Senior Manager Corporate Quality Compliance

Amgen Inc. (IR); Thousand Oaks (CA); Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Life and disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Bonus program

Stock incentives

Generous paid time off

Flexible work models

Job summary

Amgen Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager for Global Quality Compliance to coordinate and lead audits across Amgen sites, contract facilities, and affiliates. The role requires strong regulatory knowledge, leadership, and experience in quality compliance.

Responsibilities include training program support, annual audit planning, and providing expert guidance on global regulations and inspection readiness. Travel to domestic and international sites is expected.

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of auditor experience
• Master’s degree and 6 years of auditor experience
• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of auditor experience
• Associate’s degree and 10 years of auditor experience
• High school diploma / GED and 12 years of auditor experience

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and lead global quality compliance audits across Amgen sites, contract facilities, affiliates and partners.
• Support training to ensure understanding and application of regulatory requirements.
• Assist in the annual audit plan development and tracking.
• Provide SME guidance on global regulations and inspection readiness and regulatory authority inspections when necessary.

Skills

Auditing experience

People management

Regulatory knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Doctorate degree

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Associate’s degree

High school diploma / GED

Job description

Career Category Quality 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. 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.

Global Quality Compliance, Senior Manager

What you will do

• Coordinates and leads or participates in Global Quality Compliance Audits of Corporate Quality Management System, Amgen sites, Contract facilities, Affiliates, Critical Service Providers, Suppliers, Partners, and Wholesalers to assess compliance with all applicable regulations and to identify top compliance risks.
• Ensure completion, maintenance, and sustainability of the assigned training per specific roles to support the audit process (e.g., read and understand how to apply regulatory requirements including changes to regulations, guidelines and standards, trends and expectations, as applicable).
• Supports preparation of the annual audit plans, as assigned
• Assesses state of compliance with appropriate regulations and participation in the assessment of action plans to correct deficiencies.
• Provides technical and organizational leadership toward resolving site and multi-site compliance issues.
• Alerts executive management of significant quality, and compliance risks.
• Serves as subject matter expert on global regulated requirements and inspectional commitments, as applicable
• Provides support for domestic and international Regulatory Authority Inspections when necessary.
• Serves as senior Global Quality Compliance representative on cross-functional teams (e.g., QMS, GPO, ALF, and special task forces) and interacts with other departments in order to achieve goals.
• Interacts with other functional area leads to ensure that Amgen Standards, strategies, and direction are aligned with existing regulations and regulatory expectations.
• Provides support for audit and inspection metrics, as necessary.
• Supports Continual Improvement initiatives, programs, and projects.
• Owns or performs QA approval for DQMS Quality Event records (Quality Incident, Deviation, CAPA, Change Control, EV for GQC and Audits & Inspections network as required).

Additional Requirements

• Experience with Aseptic Processing, Drug Product, Drug Substance, Combination Products, Data Integrity Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) or equivalent Travel: Domestic and International Approximately 50%

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of auditor experience
• Master’s degree and 6 years of auditor experience
• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of auditor experience
• Associate’s degree and 10 years of auditor experience
• High school diploma / GED and 12 years of auditor experience

In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have a minimum of 2 years experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation or resources. Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above.

Preferred Qualifications

• Auditing experience in internal audit, affiliate, CMO, Contract laboratory, Transportation/Logistic/Distribution/ warehouse services, 50 % international travel requirement
• Knowledge of international regulations and standards
• Auditing certification preferred
• Detail oriented
• Organizational and multi task skills

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.

Benefits

• 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, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible

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Salary Range

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.

Salary Range 138,264.40USD -187,063.60 USD

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.

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As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, 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 and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided 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 accommodation.

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.

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