Sr Global Program Manager (PDT Integration)

Amgen Technology; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen Technology in Hyderabad is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead complex, strategically important CMC programs, guide a team of program managers, and drive cross‑functional excellence across the product lifecycle.

You will shape decisions, manage risk, establish governance, and deliver portfolio outcomes using data and AI-enabled insights, while ensuring quality and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 13+ years of program, project, portfolio, product, business systems, or platform management experience.
• 12+ years in biopharmaceutical/biotech industry with Process Development, CMC, Manufacturing, or Technical Operations exposure.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional programs across product lifecycle in regulated biopharma environments.
• Advanced program management certification such as PMP, PgMP.

Responsibilities

• Lead the most complex CMC programs across the product lifecycle.
• Coach and develop a team of Program Managers.
• Develop and align integrated CMC program strategies and governance structures.
• Partner with PDT leaders and stakeholders to drive execution and milestone delivery.
• Anticipate risks and facilitate scenario planning and decision-making.
• Address complex delivery challenges and establish recovery plans for at‑risk programs.
• Establish and improve program management standards, governance, tools, metrics, and rhythms.
• Communicate status, risks, decisions, and portfolio insights to senior leadership.
• Leverage data and AI-enabled insights to improve predictability and performance while ensuring compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring and coaching

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Chemical/Biochemical/Biomedical Engineering

PMP or PgMP certification

Job description

Job Summary

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.

Responsibilities

• 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

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 masters 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.