[{"country_short": "USA", "city": "Thousand Oaks", "description": "Auto req 15768BR\nJob Posting Title Sr Project Mgr\nCareer Category Project Management\nEmployee Subgroup Salaried FT\nCountry (State/Region) United States - California\nLocation (City) Thousand Oaks\nAmgen Job Description Job Summary\n\nThe Sr. Project Manager provides project management support & leadership to PST sub-teams, sub-team projects and subprojects and is accountable to the Global Project Manager, Product Strategy Team & / or Research team leaders, and his/her functional line Supervisor. The Sr. Project Manager must apply project management best practices in the development, initiation, planning, execution, control & closing of projects.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\n- Team Leadership- Provide operational leadership in team and/or sub-team meetings and identify cross-functional implications, risks and issues. Elevate sub-team issues and work to overcome implementation obstacles at the functional level. Ensure strategic alignment between sub-teams and PST / Research project teams. Drive effective sub-team operations, including goal setting, sub-team charters, functional mgmt reviews, etc. and ensure that all goals and objectives are well understood by the various functional areas.\n\n- Cross Functional Communication- Provide timely, accurate communication between teams / sub-teams and functional departments. Communicate appropriate information on functional team status & issues to stakeholders.\n\n- Strategic Thinking - Actively participate in all PST sub-team team discussions and ensure all views are heard. Assist teams and sub-team leaders in the development of plans, appropriate updates to plans, and management of the process to ensure Governance Board review and approval of changes to plan. Coordinate with the teams and the sub-teams to ensure sub-team plan alignment with the Project strategic plans.\n\n- Risk Management- Conduct functional team-level risk assessment and scenario planning to support sub-team issues. Proactively drive development of contingency and/or risk-mitigation plans at the sub-team level.\n\n- Resource Planning- Provide information to assist with resource planning at the sub-team level and elevate resource issues as needed. Identify and reconcile resource issues across sites or functions that may impact global coordination.\n\n- Project Management Process- Manage all aspects of projects/processes: planning, estimating, sequencing and scheduling, monitoring and controlling, risk management, execution, and closing. Maintain a master project plan and schedule for assigned projects. Translate sub-team plans into actionable and measurable tasks. Follow up on action items from sub-team meetings. Establish and achieve project standards for work quality and quantity.\n\n- Product Team Deliverables- Ensure adherence to Commercialization and governance processes at the sub-team level. Assist in the development/update of key Commercialization sub-team deliverables, e.g., sub-team plans, etc. Generate periodic updates and/or prepare formal presentations to line managers and/or others for all management reporting. Provide detailed data support for portfolio management/DA processes. Drive the development of functional plans, update plans appropriately, and manage the process to ensure Governance Board review and approval of changes to plan\nBasic Qualifications - Doctorate degree & 2 years of directly related experience\nOR\n- Master\u2019s degree & 6 years of directly related experience\nOR\n- Bachelor\u2019s degree or & 8 years of directly related experience\nOR\n- Associate\u2019s degree & 10 years of directly related experience\nOR\n- High school diploma / GED & 12 years of directly related experience\nPreferred Qualifications - Project Management Professional(PMP) certification desired.\n- MBA or PhD\n- 7 or more years of experience in cross-functional clinical development project teams and/or experience with project management practice within the pharmaceutical industry\n- Experience working on Phase 3 or marketed product development", "date_new": "2012-05-23 18:43:55", "url": "http://www.amgen.jobs/xml/28891953/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Amgen", "title": "Sr Project Mgr", "reqid": "15768BR", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Thousand Oaks, CA", "uid": 28891953}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Thousand Oaks", "description": "Auto req 15758BR\nJob Posting Title Sr Project Mgr - Product Strategy Team\nCareer Category Project Management\nEmployee Subgroup Salaried FT\nCountry (State/Region) United States - California\nLocation (City) Thousand Oaks\nAmgen Job Description Job Summary\n\nThe Sr. Project Manager provides project management support & leadership to PST sub-teams, sub-team projects and subprojects and is accountable to the Global Project Manager, Product Strategy Team & / or Research team leaders, and his/her functional line Supervisor. The Sr. Project Manager must apply project management best practices in the development, initiation, planning, execution, control & closing of projects.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nTeam Leadership - Provide operational leadership in team and/or sub-team meetings and identify cross-functional implications, risks and issues. Elevate sub-team issues and work to overcome implementation obstacles at the functional level. Ensure strategic alignment between sub-teams and PST / Research project teams. Drive effective sub-team operations, including goal setting, sub-team charters, functional mgmt reviews, etc. and ensure that all goals and objectives are well understood by the various functional areas.