What you will do
Lets do this! Lets change the world! In this vital role you will provide critical support to the Process Quality function by assisting in the implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of Amgens R&D Quality Management System (QMS).
Accountabilities:
- Assist in maintaining and improving the QMS by helping to track, document, and implement quality initiatives, ensuring that procedures and processes meet regulatory requirements.
- Contribute to the collection, analysis, and reporting of quality metrics (KPIs, KQIs), helping to identify trends, risks, and areas for continuous improvement.
- Provide hands-on support to the Senior Manager in ensuring procedural compliance with GCP standards and other regulatory requirements across R&D.
- Act as a liaison between the Process Quality function and Global Networks supporting smooth collaboration and exchange of information.
- Provide support for Serious Breach Process
- Perform risk assessments of process, vendors and functions
- Identify data quality indicators/trends, identify areas of weakness/gaps, recommend and implement corrective actions
- Coordinate activities related to site/sponsor inspections and audits - preparation, conduct and close out and response generation
Key Capabilities:
- Understanding of SOP/Standards management and methods/technology used to drive knowledge management across a diverse R&D environment
- Communicate effectively
- Develops innovative and creative output based on interpretation and analysis
- In-depth disciplinary knowledge; uses business insight and subject matter expertise
- Employs project management techniques
- Thorough understanding of business priorities, strategy and direction
- Integrates trends, data and information into plans, deliverables and recommendations
- Manages root cause analysis and corrective/prevent action completion follow-up
- Acts as a technical expert in GCP
- Employs critical thinking skills
- Able to separate critical from non-critical issues
- Strong attention to detail and proficiency in managing data and reports.
- Actively seek and implement innovative and proactive quality oversight methodologies (e.g., risk-methodsleveragingAI and Natural Language Processing, and other advanced data analytics methods).
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The individual we seek has technological literacy and leadership skills and has these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
- Doctorate degree OR
- Masters degree and 2 years of Quality/Compliance/Process Management experience OR
- Bachelors degree and 4 years of Quality/Compliance/Process Management experience OR
- Associates degree and 8 years of Quality/Compliance/Process Management experience Or
- High school diploma / GED and 10 years of Quality/Compliance/Process Management experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2 years or more experience in
Quality Management
, Quality Assurance
, or other relevant areas of the pharmaceutical/biotech industry where risk-based quality management and quality by design are a core responsibility. Solid understanding of SOP/Standards management and methods/ technology used to drive knowledge management
across a diverse R&D environment. - Thorough understanding of
Clinical R&D activities and Global Regulations.
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, and decision-making abilities.
Strong Process Mind and analytically oriented -
experience with process monitoring, including applying analytical methods and modern technology to enable signal detection and quality improvement. Proven team player
takes direction and can rapidly learn and support a hard-working team, making rapid decisions and communicating them promptly. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- demonstrates strong business writing abilities and active listening. - Capability to understand and articulate technical concepts and literature in
spoken and written English.