Amgen Europe B.V. Posted August 24, 2026

Senior Manager Engineering (Facilities & Utilities)

Breda, Netherlands Full time
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About this opportunity

Career Category

Engineering

Job Description

If you feel like you're part of something bigger, it's because you are. At Amgen, our mission, to serve patients, drives everything we do. It is what has made us one of the world's leading biotechnology companies. Together, we discover, develop, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines that reach more than 10 million patients worldwide. Now is your opportunity to build a career you can be proud of:

Senior Manager Engineering (Facilities & Utilities)

At Amgen Breda, medicines are labelled, assembled, stored, and distributed to patients across the globe. More than 1,000 colleagues representing over 40 nationalities work together in supply chain operations, manufacturing, commercial activities, and clinical research to deliver life-changing therapies.

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What You Will Do

As Senior Manager Facilities & Engineering, you will lead the strategy, performance and future development of Amgen Breda's Facilities, Utilities and Engineering organization. You will ensure our critical infrastructure remains safe, reliable and compliant while shaping the long-term roadmap that enables future site growth, operational excellence and sustainability.

This role combines strategic leadership with operational excellence. You will build a high-performing multidisciplinary engineering organization, strengthen internal capabilities and lead the evolution of our facilities and utilities infrastructure to support a growing GMP manufacturing site.

Working closely with the Site Leadership Team, Corporate Engineering, Procurement and strategic partners, you will translate business needs into engineering solutions that deliver long-term value for the site.

Key Responsibilities

Lead, coach and develop a multidisciplinary Facilities & Engineering organization, including Engineering Managers, Maintenance Engineers, technical specialists, technicians and strategic service partners.

Define and execute the long-term Engineering, Facilities & Utilities strategy, ensuring our infrastructure supports future manufacturing growth, operational excellence and sustainability.

Own the reliability, compliance and performance of critical utilities and technical infrastructure supporting both GMP and non-GMP operations.

Develop long-term infrastructure, asset lifecycle and capacity plans aligned with the Site Master Plan and future business needs.

Provide engineering leadership and governance for capital engineering projects and major infrastructure investments.

Drive continuous improvement through reliability engineering, modern maintenance practices and digital innovation where it creates business value.

Lead the continued development of the Engineering organization, strengthening internal capabilities while optimizing strategic partnerships.

Build strong relationships with Site Leadership, Global Engineering, Procurement and key suppliers to align engineering priorities with business objectives.

Champion a culture of safety, compliance, ownership and continuous improvement.

Win

What We Expect of You

We are looking for an inspiring engineering leader who combines strategic thinking with strong people leadership and the ability to translate long-term vision into practical results.

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or another relevant technical discipline, or equivalent experience.

10+ years of leadership experience within Engineering / Utilities in a regulated manufacturing environment.

Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams and developing high-performing organizations.

Strong understanding of critical utilities, technical infrastructure, asset management and reliability principles.

Experience developing engineering strategies and translating business growth into infrastructure and investment roadmaps.

Experience with capital projects and working with external engineering partners and contractors.

Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at senior leadership level.

Strong communication skills in English, both written and spoken.

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What You Can Expect of Us

As we work to develop treatments that improve patients' lives, we are equally committed to supporting the growth, well-being, and success of our teammates. That's why Amgen is consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work®. At Amgen Breda, you can expect:

Extensive opportunities for professional development and career growth across our global organization.

An inclusive and collaborative culture where diverse perspectives are valued and innovation is encouraged.

A competitive Total Rewards package, including a performance-based bonus, 13th-month salary, holiday allowance, and collective health insurance.

A strong focus on well-being, including an on-site gym, vitality programs, and healthy dining options.

The opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patients' lives while shaping the future of one of Amgen's most strategic European operations.

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Job details

Seniority
Manager
Function
Manufacturing & CMC
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Breda, Netherlands
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Manufacturing & CMC role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 495 comparable Manager Manufacturing & CMC roles across 74 biopharma companies.

495Comparable roles tracked
430Currently active
74Companies hiring similar roles
31Countries represented

Salary context

152 of 495 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Associate Director, Digital Scientific Workflows · Merck $0/hr – $0/hr (≈ $0–$0/yr)
Highest disclosed · Regional Manager - Megasys · Merck KGaA $220,000/yr – $250,000/yr
Peer group range $0 – $235,000 (median $154,950)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 495 comparable roles

United States299
India67
Ireland15
United Kingdom15
Netherlands12
Japan11

+ 25 more countries

Seniority mix

495 of 495 peers have a known seniority level

Manager267
Associate149
Associate Director79

Therapeutic area mix

4 of 495 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Rare Disease2
Vaccines & Infectious Disease2

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