\n\nCross Functional Communication - Provide timely, accurate communication between teams / sub-teams and functional departments. Communicate appropriate information on functional team status & issues to stakeholders.\n\nStrategic Thinking - Actively participate in all PST sub-team discussions and ensure all views are heard and aligned. Assist teams and sub-team leaders in the development of plans, appropriate updates to plans, and management of the process to ensure Governance Board review and approval of changes to plan. Coordinate with the teams and the sub-teams to ensure sub-team plan alignment with the Project strategic plans.\n\nRisk Management - Conduct functional team-level risk assessment and scenario planning to support sub-team issues. Proactively drive development of contingency and/or risk-mitigation plans at the sub-team level.\n\nResource Planning - Provide information to assist with resource planning at the sub-team level and elevate resource issues as needed. Identify and reconcile resource issues across sites or functions that may impact global coordination.\n\nProject Management Process - Manage all aspects of projects/processes: planning, estimating, sequencing and scheduling, monitoring and controlling, risk management, execution, and closing. Maintain a master project plan and schedule for assigned projects. Translate sub-team plans into actionable and measurable tasks. Follow up on action items from sub-team meetings. Establish and achieve project standards for work quality and quantity.\n\nProduct Team Deliverables - Ensure adherence to Commercialization and governance processes at the sub-team level. Assist in the development/update of key Commercialization sub-team deliverables, e.g., sub-team plans, etc. Generate periodic updates and/or prepare formal presentations to line managers and/or others for all management reporting. Provide detailed data support for portfolio management/DA processes. Drive the development of functional plans, update plans appropriately, and manage the process to ensure Governance Board review and approval of changes to plan.\nBasic Qualifications Doctorate degree and 2 years of directly related experience\nOR\nMaster\u2019s degree and 6 years of directly related experience\nOR\nBachelor\u2019s degree and 8 years of directly related experience\nOR\nAssociate\u2019s degree and 10 years of directly related experience\nOR\nHigh school diploma / GED and 12 years of directly related experience\nPreferred Qualifications - Demonstrated experience in project management, business analysis, or managing and/or coordinating domestic and/or international product development\n\n- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification desired\n\n- MS, MBA or PhD\n\n- 7 or more years of experience in cross-functional pharmaceutical development project teams and/or experience with project management practice within the pharmaceutical industry\n\n- Experience working on late stage product development\n\n- Experience working on BLA/NDA regulatory filing activities\n\n- Experience in oncology drug development\n\n- Experience in preparing for product launch\n\n- Excellent verbal and written skills", "date_new": "2012-05-22 19:47:52", "url": "http://www.amgen.jobs/xml/28868639/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Amgen", "title": "Sr Project Mgr - Product Strategy Team", "reqid": "15758BR", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Thousand Oaks, CA", "uid": 28868639}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Thousand Oaks", "description": "Auto req 15524BR\nJob Posting Title Engineering Projects Sr Mgr (IS Project Controls)\nCareer Category Engineering\nEmployee Subgroup Salaried FT\nCountry (State/Region) United States - California\nLocation (City) Thousand Oaks\nAmgen Job Description The IS Project Controls Senior Manager will be responsible to handle a broad range of projects executed at multiple locations around the world.  The scope of responsibilities span from liaison with corporate management to obtaining project funding, through managing and objectively reporting project status to senior management. Projects typically range in value from a few hundred thousand  dollars to multi million dollars. Project complexity ranges from simple hardware replacement to complete business system replacements. The successful candidate will be the IS project control\u2019s Lead, and will interface with all levels of management across functional areas. The individual in this position will report directly to the Executive Director Engineering Project Controls and via dotted line to the Director Information Systems Business Services.\n\nThe IS Project Controls Senior Manager will be responsible for developing, with the project team, project funding documents, assisting in budget, schedule and change management, cost and schedule risk analysis, cash flow analysis, and developing historical cost data for bench marking purposes. In addition, he/she will review and analyze contractor cost estimates, bids, change orders, invoices, labor rates, physical engineering/construction progress, etc. The IS Project Controls Senior Manager will be responsible for budgeting, tracking and controlling Amgen costs as well as Construction, IS and Automation engineer, vendors and contractor costs.