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The Stability function is part of the Amgen Product Quality organization, providing governance and management of lean, harmonized, and compliant Stability data packages for all of Amgen’s products. In this team-based role, the Senior Manager Stability will collaborate with Product Quality Teams (PQTs) and the supporting Specialists to ensure the design, management, maintenance, and data analysis of a product’s stability program support GMP compliance and meet the Market Authorization commitments. In this leadership and management role you will provide critical support to PQTs through management of activities and staff supporting stability programs for late-stage clinical and commercial products to ensure PQT deliverables and requirements are met. In this team-oriented leadership role, you will serve as a subject matter expert of commercial product stability and GMP data management strategy, directly adding to the success of PQTs by ensuring support for the commercial product stability programs, collaborating on issue resolutions and investigations, and working closely with diverse functional groups including Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Global CMC Statistics, External Supplier Quality, Quality Control, Regulatory, Quality Assurance, external providers, and other departments on a variety of activities.
Job Responsibility:
Provide oversight of the lifecycle management for commercial product stability programs
Ensure the execution of a product’s on-going (annual) stability program is supported by a team of subject matter experts
Review GMP stability data for commercial products
Provide support for product stability transactions and data reports in relevant GMP computer-based systems (Document Management System, SampleManager LIMS, Regulatory Information Management System, etc.)
Assist with escalation of unexpected data trends and/or out-of-specification results to Product Quality Teams, applying keen attention to detail
Assist with procuring stability samples from internal and external manufacturing sites
Collaborate with Quality test labs (internal and external) to ensure the smooth execution of stability studies in compliance with standard operating procedures
Oversee the management of multiple time-sensitive activities, particularly those supporting annual product reviews
Represent Stability function on cross-functional meetings and/or investigations
Requirements:
Doctorate degree & 8 years of Quality, Operations, Scientific, or Manufacturing experience
Master’s degree & 12 years of Quality, Operations, Scientific, or Manufacturing experience
Bachelor’s degree & 15 years of Quality, Operations, Scientific, and/or Manufacturing experience
Proven experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrix environment
Demonstrated proficiency in oral and written communication of complex information to leadership, peers and regulatory agencies
Demonstrated proficiency in knowledge of cGMP and international regulatory expectations pertaining to the stability testing of pharmaceuticals and bio-pharmaceuticals
Strong scientific data management and organization skills with attention to detail
B.S. or advance degree in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, or a related pharmaceutical sciences field and experience with growing responsibility in a quality, analytical development, process development, pharmaceutics, regulatory, or manufacturing environment
Proven ability to manage time-sensitive activities across global teams
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook)
Nice to have:
Expertise in GMP applications (Veeva, Spotfire, LIMS)
Experience with authoring, assembling, and reviewing annual product reviews
Expertise in stability life cycle management
Strong project management and team collaboration skills
Understanding of biologic and synthetic pharmaceutical bulk and drug product manufacturing and analytical techniques
Continuous improvement mindset with experience applying lean principles
Experience collaborating across time zones in a global, matrixed team environment