Environmental, Health & Safety Manager

Amgen Inc. (IR); Juncos (PR); On-site; USD 105,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards Plan

Health Insurance

Retirement Plan

Annual Bonus

Stock-based incentives

Flexible work models

Job summary

Amgen Inc. is seeking an Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) Manager to lead the design, development and implementation of safety programs across operations in Puerto Rico. The role requires strong regulatory knowledge and experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech sector.

Ideal candidates will possess advanced degrees and a proven ability to collaborate with external agencies, manage audits, and drive continuous improvement in EH&S performance, including training and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Doctorate or Master’s with EH&S experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise for EH&S programs.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local EH&S regulations.
• Lead program design, development and implementation.
• Act as primary liaison with regulatory agencies.
• Develop and implement EH&S training programs.

Skills

English and Spanish proficiency

EH&S regulatory knowledge

Program management

Pharmaceutical industry experience

Strong written and verbal English

Education

Doctorate degree

Master's degree in a related field

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science

Associate’s degree in related field

High school diploma / GED with 10 years EH&S experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Career Category Safety Job Description 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.

Environmental, Health & Safety Manager

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world.

In this vital role you will provide technical expertise for the management of Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) programs at Amgen. Perform duties for program design, development and implementation. Recognized as a technical EH&S specialist within Amgen. Independently take actions with impact in area of responsibility and programs. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to: Ensure compliance with EH&S federal, state, and local regulations. Focus on Environmental Air Program. Evaluate existing and new regulations’ impact upon Amgen operations. Develops new programs and implement changes as necessary and provides recommendations to senior management. Primary contact for EH&S regulatory agencies and be recognized as a program liaison with external agencies. Prepare for and conduct inspections with agency representatives. Prepare responses notice of violations, proposed compliance orders, cease and desist orders to ensure Amgen liability is minimized. Evaluates current and future operations to determine strategic and global initiatives regarding the development and implementation of EH&S programs. Assess EH&S practices to manage Amgen’s long‑term liability for planning, acquisitions, etc. Make recommendations and provide resources for the development and implementation of EH&S training programs for Amgen staff. Implement & document procedures/policies for Amgen operations. Developing program changes necessary to support global business objectives. Analyze existing and future processes; assess regulatory impact of future changes, and benchmark against industry standards to identify efficient solutions to reduce EH&S impacts upon operations. Design and implement programs for conducting periodic audits/inspections of Amgen operations. Provide recommendations on audit protocols and technical expertise for internal audit program.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients! The EH&S Mgr we seek is a collaborative individual contributor leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications: Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree and 2 years of EH&S experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of EH&S experience OR Associate’s degree and 8 years of EH&S experience OR High school diploma / GED and 10 years of EH&S experience Beyond that, additional preferred qualifications are: Academic degree in Engineering or Science Strong technical proficiencies in the Environmental Compliance regulatory field and interacting with government agencies Experience leading programs development and/or EHS projects management. Experience in the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and/or Biotechnology industry. Proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer software systems. Effective written and verbal communication in English and Spanish, including technical writing and computer literacy.

What you can expect of us

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include: A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental & vision coverage, and life & disability insurance A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan Stock-based long‑term incentives Award-winning time‑off plans Flexible work models where possible.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

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Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology. Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential. For more information, visit www.amgen.com and follow us on www.twitter.com/amgen