At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead governance and performance oversight of clinical trial service providers to ensure high-quality delivery.
- Company: Join Amgen, a leader in biopharmaceuticals with a commitment to innovation.
- Benefits: Generous rewards plan, career growth opportunities, and a diverse, inclusive workplace.
- Other info: Dynamic role with vast opportunities for learning and development in a global organisation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on clinical trials and strengthen strategic supplier relationships.
- Qualifications: Degree educated with clinical research experience and knowledge of GCP and FDA regulations.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
In this vital role you will lead governance and performance oversight of Clinical Trial service providers, including Functional Service Providers (FSPs) and Clinical Research Organizations (CROs), ensuring high-quality, compliant, and efficient delivery in support of Amgen's clinical trials. You will partner with suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders to optimize performance, mitigate risks, drive continuous improvement, and strengthen strategic supplier relationships. Be part of our team. You will be joining R&D Supplier Governance distributed team working as part of Amgen's Global Development Operations (GDO) function that ensures governance and oversight of suppliers, supporting phase 1 to 4 clinical trials.
Responsibilities
- Lead governance, oversight committees, and performance reviews for FSPs and CROs.
- Monitor supplier performance through KPIs and metrics, providing feedback and driving corrective actions where needed.
- Identify, assess, and manage supplier risks, ensuring timely escalation and resolution of issues.
- Partner with internal stakeholders and suppliers to optimize service delivery and support clinical trial execution.
- Support supplier selection, qualification, onboarding, and development activities.
- Drive process improvements, standardization, and adoption of best practices across Amgen and supplier organizations.
- Ensure supplier oversight activities are documented in compliance with Amgen processes and GCP requirements.
- Contribute to cross-functional initiatives and special projects that enhance supplier governance and operational effectiveness.
Qualifications
- Degree educated.
- Clinical research experience in biopharmaceuticals (biotech, pharma, or CRO).
- Knowledge of Good Clinical Practices (GCP), FDA regulations, and international regulatory guidelines.
- Experience with clinical research suppliers (e.g., Full Service or FSP model (CROs, Site Management Organization, Patient recruitment, data management, clinical trial technology etc)).
- Strong project management, process improvement, and metric tracking skills.
- Experience in a global, matrix organization.
- Proficiency in meeting management best practices.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and collaboration skills.
- Strong organizational skills, advanced computer literacy, a proactive mindset, the ability to manage and influence stakeholders, and the capacity to work autonomously are essential for success in this role.
Benefits
- 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.
Supplier Governance Manager in Uxbridge employer: Amgen
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