Director of Compliance and Controls
Not Disclosed•Full-TimeOn-site
location_on76, East Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, California, 91360, United States
At Amgen, you are part of something bigger. Our shared mission to serve patients living with serious illnesses drives everything we do. Since 1980, we have helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world's toughest diseases. With a 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-related conditions.
As a member of the Amgen team, you will 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 lie within them, you will thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.
The Director of Project Compliance and Controls is a key leadership role within the Global Engineering organization, with a dotted line to the Capital Finance Organization. This position is responsible for advancing compliance, governance, controls, and audit readiness across Amgen's global capital portfolio.
In this role, you will partner closely with Engineering, Finance, Global Sourcing, Legal, Quality, and external partners to ensure consistent project execution, effective risk management, and continuous improvement. You will serve as a subject matter expert for engineering compliance and controls, leading day-to-day execution and coordination of engineering-related audits and inspection readiness activities. The role involves developing and implementing performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms to improve compliance across the capital portfolio, while also driving the continuous improvement of Engineering Project Delivery (EPD) processes and governance frameworks.
This position requires maintaining strong engagement across Amgen manufacturing and engineering sites globally, with approximately 30% travel. The role is located within driving distance from the Amgen Thousand Oaks site.
Amgen does not have a specific application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number of candidates or select a candidate for the role. In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
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.
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, we will support your journey every step of the way. In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising health and welfare plans, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement, work/life balance, and career development opportunities.
Work model: On-site
76, East Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, California, 91360, United States
Thousand Oaks, California
10+ years of experience in Engineering, Project Development/Execution, or Finance with a focus on capital projects; Advanced degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, or related field; Strong understanding of financial planning and capital governance processes; Extensive experience in financial audits, internal audit, and internal controls; Excellent communication skills with the ability to operate effectively in a matrixed organization; Strong executive presence and ability to influence senior stakeholders; Strategic thinker with strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
Skills: Financial Planning, Capital Governance, Financial Audits, Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Engineering, Project Development, Project Execution, Capital Projects, Analytics.
Education: Doctorate degree with 4 years of Engineering experience; Master's degree with 7 years of Engineering experience; Bachelor's degree with 9 years of Engineering experience.
