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**HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?**
You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.
**Strategic Planning & Operations Manager**
**Live**
**What you will do**
Let’s do this! Let’s change the world! In this vital role, you will be a member of the Engineering Strategic Planning & Operations (SPO) team. SPO is a selection of business, advisory, finance and risk experts who elevate Engineering’s impact and performance by using a broad set of skills – both strategic and technical – to guide leadership, implement priority efforts, manage financial performance, and advance the organization’s culture, value, and impact. We operate as the internal management consulting arm of Global Engineering to enable strategic goals and deliver business results. Engineering plans, designs, operates, and maintains Amgen’s global infrastructure through managing ~$1B in capital projects annually. Additionally, we own Environmental Health and Safety as well as Amgen’s Sustainability program which strives to be carbon neutral by 2027. The SPO team manages the Financials, Strategy Development, Business Performance, Operational Excellence, Risk, Compliance, and Career Development for the department which consists of the following functions:
+ Engineering Technical Authority
+ Global Capital Project Management
+ Project Controls and Strategy
+ Global Facilities Operations
+ Environmental Health, Safety, Sustainability
+ Strategic Planning & Operations
**Specific responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to:**
+ Primary responsibilities include serving as the Engineering budget owner ($200M OpEx), leading our financial processes, analyses, and ensuring Engineering successfully balances our strategic objectives as well as financial commitments
+ Lead monthly reporting of budget and actuals, quarterly forecasts, and accruals to perform trended analysis, strategy development and advise senior leaders
+ Prepare and deliver executive level presentations that drive decision making at the highest levels of Engineering and Operations
+ Support/Lead Engineering assessments, technical feasibility, lifecycle impact, and cost analysis of potential Engineering projects, including Digital Transformation and Environmental Sustainability
+ Support/Lead the development and implementation of financial analysis, strategy setting, transformation, innovation, operational excellence, continuous improvement, and digital advancement efforts across all aspects of Engineering; including technologies, processes, and people
+ Understand and support mitigating risk by designing and implementing processes that ensure SOX compliance through leading audit readiness and response for our global capital portfolio
+ Develop and manage a business analyst that reports to this role
+ Role is primarily based out of Thousand Oaks, CA but may have the opportunity for hybrid or remote work
**Win**
**What we expect of you**
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The organized professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications to lead our financial planning and analysis.
**Basic Qualifications:**
+ Doctorate degree OR
+ Master’s degree and 2 years of finance, accounting, business analytics, or data analytics experience OR
+ Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of finance, accounting, business analytics, or data analytics experience OR
+ Associate’s degree and 8 years of finance, accounting, business analytics, or data analytics experience OR
+ High school diploma / GED and 10 years of finance, accounting, business analytics, or data analytics experience
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Educational background in business: Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration; MBA and / or CPA a plus
+ 4+ years of related experience in Finance/Accounting functions requiring business/financial analysis
+ Big 4 consulting experience and/or equivalent experience in Biotech within Operations / FP&A
+ Strong skills for data visualization and analytics using tools such as Tableau or Smartsheet
+ Experienced leader with track record of developing successful teams and relationship building across functions
+ Strong executive presence, technical, and business acumen to drive strategy, decision making, and implementation
+ Comfortable owning and resolving complex challenges, independent problem solving, and raising as appropriate to senior leaders
+ Ability to effectively communicate with varied client base and all levels of the organization
+ Strong problem solving, quantitative, and analytical abilities
+ Experience with SAP, Hyperion, and Visual Analytics (Tableau, PowerBI, etc.)
+ Advanced Excel / PowerPoint skills
+ Detail oriented and highly motivated
+ Ability to communicate and collaborate cross-functionally in a matrixed multinational organization
+ Proven ability to work effectively in a remote environment, ambiguous situations, and team environment
+ Ability to manage multiple projects and multiple deadlines
+ Versatile and agile leader who can flex across various subject areas and priorities
**Thrive**
**What you can expect of us**
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.
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.
Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising 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 including:
+ 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 and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
+ Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible
**Apply now**
**for a career that defies imagination**
Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.
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Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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.
