Career Category Operations Job Description Job Summary
Amgen is committed to driving operational excellence and continuous transformation to better serve patients worldwide. The Manager, Business Performance & Operations Transformation will support this mission by executing transformation initiatives, enabling change management activities, and driving continuous improvement across Operations. This role will lead a team based in India (approximately 6–8 team members) responsible for supporting transformation programs, change management efforts, and Continuous Improvement 2.0 (CI 2.0) mindset (CI + AI). The Manager will partner with global stakeholders to ensure effective execution, consistency of approach, and delivery of measurable business outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
• Execute Transformation Initiatives: Support the delivery of transformation programs by translating strategic priorities into structured workplans, tracking progress, and ensuring timely execution.
• Team Leadership & Delivery Management: Lead and develop a team responsible for supporting transformation, change management, and continuous improvement 2.0; ensure high-quality, consistent deliverables and effective workload management.
• Change Management Support: Drive change management activities including stakeholder engagement, communications, training coordination, and adoption tracking to enable successful program outcomes.
• Continuous Improvement 2.0 (CI 2.0): Promote a culture of continuous improvement and AI by identifying opportunities, supporting process enhancements, and leveraging standard methodologies and tools.
• Program Support & Governance: Support program governance through status tracking, reporting, risk identification, and issue resolution; maintain dashboards and reporting to provide visibility into progress and impact.
• Data & Reporting Enablement: Leverage data, analytics, and reporting tools to monitor performance, generate insights, and support decision-making.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with stakeholders across Operations and other functions to align on priorities, gather requirements, and ensure effective delivery of transformation initiatives.
• Capability & Process Support: Contribute to the development and maintenance of tools, templates, and frameworks that enable consistent execution of transformation and improvement efforts.
Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant business/operations experience
• OR Master’s degree and 3+ years of relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications
• Background in operational strategy, performance management, or management consulting.
• Experience supporting transformation, operations improvement, or change management initiatives
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, or similar)
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Experience working with global or distributed teams
• Experience in leveraging digital platforms, data, and analytics to generate actionable insights
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement skills, problem-solving, and change management skills
Competencies
• Execution-focused and results-oriented
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Collaborative and team-oriented mindset
• Adaptability and willingness to learn
• Effective people leadership and team development
Additional Information
• Location: Amgen India
• Travel requirements: Less than 20%
What We Offer
• An opportunity to shape the future of Amgen Operations through enterprise transformation and digital innovation.
• A collaborative, inclusive, and forward-thinking environment that values creativity, agility, and continuous learning.
• Professional growth and leadership development opportunities within a global biotechnology leader committed to serving patients.
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