R&D Supplier Quality Manager

Amgen; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biotechnology company is seeking an experienced R&D Supplier Quality Manager to support supplier quality management processes and ensure compliance. Ideal candidates will have a degree and experience in pharma or biotech, along with strong project management skills. This role may require flexible working from home with regular office attendance.

Benefits

Vast opportunities to learn and advance

Generous Total Rewards Plan

Qualifications

• Degree educated.
• Previous relevant supplier quality management experience.
• Experience in pharma/biotech, medical devices, or clinical research with quality oversight.

Responsibilities

• Support operational execution of supplier quality management processes.
• Conduct risk-based supplier assessments and lifecycle management.
• Monitor supplier performance metrics and ensure compliance.

Skills

Supplier quality management experience

Project management skills

Experience in pharma/biotech

Leadership experience

Knowledge of GxP and ISO standards

Education

Degree educated

Tools

Veeva

TrackWise

Job description

CAREER CATEGORY

Quality

JOB DESCRIPTION

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us.

R&D SUPPLIER QUALITY MANAGER

LIVE

What you will do

In this vital role you will support the operational execution of supplier quality management processes for R&D suppliers under GCP, GLP, and GPvP regulations. You will provide hands-on oversight of third-party suppliers to ensure compliance, mitigate risks, and drive continuous improvement across the supplier lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct risk-based supplier assessments, qualification, and lifecycle management, including quality agreements.
• Monitor supplier performance metrics, track KPIs, and escalate issues as needed.
• Coordinate supplier audits, manage findings, initiate quality records, and ensure timely CAPA closure.
• Maintain supplier data in quality systems (e.g., Veeva, TrackWise) to ensure accuracy and inspection readiness.
• Collaborate with internal teams (R&D, Supply Chain, Procurement, QA) and engage with suppliers to align requirements and support governance initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with procedures, perform quality checks, and contribute to continuous improvement.

WIN

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. What we seek in you as an experienced professional, are these qualifications and skills:

• Degree educated
• Previous relevant supplier quality management experience
• Experience in pharma/biotech, medical devices, or clinical research with quality oversight (QMS, deviations/CAPA, audits, inspections)
• Previous people management and/or leadership experience (teams, projects, or resource allocation)
• Knowledge of GxP and ISO standards for R&D suppliers, preferably within GCP, GLP, and GPvP regulations
• Strong project management skills

THRIVE

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we 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

LOCATION: Ability to work flexibly from home with regular office work either from our Cambridge or Uxbridge next generation workspace. Travels are required.

APPLY NOW

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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Equal Opportunity Statement

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your 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 a 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 an accommodation.