Senior Associate Project Manager, Medical Operations
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Career Category
Medical Affairs
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Associate Project Manager, Medical Operations
Location: Hyderabad, India
About Us: Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world’s toughest diseases, and make people’s lives easier, fuller and longer. We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver innovative medicines to help millions of patients. Amgen helped establish the biotechnology industry more than 40 years ago and remains on the cutting-edge of innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond what’s known today.
Role Description:
The Senior Associate Project Manager, Medical Operations plans and drives execution of cross-functional projects across the Scientific Communications portfolio, including publications, medical content, and congress deliverables, in alignment with business priorities, quality standards, and compliance requirements. This role also builds visibility through key performance indicators and dashboards and plays a pivotal role in the continuous improvement of Amgen’s Scientific Communications processes and systems.
Reporting to the Operations Manager in India, this global role works across time zones in a highly matrixed environment with publication planners, medical content leads, information systems partners, vendors, and other global stakeholders to enable timely, accurate, and compliant delivery.
The role also works closely with Senior Managers in Scientific Communications to support technology enhancement initiatives, process automation, change management, and team training.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Planning and managing end‑to‑end project schedules, scope, dependencies, and deliverables for publications, medical content, and congress activities
Facilitating team meetings and working sessions, capturing decisions and action items, and driving timely follow‑through
Designing and building dashboards and routine reports to monitor data quality, assess impact, and communicate KPIs and compliance measures
Coordinating congress planning and execution support in alignment with established processes
Supporting publications operations in partnership with US-based publication planners and subject matter experts
Providing support and training for Scientific Communications stakeholders across a variety of applications, including Salesforce, Tableau, SharePoint, Veeva Vault, and Microsoft’s Power Platform
Driving continuous improvement by identifying process inefficiencies and opportunities for automation; contributing to user acceptance testing and training for adoption of new or enhanced tools
Ensuring adherence to Amgen Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), quality standards, and regulatory requirements
Basic Qualifications and Experience:
Master’s degree
OR
Bachelor’s degree & 4 years of directly related industry experience
OR
Associate’s degree & 6 years of directly related industry experience
Functional Skills:
Preferred Qualifications:
Professional project management certification (e.g., PMP, PMI‑ACP, PRINCE2) and/or agile delivery experience
4+ years of project management experience leading cross‑functional initiatives, preferably in a regulated, compliance‑driven environment
Working experience in medical affairs, publications, or scientific communications processes
Working knowledge of common biotech platforms, such as Salesforce and Veeva Vault
Demonstrated ability to manage schedules, risks/issues, scope changes, and stakeholder communications across multiple concurrent projects
Proficiency with modern productivity and collaboration tools (e.g., Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Miro) and MS Planner or similarly structured project management applications
Strong written and verbal communication skills; proven experience facilitating meetings, summarizing decisions, and producing clear status updates
Hands‑on experience creating operational metrics, dashboards, and visualizations (e.g., Salesforce, Excel, Power BI, Tableau)
Exposure to automation and AI‑assisted workflows to streamline processes and improve quality (e.g., Power Platform, low code/no code tools, VBA)
Ability to work effectively across time zones and in a highly matrixed organization
Competencies:
Project Planning & Execution: structures complex work, builds realistic timelines, and delivers to commitments
Stakeholder Management: navigates matrixed teams and maintains strong, trust‑based relationships with business partners and vendors
Communication: tailors messaging for different audiences; presents status, risks, and options clearly for decision‑making
Continuous Improvement: identifies gaps and pain points, standardizes ways of working, and scales best practices
Reporting: interprets operational data and translates insights into actions through dashboards and metrics
Systems Orientation: works effectively in validated/regulated systems and tools, and promotes data quality
Compliance Mindset: adheres to SOPs, governance, and documentation requirements in a highly regulated environment
Adaptability: thrives in a dynamic environment with evolving priorities; seeks feedback and new skills
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 veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with 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 an accommodation.
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