Senior Manager Manufacturing Systems Engineering - Automation

Senior Manager Manufacturing Systems Engineering – Automation

Senior Manager is responsible for providing technical and administrative leadership to a group of Automation Engineers accountable for administrating and maintaining automation systems for Drug Substance manufacturing at Amgen North Carolina (ANC). Responsibilities include meeting key performance metrics, leading and technically developing reports, and ensuring all targets and turning points are completed on time. The Senior Manager also ensures that the automation team applies the Corporate Automation Business Processes and drivers to deliver automation services to the organization.

As part of the Facilities & Engineering (F&E) group, the Senior Manager works with the Director of Engineering at Amgen North Carolina and provides leadership as follows:

• Lead a team of Automation Engineers and serve as the main point of contact for the automation function for ANC 1 manufacturing. Systems include Allen Bradley PLCs, Siemens Desigo CC for building automation, and Emerson DeltaV for process control.
• Define, drive, and deliver the automation and process control strategy within Drug Substance manufacturing.
• Serve as an experienced advisor to senior level management and ensure the automation development strategy aligns with Amgen Process Development strategy.
• Provide strategic and tactical management and leadership in 24/7 day‑to‑day operational support, mentoring, staff development, team productivity, and efficient use of available resources.
• Develop support structures with internal/multi‑functional teams for capital projects, plant support, and Amgen network‑level initiatives’ execution.
• Provide input into department objectives and establish strategic direction within the Drug Substance Network for the F&E automation team.
• Maintain and improve automation system reliability in partnership with F&E and plant leadership, focusing on Maintenance Excellence and preventing systems failures.
• Work with diverse groups to drive new business processes, translate business needs into engineering technology solutions, and lead analysis of alternatives and recommendations.
• Identify areas of potential improvement, conduct analysis, recommend solutions, sponsor improvement projects, and implement.
• Ensure site readiness and compliance for internal audits, external agency audits, and partner audits.
• Ensure the safety of all personnel during plant operations and engineering activities.
• Develop expense budget forecast and adhere to departmental budgets and spend for operational and capital expenses, holding 100% accountability.
• Be knowledgeable about compliance and regulatory aspects for operation and maintenance, equipment validation, and support regulatory inspections and audits.
• Ensure Amgen Enterprise cyber resiliency compliance is maintained at 100%.
• Ensure processes and systems capture 100% quality compliance for right‑first‑time delivery of automation solutions.
• Ensure reporting functionality is incorporated for all unit operations for production batch records, cleaning, and sterilization systems, including audit trail and version control.
• Establish service contracts with OEMs for systems support, including service banked hours for specialized support needs.
• Ensure all automation staff are adequately trained and follow GMP standards and procedures by managing internal and external training needs.
• Confirm automation staff are fully aware and confident to work on all automation systems, process equipment, and facility to provide 24/7 reliable plant automation support.
• Ensure automation staff actively participate in daily/weekly Work Center Team meetings and address day‑to‑day issues with multi‑functional teams to resolve.
• Support expense, departmental capital, construction, and GLAM‑DTI projects.
• Provide proactive feedback, maintain work‑life balance, and support staff wellbeing.

• High school diploma / GED and 12 years of engineering and/or project management experience OR
• Associate’s degree and 10 years of engineering and/or project management experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of engineering and/or project management…