Supplier Governance Manager

Amgen; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen is seeking a Supplier Governance Manager to lead governance and performance oversight of Clinical Trial service providers, including FSPs and CROs, ensuring high-quality, compliant, and efficient delivery across Amgen’s trials. You will partner with suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders to optimize performance and strengthen relationships.

This role requires degree education, clinical research experience, knowledge of GCP and regulatory guidelines, and strong project management and

Qualifications

• Degree educated.
• Clinical research experience in biopharmaceuticals (biotech, pharma, or CRO).
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practices (GCP), FDA regulations, and international regulatory guidelines.
• Experience with clinical research suppliers (e.g., FSP model, CROs, Site management, patient recruitment, data management, clinical trial technology).
• Strong project management, process improvement, and metric tracking skills.
• Experience in a global, matrix organization.
• Proficiency in meeting management best practices.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance, oversight committees, and performance reviews for FSPs and CROs.
• Monitor supplier performance through KPIs and metrics, providing feedback and driving corrective actions where needed.
• Identify, assess, and manage supplier risks, ensuring timely escalation and resolution of issues.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and suppliers to optimize service delivery and support clinical trial execution.
• Support supplier selection, qualification, onboarding, and development activities.
• Drive process improvements, standardization, and adoption of best practices across Amgen and supplier organizations.
• Ensure supplier oversight activities are documented in compliance with Amgen processes and GCP requirements.
• Contribute to cross-functional initiatives and special projects that enhance supplier governance and operational effectiveness.

Skills

Project management

Process improvement

Metric tracking

Stakeholder management

Communication

Autonomy

Education

Degree educated

Job description

Career Category

Clinical

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.

SUPPLIER GOVERNANCE MANAGER

LIVE

What you will do

In this vital role you will lead governance and performance oversight of Clinical Trial service providers, including Functional Service Providers (FSPs) and Clinical Research Organizations (CROs), ensuring high-quality, compliant, and efficient delivery in support of Amgen’s clinical trials.

You will partner with suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders to optimize performance, mitigate risks, drive continuous improvement, and strengthen strategic supplier relationships.

• Lead governance, oversight committees, and performance reviews for FSPs and CROs.
• Monitor supplier performance through KPIs and metrics, providing feedback and driving corrective actions where needed.
• Identify, assess, and manage supplier risks, ensuring timely escalation and resolution of issues.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and suppliers to optimize service delivery and support clinical trial execution.
• Support supplier selection, qualification, onboarding, and development activities.
• Drive process improvements, standardization, and adoption of best practices across Amgen and supplier organizations.
• Ensure supplier oversight activities are documented in compliance with Amgen processes and GCP requirements.
• Contribute to cross-functional initiatives and special projects that enhance supplier governance and operational effectiveness.

Be part of our team

You will be joining R&D Supplier Governance distributed team working as part of Amgen’s Global Development Operations (GDO) function that ensures governance and oversight of suppliers, supporting phase 1 to 4 clinical trials.

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
• Clinical research experience in biopharmaceuticals (biotech, pharma, or CRO)
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practices (GCP), FDA regulations, and international regulatory guidelines
• Experience with clinical research suppliers (e.g., Full Service or FSP model (CROs, Site Management Organization, Patient recruitment, data management, clinical trial technology etc)
• Strong project management, process improvement, and metric tracking skills
• Experience in a global, matrix organization
• Proficiency in meeting management best practices
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and collaboration skills
• Strong organizational skills, advanced computer literacy, a proactive mindset, the ability to manage and influence stakeholders, and the capacity to work autonomously are essential for success in this role.

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

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.

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