Project Controls Senior Manager - Scheduler

Amgen SA; New Albany, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement and Savings Plan

Group medical, dental and vision

Stock-based incentives

Flexible work models

Job summary

Amgen seeks a Senior Manager Project Controls - Scheduling to lead the Planning and Scheduling function across Amgen's capital project portfolio. You will establish standardized planning processes, portfolio governance, and scheduling best practices across multiple capital programs.

The leader partners with Project Management, Engineering, Construction, Procurement, CQV, Finance, Manufacturing, Site Operations, and Regulatory organizations to ensure projects are planned, executed, and reported

Qualifications

• Experience delivering capital projects with strong planning and scheduling leadership.
• Ability to develop integrative master schedules and planning standards.
• Effective communication and executive presentation skills essential.
• Experience mentoring planning professionals and leading cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Planning and Scheduling organization and portfolio.
• Standardize planning practices and governance across multiple projects.
• Develop master schedules from planning through licensure.
• Quantify performance via dashboards and earned value management.
• Mentor planners and coordinate with Project Managers and Controls teams.
• Drive digital planning initiatives including AI-enabled tools.
• Create data-driven dashboards using Power BI and Planisware.
• Coordinate with subject matter experts for accurate reporting.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Presentation skills

Scheduling

Engineering delivery

Education

High school diploma / GED

Associate’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Doctorate degree

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Planner

Excel

Power BI

Smartsheets

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. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline and portfolio of medicines to treat heart disease, obesity and obesity-related conditions, rare diseases, inflammatory conditions and cancer. 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.

SENIOR MANAGER PROJECT CONTROLS - SCHEDULING

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will lead the Planning and Scheduling function supporting Amgen's capital project portfolio. This role provides organizational leadership for a team of planners and schedulers while establishing standardized planning processes, portfolio governance, and scheduling best practices across multiple capital programs. The leader partners with Project Management, Engineering, Construction, Procurement, CQV, Finance, Manufacturing, Site Operations, and Regulatory organizations to ensure projects are planned, executed, and reported consistently throughout the project lifecycle. In addition to maintaining technical excellence in project scheduling, the leader is responsible for developing talent, managing organizational resources, driving standardization and continuous improvement initiatives, implementing digital planning solutions, and providing portfolio-level analytics that support executive decision making.

• Lead the Planning and Scheduling organization and portfolio.
• Supporting Amgen's capital project portfolio, ensuring standardized planning practices, portfolio governance, and successful execution across multiple concurrent capital projects.
• Executive and network reporting performance dashboards within capital project portfolio.
• Support the development of integrative master schedules from planning to operational readiness through licensure.
• Establish staffing strategies and optimize resource allocation across multiple projects.
• Champion digital planning solutions including Primavera P6, Planisware, AI-enabled planning tools, and reporting platforms.
• Partner closely with Project Managers and Project Controls teams to support successful project delivery.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders across all organizational levels.
• Develop standard methodology for earned value management and risk management.
• Work closely with various disciplines in project teams to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the schedules.
• Manage the Planning and Scheduling organization supporting the capital portfolio.
• Lead planning governance across all assigned projects.
• Mentor planners and project controls professionals.
• Manage contractor scheduling requirements and performance.
• Coordinate with all organizational subject matter experts to ensure accurate reporting.
• Collate project-level schedule reporting to produce program-level schedule reporting.
• Coordinate the alignment of the project-level schedules with the Master Program Schedule
• Provide data required for Earned Value Management
• Perform impact analyses and schedule updates as required.
• Oversee and proactively provides guidance to project-level schedule consultants.
• Perform schedule forecasting and predictability.
• Incorporate schedule Change Orders in coordination with Program Change Management
• Lead implementation of schedule AI-enabled planning tools.
• Drive digital transformation initiatives within Project Controls.
• Develop data-driven planning dashboards using Power BI and Planisware.
• Promote automation and predictive scheduling methodologies.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a person with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Engineering and capital projects delivery
• experience OR
• Associate’s degree and 10 years of Engineering and capital projects delivery
• experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of Engineering and capital projects delivery experience OR
• Master’s degree and 4 years of Engineering and capital projects delivery experience OR
• Doctorate degree and 2 years of Engineering and capital projects delivery experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in capital project delivery. managing Engineering or Construction in project controls across estimating, cost control, scheduling, and compliance
• Expertise in planning and scheduling while possessing proven leadership capabilities to execute capital construction projects.
• Experience managing integrated master schedules, developing planning standards, mentoring planning professionals, and leading cross-functional organizations.
• Effective communication, organizational leadership, and executive presentation skills are essential, along with the ability to influence stakeholders across all organizational levels.
• Computer Systems: Primavera P6 expert, MS Project and Planner, Excel, Smart Planning, Smartsheets, Power Bi

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

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 and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
• 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. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities, consistent with legal requirements. Please contact us to request accommodation.