational performance
Partner cross-functionally with Manufacturing, QC, Engineering, Supply Chain, and other stakeholders
Assess and manage quality risks, escalating critical issues to senior leadership as needed
Represent QA during internal and external audits and regulatory inspections
Support audit readiness and participate in inspection management activities
Ensure document control excellence, including ownership and timely periodic review of controlled documents
Foster a culture of quality, accountability, and compliance across all teams
Requirements:
Doctorate degree
OR Master’s degree and 3 years of quality experience
OR Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of quality experience
OR Associate’s degree and 10 years quality experience
OR High school diploma / GED and 12 years of quality experience
Experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources
Nice to have:
Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, or a related field (advanced degree a plus)
3+ years of experience in Quality Assurance within a GMP-regulated environment (biotech/pharma preferred)
Prior leadership or people management experience strongly preferred
Deep knowledge of cGMP, GDP, and regulatory expectations
Proven experience with quality systems (deviations, CAPA, change control, validation)
Strong ability to lead in a shift-based operation, with flexibility for evenings, nights, weekends, or holidays
Excellent communication, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
A proactive, collaborative leader who can influence and inspire across functions
What we offer:
A 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, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan