Industrial Engineering Lead - Manufacturing Excellence

Amgen; Holly Springs (NC); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement and Savings Plan

Stock-based long-term incentives

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

Amgen seeks a Sr Engineer in Industrial Engineering to drive manufacturing performance and capacity optimization within Drug Substance Operations in the United States. You will apply Lean, Six Sigma, and analytical tools to improve throughput, staff utilization, and overall efficiency across manufacturing and support functions.

The role requires strong cross-functional project management, communication skills, and experience in pharmaceutical or biotech manufacturing.

Qualifications

• High school diploma with 10 years of Engineering/Manufacturing experience
• Associate’s degree with 8 years of Engineering/Manufacturing experience
• Bachelor’s degree with 4 years of Engineering/Manufacturing experience
• Master’s degree with 2 years of Engineering/Manufacturing experience
• Doctorate degree

Responsibilities

• Conduct capacity assessments, equipment/labor modeling, staffing analyses, and readiness evaluations.
• Develop and implement solutions that improve throughput and reduce WIP inventory.
• Optimize equipment utilization, capacity, and manufacturing performance.
• Support strategic planning with quantitative analysis and scenario modeling.
• Perform facility layout, workflow, and resource optimization analyses.
• Lead continuous improvement projects using Lean, Six Sigma, and Operational Excellence.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Process Development teams.
• Facilitate Kaizen events and support Visual Management and 5S practices.
• Communicate recommendations and performance metrics to leaders.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Manufacturing

Master’s degree

Doctorate degree

Associate’s degree

High school diploma / GED

Tools

Virtecs

SAP

Data analytics tools

Job description

Amgen seeks a Sr Engineer in Industrial Engineering to drive manufacturing performance and capacity optimization within Drug Substance Operations in the United States. You will apply Lean, Six Sigma, and analytical tools to improve throughput, staff utilization, and overall efficiency across manufacturing and support functions.

The role requires strong cross-functional project management, communication skills, and experience in pharmaceutical or biotech manufacturing.