\n\nThe IS Project Controls Senior Manager will also be responsible for sourcing, onboarding, training, and overseeing all of the contingent workers who are assigned to IS projects. In addition, he/she will also lead the standardization of all project control processes to be used in IS.\n\nFunctions (Duties/Accountabilities):\n1. Assist the Project Manager(s) in developing project strategies\n2. Assist in the preparation of Amgen project funding documents\n3. Assist in developing strategies and negotiating pricing for scope of work for subcontractors and vendors such as G-Max, unit pricing, time and material, etc.\n4. . Reviewing and analyzing Construction, IS and Automation engineers, vendors and contractor bids\n5. Evaluate Construction, IS and Automation engineers, vendors and contractors physical progress\n6. Develop and monitor project schedules and cash flow\n7. Develop Construction, IS and Automation engineering, vendors and construction cost forecasts for remaining work\n8. Reviewing, approving Construction, IS and Automation engineers, vendors and contractor buy outs, change orders and invoices\n9. Administrating the closeout of contracts and purchase orders.\n10.Prepare monthly project status reports for senior management\n11 Lead risk analysis reviews for cost estimates, cost forecasts and schedules using applicable software packages.\n12. Project controls resource planning for IS\n13. Development of common project control standards to be used in IS\nBasic Qualifications \u2022 Doctorate degree & 2 years of directly related experience\nOR\n\u2022 Master\u2019s degree & 6 years of directly related experience\nOR\n\u2022 Bachelor\u2019s degree or & 8 years of directly related experience\nOR\n\u2022 Associate\u2019s degree & 10 years of directly related experience\nOR\n\u2022 High school diploma / GED & 12 years of directly related experience\nPreferred Qualifications \u2022 Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Technology or Life Sciences\n\u2022 8 + years of experience in commercial and/or industrial construction in project controls: i.e. cost control, scheduling and estimating\n\u2022 5 + years in biotechnology/pharmaceutical industries\n\u2022 Experience in IS systems supporting global/multiple sites\n\n\u2022 Proficiency in using SAP, CPM Scheduling and @ Risk software\n\u2022 Proven ability to manage and deliver results in a highly fluid, interactive matrix environment\n\u2022 Commercial and/or industrial construction experience could include: strong technical knowledge in construction cost and schedule management. In addition, have strong analytical skills for estimate analysis, bid evaluations, budget monitoring, cash flow analysis, risk analysis and benchmarking project costs. The individual must have a good understanding of all types of estimating from conceptual through definitive construction estimates\n\u2022 Lean Construction, Six Sigma certifications and/or other continuous improvement methods", "date_new": "2012-05-08 18:40:38", "url": "http://www.amgen.jobs/xml/28541246/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Amgen", "title": "Engineering Projects Sr Mgr (IS Project Controls)", "reqid": "15524BR", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Thousand Oaks, CA", "uid": 28541246}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Thousand Oaks", "description": "Auto req 15448BR\nJob Posting Title Sr Project Mgr - Product Strategy Team\nCareer Category Project Management\nEmployee Subgroup Salaried FT\nCountry (State/Region) United States - California\nLocation (City) Thousand Oaks\nAmgen Job Description Job Summary\n\nThe Sr. Project Manager provides project management support & leadership to PST sub-teams, sub-team projects and subprojects and is accountable to the Global Project Manager, Product Strategy Team & / or Research team leaders, and his/her functional line Supervisor. The Sr. Project Manager must apply project management best practices in the development, initiation, planning, execution, control & closing of projects.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nTeam Leadership - Provide operational leadership in team and/or sub-team meetings and identify cross-functional implications, risks and issues. Elevate sub-team issues and work to overcome implementation obstacles at the functional level. Ensure strategic alignment between sub-teams and PST / Research project teams. Drive effective sub-team operations, including goal setting, sub-team charters, functional mgmt reviews, etc. and ensure that all goals and objectives are well understood by the various functional areas.\n\nCross Functional Communication - Provide timely, accurate communication between teams / sub-teams and functional departments. Communicate appropriate information on functional team status & issues to stakeholders.\n\nStrategic Thinking - Actively participate in all PST sub-team discussions and ensure all views are heard and aligned. Assist teams and sub-team leaders in the development of plans, appropriate updates to plans, and management of the process to ensure Governance Board review and approval of changes to plan. Coordinate with the teams and the sub-teams to ensure sub-team plan alignment with the Project strategic plans.