Qc Manager

**Quality Control Manager (Micro and Sample Management)**

**Amgen Singapore Manufacturing**

**HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?**

Amgen is one of the world’s leading independent biotechnology companies. For over 4 decades, Amgen has pioneered biotechnology breakthroughs, to bring state-of-the-art medicines from laboratory to the patient. Amgen has not only discovered and developed innovative human therapeutics, but has invested in cutting edge manufacturing capability and support services to deliver these exciting therapies to medical teams around the world. Japan and Asia Pacific (JAPAC) is the fastest growing region in Amgen. Now we are hiring a **Quality Control Manager **in **Amgen Singapore Manufacturing**.

**Quality Control Manager (Micro and Sample Management)**:
**Live**:
**What you will do**

Under mínimal supervision, the Manager Quality Control will be responsible for overseeing day to day activities in microbiology (including but not limited to routine environmental & utilities monitoring; raw material and product testing such as bioburden, microbial limits test, endotoxin, qPCR, microbial ID; media, reagent and culture qualification such as growth promotion; etc.), sample management and stability (including but not limited to sample logging, receipt and processing, sample aliquoting, movement and storage of samples, stability initiations and time point pulls, etc.). The Manager Quality Control will collaborate with the global Amgen QC network and provide on-site support and collaboration for both biologics and small molecule manufacturing.

Main Responsibilities:

- Responsible for leading and supervision of staff, maintenance of the team’s weekly schedule and prioritization of daily work tasks
- Responsible for providing Quality oversight to ensure that processes are followed in accordance to current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and other applicable regulations
- Ensures that facilities, equipment, materials, organization, processes, procedures and products comply with cGMP practices and other applicable regulations
- Performs review, approval and tracking of cGMP processes, procedures, documents and records, including but not limited to nonconformance records, change control and Corrective Actions / Preventative Actions (CAPAs)
- Supports Continual Improvement and LEAN initiatives, programs and projects
- Ensures that changes that could potentially impact product quality are assessed according to procedures
- Ensures that deviations from established procedures are investigated and documented per procedures
- Ensures that records are complete, accurate, and documented according to written procedures and cGMP requirements
- Collaborates cross functionally as needed to ensure the Quality Management System processes are executed in accordance with established procedures
- Alerts senior management of quality, compliance, supply and safety risks
- Represents the quality unit during audits and inspections
- Supports internal/external audits and inspections as part of the audit/inspection management team

**Win**:
**What we expect of you**:
**Qualifications**:

- Doctorate degree OR
- Master’s degree and 2 years of Quality or Operations experience OR
- Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of Quality or Operations experience OR
- Diploma and 8 years of directly related experience AND
- Previous managerial experience directly managing people and/or experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources
- Strong knowledge and understanding of microbiology testing methodology and strategy for contamination control
- Knowledge and experience with general GMP laboratory operations, data integrity requirements and associated laboratory equipment
- Experience with computerized laboratory information management systems, electronic laboratory notebooks and other QC analytical equipment
- Ability to lead diverse teams
- Good communication skills (technical writing and verbal communication/presentation)
- Ability to work in cross-functional and multisite teams
- Interact effectively with variety of communication and working styles

**Thrive**:
**What you can expect of us**

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.
- Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization
- Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
- Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits

**for a career that defies imagination**:
In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us.

**Equal Opportunity Statement**:
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected ve