Senior Associate Supply Chain

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Job description

Join Amgens Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like youre part of something bigger, its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients living with serious illnessesdrives all that we do.

Since 1980, weve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the worlds 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, youll 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, youll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Senior Associate Supply Chain

What you will do

Lets do this! Lets change the world!

Development Supply Chain (DSC) is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of products, process knowledge and technology solutions to enable Amgens accelerate product commercialization. DSC serves as a launch site to enable speed to market for the company's innovative products and biosimilars. DSC arranges and ensures the product needed for Amgens clinical trials is available globally. DSC serve patients around the globe and ensure investigational product is at the clinics for the patients to receive their dose on time.

The Global Study Planning (GSP) team, within the DSC, is responsible for forecasting & planning the inventory in centralized warehouse and local hospitals. The planners apply several Demand management and Supply Planning processes and assumptions in a regulated environment to ensure product supply to patients.

The Global Study Planner (GSP) is pivotal role and supports all aspects of Demand and Supply Planning processes. The GSP Ensures Finished Drug Product supplies from study start throughout last patient dosed and is involved throughout the durations of the clinical studies and programs until study closure. The study planner is responsible to ensure supply and to monitor inventory at all central locations and hospitals per study plan while minimizing product waste.

Under minimum direction, the GSP manage the following responsibilities for assigned clinical studies.

• Translate Clinical Development product requirements into a practical and executable global supply plan, and ensure planning systems and tools are update to reflect the product requirements as applicable

• Apply systems autonomously to effectively manage key product such as the Forecasting system, SAP, Hospital inventory and dosing system, Dashboard controls and internal documents as a source for daily activities.

• Lead forecasting meeting and conversations, including key partner meetings, to ensure the adequacy of supply/re-supply strategies and agreements when vital

• Actively participate in cross functional planning meetings to ensure that program/project priorities needs and timelines are met

• Serve as the primary interface with Clinical Development, Quality, and Regulatory Affairs to ensure coordination of all activities necessary to maintain the forecast and ensure an adequate supply plan

• Maintain inventory levels as required at the depots and the clinics to ensure uninterrupted supply

• Initiate production and stock transfers request on-time to meet labeling, packaging, and shipment of supplies.

• Indicate ratio, volume and timing of packaging and shipment of packed supplies.

• Promptly identify and advance risks to study timelines or clinical supplies, from a supply chain perspective to all key partners and internal management

• Monitors indicators (e.g., Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Productivity) to gauge performance make necessary adjustments and balance the right amount of inventory with the scrap risk and management guidance on inventory levels.

• Articulate clinical supply chain management processes and strategies for key partners

• Resolve logistical conflicts impacting studies and R&D achievements ensuring that supplies are not on the critical path

• Support the Supply Chain business process by finding opportunities and providing key potential solutions that will provide automation, advanced analytics, and insights to support strategic decision making

• Manages quality documents and records according to GxPs, SOPs, and ALCOA+ (Attributable, Legible, Contemporaneous, Original, and Accurate) principles in a timely manner.

• Identifies when controlled documents (e.g., TRNQs, GDEs, SOPs) need to be revised to align with regulatory requirements or to clarify a work process

• Prepare and communicate regular updates to key partners including senior management

• Serves as a subject matter expert on operational processes and systems within their area of expertise

• Follows GxPs (Good Practices) and SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) when performing tasks

• Supports leadership and the team in preparing for internal, partner and regulatory audits

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications:

• High school/GED + 4 years supply chain work experience OR

• Associates + 2 years supply chain work experience OR

• Bachelors + 6 months supply chainwork experience

• Master's

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of clinical supply chain management

• Advanced experience in MS Office applications

• Experience in using SAP

• Experience working in a regulated environment, preferable pharmaceutical, GMP environment, and knowledge of regulatory guidelines impacting clinical supplies (i.e. GxP, GDP guidelines, GMP guidelines, ICH guidelines, Clinical Trial Directive)

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, well 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, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible

Apply now

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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.

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.

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