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.
**Organizational Effectiveness, Senior Manager**
**What you will do**
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will.
**Role Description:**
Amgen is seeking a Technology: Organizational Effectiveness (OE) Senior Manager focused on organizational change management and communications. The ideal candidate for this role is a strong contributor with more than seven years of related work experience.
The OE Senior Manager will develop organizational change management and communications strategies to increase individual and organizational engagement to achieve Amgen’s business objectives within Technology and for the company. The OE Senior Manager will lead projects and provide consulting advice to product teams to ensure their programs have the necessary components for staff to successfully adopt new processes and systems.
People are at the heart of what we do, and the OE team works to enable the Technology function so that its people are positioned to learn, grow, and improve. The OE team drives growth and promotes continual learning across the Technology organization. The OE team uses people-focused approaches to introduce new initiatives and technical solutions to staff in Technology and across the company. With experienced change practitioners, communications professionals, learning specialists, and talent architects, the OE team works together to bring the right solutions to each project.
**Roles & Responsibilities:**
**Planning and Strategy** :
+ Develop change management and communication strategies tailored to the specific needs of the organization
+ Identify potential impacts and risks associated with the change
**Staff Management:**
+ Guide staff members as they provide change management & communication support to key collaborators
+ Inspire and motivate staff members to achieve their best
+ Understand and address the needs and concerns of staff members
**Stakeholder Management** :
+ Engage with key collaborators to gain their support and commitment
+ Manage resistance to change by addressing concerns and providing reassurance
**Communication** :
+ Create and implement communication plans to ensure all collaborators are informed and engaged
+ Act as a liaison between different departments to facilitate smooth communication
**Training and Support** :
+ Design and deliver training programs to prepare employees for the change
+ Provide ongoing support to address any issues or concerns that arise during the transition
**Monitoring and Evaluation** :
+ Track the progress of change initiatives and measure their effectiveness.
+ Adjust strategies as needed based on feedback and performance metrics
**What we expect of you**
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The [vital attribute] professional we seek is a [type of person] with these qualifications.
**Basic Qualifications:**
Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree and 7 years of Change Management and Communications experience
Or
Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of Change Management and Communications experience
Or
Associate’s degree and 11 years of Change Management and Communications experience
Or
High school diploma / GED and 13 years of Change Management and Communications High emotional IQ
+ Demonstrated Program Management Skills
+ Skilled problem solver who seeks to understand and then offers directions and solutions to problems
+ Excellent oral and presentation skills; ability to negotiate, influence and persuade
+ Excellent with the Microsoft Office toolset, particularly Word, PowerPoint, Excel
+ Experience in building and maintaining Power BI reports
+ Experience developing actionable and targeted project plans
+ Possesses a natural curiosity for delivering innovative, state-of-the-art people focused strategies (talent and learning) that drive targeted and high-impact results
+ Experience working on agile teams
+ Willingness to handle ambiguous and rapidly changing priorities
+ Professionally excels at interaction with all levels of management, staff and vendors
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Understands how to analyze output and measure factors of success
+ Ability to create and edit modern SharePoint pages with ease
+ Excellent understanding of social media dynamics
+ Understands how to use data and analytics to develop new and revealing insights
+ Workshop facilitation and training development experience
+ Experience guiding and advising staff on project execution
**Soft Skills:**
+ High emotional IQ
+ Excellent people and project management skills
+ Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional matrixed teams
+ Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully and work on multiple projects simultaneously
+ High degree of initiative and self-motivation
+ Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals
+ Excellent interpersonal skills; enthusiastic, great teammate and self-starter; serious commitment to hard work and excellence
**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.
In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.
**Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.**
**careers.amgen.com**
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.
