Sr. Associate Business Performance

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Corporate Services Job Description
Join Amgen ’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen , if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s 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, you’ll 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, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.
Sr. Associate Business Performance
What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. The Senior Associate Business Performance professional will support project financial management for technology and data initiatives. This role partners closely with Project Managers to develop budgets, forecast costs, analyze variances, and monitor project performance.
Key Responsibilities:
Cost Management & Financial Controls

- Develop and maintain project budgets and forecasts.

- Monitor commitments, expenditures, and project spending.

- Review contractor and vendor invoices for accuracy.

- Lead monthly cost reviews and variance analysis.

- Support capital funding requests and financial approvals.

- Process accruals, reclassifications, and financial adjustments.

Schedule Management

- Develop and maintain project schedules using approved scheduling tools.

- Analyze schedule performance, milestones, critical paths, and risks.

- Validate contractor schedules and identify potential delays.

- Support schedule recovery planning when required.

Risk & Change Management

- Maintain project risk registers.

- Assess cost and schedule impacts of project changes.

- Ensure approved changes are accurately reflected in forecasts and reports.

Reporting & Governance

- Prepare project controls reports covering cost, schedule, risks, and performance.

- Provide actionable insights and recommendations to project leadership.

- Ensure compliance with corporate project governance standards.

Stakeholder Collaboration

- Partner with Project Managers, Finance teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.

- Support communication and reporting across project teams.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is an individual with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
Master’s degree
OR

Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of experience in project controls, cost management, scheduling, or project finance
OR

Associate’s degree and 6 years of experience in project controls, cost management, scheduling, or project finance
OR

High school diploma / GED and 8 years of experience in project controls, cost management, scheduling, or project finance
Preferred Qualifications:

- Working knowledge of Anaplan, Primavera P6, MS Project, SAP, Power BI, and Excel.

- Experience within biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or manufacturing environments.

- Strong understanding of project planning, scheduling, cost management, and risk management.

Key Skills:

- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

- Excellent communication and presentation skills.

- Influencing and stakeholder management capabilities.

- Strategic thinking and proactive risk identification.

What you can expect of us

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