Senior Director, Global Facilities Operations

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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 Amgens 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 Management and Business Continuity.

• Provide regional leadership for facilities and engineering operations supporting cGMP manufacturing laboratories and critical business functions.

• Supports capital project execution across sites including scope development design oversight construction commissioning qualification and handover to operations.

• Advance ISP partnerships and service delivery across site network; lead opportunity assessments performance reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Own regional facilities and engineering budgets headcount and capital planning to meet or exceed operating and financial targets.

• 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 reinforcing a strong safety culture through presence and engagement.

• Drive Operational Excellence and reliability-centered maintenance strategies across facilities and utilities.

• Lead sustainability and energy optimization initiatives aligned with Amgens environmental commitments and regional regulatory requirements.

• Provide leadership during incidents disruptions and crisis response events ensuring rapid recovery and regulatory readiness.

• Partner closely with Quality EHS Regulatory Affairs Manufacturing and Site Leadership to ensure inspection readiness and compliant operations.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Doctorate degree and 6 years of Engineering experience OR

• Masters degree and 10 years of Engineering experience OR

• Bachelors degree and 12 years of Engineering experience
  AND

• 6 years of direct managerial and/or leadership experience in regulated environments

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 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.

• Strong 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 strong 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.

• Strong change leadership skills with the ability to lead through ambiguity and complexity.

Demonstrated ability to:

• Lead and mentor multiple teams across diverse geographies and cultures

• Manage competing priorities in fast-paced regulated environments

• Apply sound judgment discretion accountability and business acumen

• Balance strategic thinking with operational execution

• Influence without authority and drive alignment across functions

Education:

Bachelors degree in Engineering required; Masters degree in Engineering Business or Finance preferred.