Sr. Director Environment, Health and Safety

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At Amgen if you feel like youre part of something bigger its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients living with serious illnessesdrives all that we do.

Since 1980 weve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the worlds toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas Oncology Inflammation General Medicine and Rare Disease we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer heart disease inflammatory conditions rare diseases and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team youll 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 youll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Senior Director Global Safety & Risk Programs

What you will do

Lets do this. Lets change the world! The Senior Director Global Safety & Risk Programs is a strategic enterprise leader responsible for defining and executing Amgens global safety and operational risk strategy. This role leads the transformation governance and continuous evolution of enterprise safety programs to enable sustainable business growth operational excellence innovation and organizational resilience.

Reporting to the Head of Global Environment Health & Safety (EHS) this leader partners across Operations Global Engineering Research & Development Product Stewardship Corporate Functions Security and Digital Technology & Innovation to modernize safety management systems accelerate digital transformation and integrate risk management into business decision-making.

This role will champion innovation leverage emerging technologies and AI-enabled insights strengthen enterprise capabilities and build an integrated safety culture that enables Amgen to deliver with greater speed agility and confidence.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Strategy & Transformation

• Develop and execute Amgens enterprise Safety & Risk strategy aligned with corporate priorities and long-term business objectives.

• Lead the transformation and modernization of global safety programs to improve organizational effectiveness and operational performance.

• Establish a multi-year roadmap to evolve enterprise safety capabilities governance and risk management practices.

• Benchmark leading biotechnology pharmaceutical and high-reliability organizations to continuously improve enterprise capabilities.

• Foster a culture of innovation agility and continuous improvement across the global EHS organization.

Innovation & Digital Enablement

• Drive innovation by integrating AI predictive analytics automation and digital technologies into enterprise safety programs.

• Develop advanced dashboards and leading indicators that enable proactive risk management and executive decision-making.

• Champion digital transformation initiatives that simplify processes improve user experience and increase organizational efficiency.

• Evaluate emerging technologies to strengthen workforce protection and operational resilience.

Global Safety & Critical Risk Programs

Provide enterprise leadership and governance for:

• Occupational Safety

• Critical Risk Management

• Serious Injury & Fatality (SIF) Prevention

• Contractor Safety Excellence

• Human & Organizational Performance (HOP)

• Control of Work

• Electrical Safety

• Machine Safety

• Confined Space

• Lockout/Tagout

• Working at Heights

• Ergonomics

• Powered Industrial Vehicles

• Line-of-Fire Prevention

• Learning Teams & Operational Learning

Ensure programs remain scalable standardized and adaptable to evolving business needs.

Enterprise Risk Management

• Advance enterprise risk management capabilities through data-driven decision-making and systems thinking.

• Establish governance for identifying assessing and mitigating operational risks across the enterprise.

• Integrate risk management into capital projects engineering design manufacturing operations R&D and business planning.

• Develop enterprise risk intelligence and predictive capabilities that improve organizational resilience.

Operational Excellence & Organizational Effectiveness

• Lead initiatives that simplify processes eliminate unnecessary complexity and improve execution across the enterprise.

• Drive integration between safety engineering quality operations and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Ensure safety programs enable productivity innovation and operational performance rather than acting as standalone compliance activities.

• Promote systems thinking and cross-functional collaboration to improve end-to-end business performance.

Culture Leadership & Change Management

• Lead enterprise change management efforts that strengthen safety culture and organizational performance.

• Build leadership capability in Human & Organizational Performance (HOP) learning culture and risk-based decision-making.

• Partner with senior leaders to embed safety into business transformation initiatives.

• Foster psychological safety frontline engagement accountability and continuous learning.

Governance Assurance & Compliance

• Establish enterprise governance frameworks that ensure consistency transparency and accountability.

• Monitor program effectiveness through KPIs leading indicators and executive dashboards.

• Lead enterprise audits assessments and management reviews.

• Ensure compliance while advancing innovative approaches that improve business value.

Talent & Organizational Capability

• Build and develop a high-performing global organization capable of supporting future business needs.

• Coach and mentor emerging leaders.

• Develop critical technical capabilities and succession plans.

• Foster an inclusive collaborative and innovation-driven culture.

The successful leader will:

• Lead the transformation of Amgens global safety and risk programs to meet future business needs.

• Accelerate digital innovation and AI adoption across EHS.

• Improve enterprise risk visibility predictive capabilities and decision-making.

• Strengthen organizational resilience and critical risk management.

• Enable safer faster and more efficient business execution.

• Increase cross-functional integration and operational effectiveness.

• Build a high-performing organization that continuously innovates and adapts.

• Position Global EHS as a strategic business partner that enables growth operational excellence and long-term enterprise success.

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree and 5 years of leading transformation safety and risk experience OR

• Masters degree and 9 years of leading transformation safety and risk experience OR

• Bachelors degree and 11 years of leading transformation safety and risk experience AND

In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements you must have at least 5 years experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams projects programs or directing the allocation of resources. Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated success leading enterprise transformation initiatives within biotechnology pharmaceutical manufacturing engineering or similarly regulated industries like oil and gas.

• Proven experience driving organizational transformation innovation and digital modernization.

• Strong system-thinking mindset with the ability to simplify complex global organizations.

• Experience leveraging AI advanced analytics and digital technologies to improve business performance.

• Expertise in enterprise risk management organizational resilience and operational excellence.

• Experience influencing executive leadership and leading change across complex matrix organizations.

• Strong business acumen with the ability to balance risk innovation and execution.

• Exceptional strategic thinking executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

Critical Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Leadership

• Enterprise Transformation

• Innovation & Digital Mindset

• Systems/Process Thinking

• Organizational Effectiveness

• Business Enablement

• Operational Excellence

• Executive Influence

• Change Leadership

• Risk Intelligence

• AI & Digital Adoption

• Continuous Improvement

• Organizational Resilience

• Cross-Functional Integration

• Data-Driven Decision Making

• Talent Development

• Collaboration & Influence

• Customer & Patient Focus

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture well support your journey every step of the way.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to relevant skills experience and qualifications.

In addition to the base salary Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan based on eligibility comprising of 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 that may include:

• A 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

• Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse ethical committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status disability status or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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