Engineering Manager - West Greenwich, RI

Engineering Manager

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Let's do this. Let's change the world. In this vital role you will lead engineering activities that support reliable, compliant, and efficient site operations. You will collaborate with multiple functions on a routine basis in a dynamic environment, including Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Facilities, Maintenance, Process Development, Process Engineering, Automation, Regulatory Compliance, and other business partners.

With minimal direction, the Manager Engineering is responsible for leading an engineering team that provides technical support, equipment reliability, troubleshooting, project execution, and continuous improvement for site operations. The Manager will be responsible for supervising, coaching, hiring, and developing engineering staff. This role will assist in defining area objectives, identifying improvement opportunities, managing technical priorities, and leading change efforts. The Manager will need to effectively direct their team and deliver on short- and long-term Amgen operational and engineering goals.

Demonstrate technical leadership across engineering systems, equipment, utilities, process support, and/or site infrastructure.

Lead engineering support for manufacturing and site operations to ensure reliable, compliant, and efficient performance of equipment and systems.

Ensure adherence to Standard Operating Procedures, GMP requirements, engineering standards, safety requirements, change control processes, and applicable regulatory expectations.

Troubleshoot equipment issues, system performance concerns, process-support challenges, and operational disruptions in real time.

Participate in investigations, audits, and regulatory inspections as an engineering subject matter expert or technical owner.

Support deviation investigations, root cause analysis, CAPA development, change controls, technical evaluations, and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.

Assist in developing and implementing departmental engineering strategy and plans that are aligned with the broader organizational strategy.

Anticipate technical, compliance, safety, reliability, and schedule risks and build contingencies to help mitigate impact.

Deliver strong business results through identification and implementation of continuous improvements that increase efficiency, equipment reliability, compliance, throughput, and operational resilience.

Support lifecycle management of equipment, systems, and infrastructure, including reliability improvements, obsolescence planning, and long-term asset strategy.

Responsible for selection, training, evaluation, staff relations, and development of engineering staff.

Interact with management in optimizing organizational structure, technical responsibilities, and resource allocation.

Create an environment that fosters accountability, innovation, continuous improvement, learning, technical rigor, and knowledge-sharing.

Build and develop a diverse, impactful engineering team.

Develop strong relationships with staff members and provide open and clear feedback to improve individual and team performance.

Build strong partnerships with Manufacturing, Quality, Facilities, Maintenance, Process Engineering, Automation, and other cross-functional partners to ensure alignment on priorities, risks, and execution plans.

The onboarding phase for this role will last approximately 2–6 weeks, during which time successful incumbents will become familiar with site operations, engineering systems, quality processes, safety expectations, and cross-functional ways of working. This is a days-based role, generally aligned to an administrative schedule, with flexibility required to support business needs, critical operations, shutdowns, investigations, or occasional off-hours issues as necessary.

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