\n\nRisk Management - Conduct functional team-level risk assessment and scenario planning to support sub-team issues. Proactively drive development of contingency and/or risk-mitigation plans at the sub-team level.\n\nResource Planning - Provide information to assist with resource planning at the sub-team level and elevate resource issues as needed. Identify and reconcile resource issues across sites or functions that may impact global coordination.\n\nProject Management Process - Manage all aspects of projects/processes: planning, estimating, sequencing and scheduling, monitoring and controlling, risk management, execution, and closing. Maintain a master project plan and schedule for assigned projects. Translate sub-team plans into actionable and measurable tasks. Follow up on action items from sub-team meetings. Establish and achieve project standards for work quality and quantity.\n\nProduct Team Deliverables - Ensure adherence to Commercialization and governance processes at the sub-team level. Assist in the development/update of key Commercialization sub-team deliverables, e.g., sub-team plans, etc. Generate periodic updates and/or prepare formal presentations to line managers and/or others for all management reporting. Provide detailed data support for portfolio management/DA processes. Drive the development of functional plans, update plans appropriately, and manage the process to ensure Governance Board review and approval of changes to plan.\nBasic Qualifications Doctorate degree and 2 years of directly related experience\nOR\nMaster\u2019s degree and 6 years of directly related experience\nOR\nBachelor\u2019s degree and 8 years of directly related experience\nOR\nAssociate\u2019s degree and 10 years of directly related experience\nOR\nHigh school diploma / GED and 12 years of directly related experience\nPreferred Qualifications - Demonstrated experience in project management, business analysis, or managing and/or coordinating domestic and/or international product development\n\n- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification desired\n\n- MS, MBA or PhD\n\n- 7 or more years of experience in cross-functional pharmaceutical development project teams and/or experience with project management practice within the pharmaceutical industry\n\n- Experience working on late stage product development\n\n- Experience working on BLA/NDA regulatory filing activities\n\n- Experience in oncology drug development\n\n- Excellent verbal and written skills", "date_new": "2012-04-29 19:44:08", "url": "http://www.amgen.jobs/xml/28264320/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Amgen", "title": "Sr Project Mgr - Product Strategy Team", "reqid": "15448BR", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Thousand Oaks, CA", "uid": 28264320}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Thousand Oaks", "description": "Auto req 15391BR\nJob Posting Title Sr Project Mgr - Drug Delivery\nCareer Category Operations\nEmployee Subgroup Salaried FT\nCountry (State/Region) United States - California\nLocation (City) Thousand Oaks\nAmgen Job Description The Drug Delivery PMO is a function within Operations\u2019 Drug Delivery organization that provides portfolio and project management leadership to advance device business process programs at Amgen and ensures the device development business and governance processes are followed. As part of the Drug Delivery PMO team, the successful candidate will support the Drug Delivery organization to:\n\u2022 Lead complex, cross functional business process projects for maturing the device business across Amgen and ensuring that it meets regulatory requirements. These projects will involve aligning disciplines such as Quality systems, commercialization, clinical trials, regulatory filings and design transfer. Current areas of focus will include integration of the device business process in Amgen\u2019s Quality systems; ensuring that clinical trials management can effectively handle devices and ensuring that Device Design Control regulatory requirements are met through the device business process and Amgen\u2019s systems.\n\u2022 Utilizing Operational Excellence discipline, drive sustainment and continuous improvements in the overall device business to drive efficiency and effectiveness.\n\u2022 Manage the development of best practices for tools and templates required for a device development projects\n\nResponsibilities\nKey responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:\n\u2022 Lead multi-disciplinary device business process projects with a clearly articulated scope using standard project management methodology.\n\u2022 Develop statements of work and manage outside consultants to provide subject matter expertise on projects\n\u2022 Lead functional stakeholders in defining scope, risks and schedule to integrate device requirements into current business process and quality systems.