Strategic Planning and Operations Manager

Amgen SA; New Albany (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement and Savings Plan

Stock-based long-term incentives

Award-winning time-off plans

Flexible work models

Job summary

Amgen Ohio is seeking a Strategic Planning and Operations Manager to lead site business cases across product lifecycle, capital projects, and digital initiatives. You will collaborate with OSBR, GOLs, PDTs, Finance, and other functions to drive end-to-end portfolio strategy and value realization.

The role requires executive presence, strong communication, and a track record in program management within a global environment.

Qualifications

• Doctorate or Master’s with PM/Operations/Business experience
• Bachelor’s with PM/Operations/Business experience
• Experience managing programs or project portfolios
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Lead business cases for the site portfolio (product lifecycle, continuous improvement, digital tech, capital projects).
• Represent AOH with multiple functions to ensure holistic impact assessments.
• Manage all aspects of business cases including planning, execution, and follow-up.
• Establish standards for work quality and quantity; prioritize critical tasks.
• Develop tools and processes to support informed decision making.
• Engage with senior leaders to obtain input on benefits, needs, and issues.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and alignment with guidelines.
• Support cross-functional collaboration and change management.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Program management

Executive presence

Communication skills

Change management

Project portfolio management

Analytical thinking

Education

Doctorate Degree

Master’s degree + 2 years PM/Operations/Business

Bachelor’s degree + 5 years PM/Operations/Business

Associate’s degree + 8 years PM/Operations/Business

High school diploma + 10 years PM/Operations/Business

Tools

AI

Excel

PowerPoint

Smartsheet

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.

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What you will do

Let’s do this! Let’s change the world! In this vital role you will report into the Amgen Ohio (AOH) Portfolio Management Office (PMO) under Business Performance (BP), developing business cases for new product introduction (NPI) and product lifecycle (LCM)/ Patient Impact Extension (PIE) projects.

This role requires an individual who has a deep, end-to-end understanding of multiple business functions, and will play a critical role in advancing the business needs and strategic success of AOH. The successful candidate for this role will be required to develop a very strong network and working relationship with several cross-functional stakeholders, including Operations Strategy & Business Resilience (OSBR), Global Operations Leads (GOLs), Product Delivery Teams (PDTs), Finance, Supply Chain and Corporate Engineering, as well as all site functional teams at AOH. The selected candidate will be expected to adapt to different roles and responsibilities. They should be able to work independently as an individual contributor and take on managerial responsibilities if required. This flexibility is important in ensuring that the candidate can effectively contribute to the team and organization in various capacities.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

• Under supervision of the BP/ PMO leader, lead business cases for the site, including, but not limited to, product lifecycle projects portfolio, continuous improvement projects portfolio, digital technologies projects portfolio, capital projects portfolio, etc., identify competing priorities and resource constraints for prompt decision making.
• Represent AOH in interactions with Process Development, Global Supply Chain, OSBR, GOLs, Engineering Capital team, Finance, PDTs, etc. for product strategies impacting Amgen Ohio and support the business case process to ensure holistic impact assessments for the site.
• Manage all aspects of business case(s), to include planning, implementation, monitoring, completion, and follow-up, as well as technical and financial requirements.
• Manage competing timelines and prioritize critical tasks.
• Establish and achieve standards for work quality and quantity.
• Assess business case issues and develop solutions to meet scientific, productivity, quality and client satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Assist in technical, financial, and organizational issues by researching issues, providing recommendations, and maintaining document archives.
• Identify and anticipate schedule slips or changes and analyze the costs and resource impact.
• Develop and implement tools, techniques, and processes to provide or create information to enable informed decision making within the teams.
• Actively participate in directing the evolution and defining the role of the business case.
• Ensure the business case goals and objects are well understood by the various functional areas.
• Engage with AOH SLT, functional leaders, sub team leaders and other members of management at AOH to obtain their continued input and feedback on the benefits, needs, and issues associated with the business case portfolio.
• Recommend and develop operational or process improvements for the performance and successful functioning of the team.
• Ensure work complies with regulatory requirements and approved guidelines relevant to area of responsibility.
• Participate in required meetings, activities, and related projects and relevant interdepartmental activities.
• Anticipate resource needs and timely communicate to management sponsors.

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 dynamic leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate Degree

Or

Master’s degree and 2 years of Project Management and/or Operations and/or Business experience

Or

Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of Project Management and/or Operations and/or Business experience

OR

Associate’s degree and 8 years of Project Management and/or Operations and/or Business experience
OR

High school diploma / GED and 10 years of Project Management and/or Operations and/or Business experience

Beyond that, preferred qualifications are:

• Experience managing programs and/or project portfolios.
• Experience in developing and successfully implementing cross-functional strategic programs across a network of operational sites.
• Experience working in a global environment, with the demonstrated ability to collaborate closely/communicate effectively at different management levels.
• Executive presence with a strategic thinking skill set and continuous improvement mentality.
• Proficient user of software applications (AI, Excel, PowerPoint, Smartsheet).
• Excellent organizational, leadership, team building and change management skills. This may include negotiating, budgeting, goal setting, resource planning and decision-making.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated, proactive, independent and adaptable. Flexible to adjust workload based on changing priorities.

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.

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 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.