Amgen
pharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences
SeniorDirector,GlobalFacilitiesOperations
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“Senior Director, Global Facilities Operations at Amgen. Skills: Facilities & Engineering leadership, multi-site operations management, cGMP environments, capital program management, ISP partnership management, regulatory compliance. Provide strategic direction and hands-on leadership for facilities, utilities, and engineering services across Amgen’s portfolio.. Ensure safe, reliable, compliant, and inspection-ready operations.”
What You'll Achieve.
ensuring safe, reliable, compliant, and inspection-ready operations; driving operational performance; driving capital effectiveness; driving sustainability; driving continuous improvement; meeting or exceeding operating and financial targets; ensuring rapid recovery and regulatory readiness
Industry & Context.
operational resilience; crisis management; incident response; disruption response; leading through ambiguity and complexity
Experience navigating cultural, regulatory, and operational differences across countries.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Doctorate degree and 6 years of Engineering experience OR Master's degree and 10 years of Engineering experience OR Bachelor's degree and 12 years of Engineering experience, 6 years of direct managerial and/or leadership experience in regulated environments
Nice to Have
Extensive leadership experience in Facilities & Engineering within regulated pharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences environments., Demonstrated success leading multi-site or regional engineering and facilities organizations across regions in scope., Proven experience managing capital programs, utilities, and critical infrastructure in cGMP environments., track record of leading transformative change, driving operational efficiency, and improving asset reliability., Continuous improvement mindset with experience simplifying processes, leveraging digital tools, and optimizing service delivery models., Demonstrated ability to build partnerships with internal stakeholders and external service providers in complex, matrixed organizations., Proven capability to communicate effectively with senior leaders, regulators, and cross-functional teams., Experience navigating cultural, regulatory, and operational differences across countries., change leadership skills with the ability to lead through ambiguity and complexity.
What You'll Do.
Provide strategic direction and hands-on leadership for facilities
and engineering services across Amgen’s portfolio.
and inspection-ready operations.
Oversee Facilities & Engineering services to sites in EMEA
Asia and South East Asia.
Drive operational performance
capital effectiveness
and continuous improvement across multiple sites and countries.
Serve as the primary regional relationship owner for ISP performance
and value realization.
Ensure ISP and contractor compliance with EH&S
and regulatory requirements.
Manage business continuity
and operational resilience.
and develop a diverse
high-performing regional engineering and facilities organization.
Oversee a large contingent workforce through strategic service partners.
Ensure excellent client service across sites for Facilities Management
and Business Continuity.
Provide regional leadership for facilities and engineering operations supporting cGMP manufacturing
and critical business functions.
Support capital project execution across sites.
Advance ISP partnerships and service delivery.
Own regional facilities and engineering budgets
and capital planning.
Prioritize resources to ensure focus on highest-risk
highest-value operational and capital initiatives.
Serve as a visible and active leader in Engineering and Operations safety programs.
Drive Operational Excellence and reliability-centered maintenance strategies.
Lead sustainability and energy optimization initiatives.
Provide leadership during incidents
and crisis response events.
Partner closely with Quality
and Site Leadership to ensure inspection readiness and compliant operations.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with Integrated Service Providers (ISP) to deliver facilities management, maintenance, and engineering services.; Serve as the primary regional relationship owner for ISP performance, governance, and value realization.; Partner closely with Quality, EHS, Regulatory Affairs, Manufacturing, and Site Leadership to ensure inspection readiness and compliant operations.; Build partnerships with internal stakeholders and external service providers in complex, matrixed organizations.; Communicate effectively with senior leaders, regulators, and cross-functional teams.
Communication Scope
Proven capability to communicate effectively with senior leaders, regulators, and cross-functional teams.
Process & Methodology
capital project execution, scope development, design oversight, construction, commissioning, qualification, handover to operations, capital programs management
Full Job Description
## **Career Category** Engineering ## ## **Job Description** ### MAJOR POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: The Senior Director, Facilities & Engineering reports to the Vice President, Engineering Operations & Services (EOS). This role provides strategic direction and hands-on leadership for facilities, utilities, and engineering services across Amgen’s portfolio, ensuring safe, reliable, compliant, and inspection-ready operations. This leadership role will oversee Facilities & Engineering services to sites in EMEA, Latin America, Asia and South East Asia. The Senior Director is accountable for safety, quality, and regulatory compliance while driving operational performance, capital effectiveness, sustainability, and continuous improvement across multiple sites and countries. This role plays a critical leadership function in enabling manufacturing, R&D, and commercial operations through resilient infrastructure and engineering excellence. Amgen partners with Integrated Service Providers (ISP) to deliver significant portions of facilities management, maintenance, and engineering services. The Senior Director serves as the primary regional relationship owner for ISP performance, governance, and value realization across sites, ensuring alignment with Amgen standards, regulatory expectations, and business priorities. This role also ensures ISP and contractor compliance with EH&S, sustainability, and regulatory requirements while performing work at Amgen sites. Business continuity, crisis management, and operational resilience are core expectations of the position. The Senior Director is responsible for attracting, retaining, and developing a diverse, high-performing regional engineering and facilities organization, while overseeing a large contingent workforce through strategic service partners. ### KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES * Ensure excellent client service across sites for Facilities Management, Engineering, Utilities, Maintenance, Technical Services, Supplier Governance, Risk M
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