\n\u2022 Support the creation and management of a master device business process maturity strategy\n\u2022 Accountable for defining, leading, and delivering results for projects supporting device network goals\n\u2022 Own deliverables throughout project lifecycle, aligning work from a broad set of project stakeholders\n\u2022 Integrate all key activities and project milestones into the master device business process maturity plan\n\u2022 Represent program in routine leadership briefings and stakeholder communications for aspects of assigned initiatives\nBasic Qualifications \u2022 Doctorate degree & 2 years of directly related experience\nOR\n\u2022 Master\u2019s degree & 6 years of directly related experience\nOR\n\u2022 Bachelor\u2019s degree or & 8 years of directly related experience\nOR\n\u2022 Associate\u2019s degree & 10 years of directly related experience\nOR\n\u2022 High school diploma / GED & 12 years of directly related experience\nPreferred Qualifications Bachelor\u2019sDegree in engineering, life-science or business and 8 years of directly related experience\n\nExperience working on medical devices\n\nKnowledge of Amgen\u2019s current commercialization process\n\n7 or more years in Continuous Improvement, Industrial Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma or related functional experience within Quality, Manufacturing, Development, Research or Process Development\n\nCertified or experience in process improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma/DMAIC/DFSS or PDCA\n\nDemonstrated ability to forge and maintain strong relationships with multiple functional areas\n\nStrong leadership skills\n\nAbility to tactfully and effectively negotiate and influence\n\nAbility to communicate and present ideas to all levels of staff and management\n\nBe a team player and self-starter who is capable of growth and increased responsibility\n\nProficient in basic project management methodology and tools\n\nGood analytical problem solving skills\n\nProficiency in MS office suite including Excel, Power Point, and Project", "date_new": "2012-04-24 20:53:48", "url": "http://www.amgen.jobs/xml/28152837/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Amgen", "title": "Sr Project Mgr - Drug Delivery", "reqid": "15391BR", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Thousand Oaks, CA", "uid": 28152837}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Thousand Oaks", "description": "Auto req 14174BR\nJob Posting Title Human Resources Sr Mgr, Project Management, Mergers and Acquisitions\nCareer Category Human Resources\nEmployee Subgroup Salaried FT\nCountry (State/Region) United States - California\nLocation (City) Thousand Oaks\nAmgen Job Description This HR Senior Manager position is within Amgen's HR Program Management Office, responsible for leading high priority, high impact projects and initiatives that span across Amgen HR and in many cases across Amgen corporate-wide.\n\nProjects typically affect multiple functions, locations and countries requiring excellent collaboration skills, clear decision-making capabilities and business maturity.\n\nThe position provides project management leadership to high priority initiatives which may include but not be limited to:\n\n\u2022 Domestic and International Mergers & Acquisitions. Activities include: management of all phases of M&A from due diligence/deal valuation through post-merger integration. Tasks typically include identification of resources to support HR activities, leadership and coordination of HR deal teams and integration plans; creation and management of HR deal budgets; coordination of communications with non-HR functions; and serving as primary liaison to Corporate Development, Legal and Business leadership. May require international business travel and/or short-term assignment in international locations.\n\n\u2022 Select HR portfolio projects that further Amgen\u2019s HR strategy (e.g., project managing selection and implementation of new Talent Management tool and related processes). Activities typically include: creation and tracking of project plans and timelines, identification and resolution of team-related cross-functional issues, working with leaders to identify and focus teams on critical path activities, and developing and delivering status reports to senior leadership.\n\nSome travel will be required for this role - approximately 10-20%.\nBasic Qualifications Doctorate degree & 2 years of directly related experience\nOR\nMaster\u2019s degree & 6 years of directly related experience\nOR\nBachelor\u2019s degree & 8 years of directly related experience\nOR\nAssociate\u2019s degree & 10 years of directly related experience\nOR\nHigh school diploma / GED & 12 years of directly related experience\nPreferred Qualifications \u2022 MBA or other advanced degree\n\u2022 Demonstrated comfort with ambiguity and organizational change is critical for success in this position\n\u2022 Strong knowledge of, and experience in, breadth of HR roles, both COE and HRBP\n\u2022 Previous experience with M&A/integration management \u2022 Demonstrated project leadership skills, including ability to manage diverse cross-functional teams\n\u2022 Outstanding written/oral communication and presentation skills at senior executive levels\n\u2022 Ability to understand, balance, and articulate both tactical and strategic planning issues\n\u2022 Strong quantitative, analytical (technical and business), and problem solving skills\n\u2022 Persistent, tactful, and persuasive team and project leadership, including conflict resolution and negotiation skills\n\u2022 Ability to prioritize across multiple projects and handle diverse assignments simultaneously", "date_new": "2012-03-12 00:23:55", "url": "http://www.amgen.jobs/xml/27064044/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Amgen", "title": "Human Resources Sr Mgr, Project Management, Mergers and Acquisitions", "reqid": "14174BR", "state": "California", "state_short": "CA", "location": "Thousand Oaks, CA", "uid": 27064044}]