Front Line Manufacturing Manager - Upstream Bulk Drug Substance - Days

Career Category

Manufacturing

Job 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.

Be part of Amgen’s next generation drug substance manufacturing facility in North Carolina. We are starting up our first facility and breaking ground on our second facility. Both facilities feature the best in-class drug substance technologies and integrate sustainability innovations to reduce carbon and waste, as part of Amgen’s plan to be a carbon-neutral company by 2027.

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. 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. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us.

Front Line Manufacturing Manager - Upstream Bulk Drug Substance - Days

What you will do 

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world.  Amgen is seeking a Manager Manufacturing Upstream to provide frontline leadership supporting the facility expansion program and facility startup. This essential role will lead a team responsible for manufacturing cell culture operations including seed train, SUBs, Perfusion, RTF, Stainless Steel BRXs, Depth Filtration and Centrifugation, while partnering across functions to ensure successful operational readiness, technology transfer, and ramp‑up of manufacturing operations within the new facility. 

The Manager will play a critical role supporting the design, build, startup, and operational phases of the facility expansion. The position will initially focus on facility startup and operational readiness activities, transitioning to manufacturing leadership as the facility becomes operational. During this phase of the startup, you will be expected to work a Monday – Friday schedule from 8am – 5pm. 

This role may require work outside standard business hours, including non‑standard shifts, as needed to support startup, commissioning and qualification (C&Q), and engineering execution.  As the business moves from C&Q to manufacturing operations, this essential position will work on a 12-hour 2-2-3 schedule from 5:45 am to 6:15pm supporting our critical 24/7 manufacturing operations.  As Amgen relies upon the regular attendance of all staff members to meet legitimate business needs, the Manager must be able to work assigned 12-hour shift, including during inclement weather, some holidays and requested overtime in support of our operations.  

Responsibilities 

• Frontline Leadership: Lead, develop, and coach a manufacturing team; set clear performance expectations; foster a strong culture of safety, quality, and accountability. 

• Facility Startup & Operational Readiness: Support design, build, commissioning, qualification (C&Q), staffing, training, and readiness milestones for a new manufacturing facility. 

• Manufacturing Operations: Ensure safe, cGMP‑compliant execution; drive performance across safety, quality, schedule, and cost; resolve deviations and operational issues. 

• Technology Transfer & Process Implementation: Support transfer and implementation of manufacturing processes; ensure manufacturability, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement. 

• Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Partner with Quality, Engineering, NPI, Supply Chain, Validation, and Site Leadership to enable successful startup and ramp‑up. 

• Compliance & Inspection Readiness: Maintain inspection readiness and adherence to regulatory and Amgen quality standards. 

• Continuous Improvement: Identify and drive efficiency, reliability, and scalability improvements as operations mature. 

• Shift Support: Work non‑standard hours as required, transitioning to a 12‑hour 2‑2‑3 day shift supporting 24/7 operations.

Win 

What we expect from you 

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The biotechnology professional we seek is a manager with these qualifications. 

Basic Qualifications 

• Doctorate degree OR 

• Master’s degree and 3 years of Manufacturing or Operations experience OR 

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of Manufacturing or Operations experience OR 

• Associate’s degree and 10 years of Manufacturing or Operations experience OR 

• High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Manufacturing or Operations experience  

• AND Previous managerial experience directly managing people and/or experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or Engineering 

• Experience with facility startup, commissioning, or operational readiness 

• Biologics / drug substance manufacturing experience (Upstream) 

• cGMP manufacturing experience (5+ years preferred) 

• Experience with technology transfer and process implementation 

• Prior Area Lead / Specialist / Manager experience 

• Strong leadership, performance management, and conflict‑resolution skills 

• Solid understanding of regulatory requirements 

• Proficiency with MES/EBR, DeltaV, Maximo, Veeva, LIMS, and electronic quality systems 

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 annual base salary range for this opportunity in the U.S. is provided below.  

In addition to the base salary, 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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Salary Range

106,148.00USD -143,612.00 USD