Senior Associate Project Management

Role Description:

The Project Manager (PM), Scientific Communications plans and drives execution of cross-functional projects across the Scientific Communications portfolio including publications, medical content, and congress deliverables in alignment with business priorities, quality standards, and compliance requirements. This role also builds visibility through key performance indicators and dashboards and plays a pivotal role in the continuous improvement of Amgen s Scientific Communications processes and systems.

Reporting to the Scientific Communications Director in India, this global role works across time zones in a highly matrixed environment with publication planners, medical content leads, information systems partners, vendors, and other global stakeholders to enable timely, accurate, and compliant delivery.

Through dotted-line reporting, the Project Manager coordinates with the Scientific Communications Operations Manager and Senior Manager in India to execute on technology enhancement initiatives, process automation, change management, and team training.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Planning and managing end to end project schedules, scope, dependencies, and deliverables for publications, medical content, and congress activities

• Facilitating team meetings and working sessions, capturing decisions and action items, and driving timely follow through

• Designing and building dashboards and routine reports to monitor data quality, assess impact, and communicate KPIs and compliance measures

• Coordinating congress planning and execution support in alignment with established processes

• Supporting publications operations in partnership with US-based publication planners and subject matter experts

• Providing support and training for India-based Scientific Communications stakeholders across a variety of applications, including Salesforce, Tableau, SharePoint, Veeva Vault, and Microsoft s Power Platform

• Driving continuous improvement by identifying process inefficiencies and opportunities for automation; contributing to user acceptance testing and training for adoption of new or enhanced tools

• Ensuring adherence to Amgen Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), quality standards, and regulatory requirements

Basic Qualifications and Experience:

Master s degree with 4+ years relevant experience in medical communications or Pharma Industry

OR

Bachelor s degree & 2 years of directly related industry experience

OR

Associate s degree & 4 years of directly related industry experience

Functional Skills:

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional project management certification (e. g. , PMP, PMI ACP, PRINCE2) and/or agile delivery experience

• 4+ years of project management experience leading cross functional initiatives, preferably in a regulated, compliance driven environment

• Working experience in medical affairs, publications, or scientific communications processes

• Working knowledge of common biotech platforms, such as Salesforce and Veeva Vault

• Demonstrated ability to manage schedules, risks/issues, scope changes, and stakeholder communications across multiple concurrent projects

• Proficiency with modern productivity and collaboration tools (e. g. , Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Miro) and MS Planner or similarly structured project management applications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; proven experience facilitating meetings, summarizing decisions, and producing clear status updates

• Hands on experience creating operational metrics, dashboards, and visualizations (e. g. , Salesforce, Excel, Power BI, Tableau)

• Exposure to automation and AI assisted workflows to streamline processes and improve quality (e. g. , Power Platform, low code/no code tools, VBA)

• Ability to work effectively across time zones and in a highly matrixed organization

Competencies:

• Project Planning & Execution: structures complex work, builds realistic timelines, and delivers to commitments

• Stakeholder Management: navigates matrixed teams and maintains strong, trust based relationships with business partners and vendors

• Communication: tailors messaging for different audiences; presents status, risks, and options clearly for decision making

• Continuous Improvement: identifies gaps and pain points, standardizes ways of working, and scales best practices

• Reporting: interprets operational data and translates insights into actions through dashboards and metrics

• Systems Orientation: works effectively in validated/regulated systems and tools, and promotes data quality

• Compliance Mindset: adheres to SOPs, governance, and documentation requirements in a highly regulated environment

• Adaptability: thrives in a dynamic environment with evolving priorities; seeks feedback and new skills