Senior Director, AIN Manufacturing Lead

Execution & Delivery

• Own end-to-end delivery and performance of AIN Manufacturing capabilities and services from stand-up through steady-state operations
• Ensure delivery of high-quality, efficient, and compliant Manufacturing capabilities and services aligned with global standards and stakeholder expectations
• Establish, negotiate, and deliver against SLAs and defined success measures with internal stakeholders and global sites; review performance through clear operating rhythms and escalation pathways
• Oversee resource planning, demand and capacity management, budget, and operational performance to meet service, financial, and business targets
• Deliver measurable improvements in productivity, quality, standardization, and cycle time through continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives
• Establish cross-time-zone operating norms, handoffs, and response expectations to improve throughput and reduce execution friction

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure all AIN-delivered Manufacturing capabilities and services are executed in accordance with applicable GxP, regulatory, quality, and data integrity requirements
• Maintain inspection readiness for AIN-delivered capabilities and participate in or represent the Capability Center during internal and external audits, as required
• Establish governance with global Manufacturing leadership and AIN site leadership to review priorities, risks, performance, and escalation decisions
• Partner with Quality, EHS, and other control functions to proactively identify, mitigate, and escalate risks
• Champion a culture of compliance, quality, and operational excellence across all activities

Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as the single point of accountability and primary liaison for AIN Manufacturing capabilities and services across the global Operations network
• Build strong cross-functional interfaces with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, Process Development, EHS, Digital/Technology, and Business Services to ensure aligned execution and issue resolution
• Ensure understanding and adoption of the Manufacturing strategy, service model, priorities, and ways of working across AIN leadership, global stakeholders, and local teams
• Oversee vendor and third-party performance, including performance tracking, governance reviews, issue remediation, and alignment with Amgen standards and expectations

Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Build, scale, and sustain a high-performing Manufacturing organization in India, including leadership bench strength and critical technical capabilities
• Attract, recruit, develop, and retain top talent while fostering an inclusive, collaborative, accountable, and high-engagement culture aligned with Amgen’s Leadership Attributes
• Implement structured onboarding, capability-building, succession planning, and leadership development to strengthen long-term organizational readiness
• Embed global standards, ways of working, leadership behaviors, and operating rhythms within the local organization to ensure seamless integration with global teams
• Set challenging goals and defined success measures, drive accountability, and enable teams to deliver against strategic priorities

Preferred Qualifications & Desirable Attributes

• 22 to 26 years of experience leading global or regional manufacturing organizations within a regulated industry
• Demonstrated success building, scaling, and transitioning capability centers, shared services, or captive organizations from stand-up to steady-state operations
• Strong understanding of GxP environments and regulatory inspection processes
• Experience leading large-scale transformation, operating model design, and operational excellence initiatives with measurable outcomes
• Ability to influence and align senior stakeholders across geographies and functions
• Track record of developing high-performing teams and leadership pipelines
• Experience translating Manufacturing business needs into adopted digital, analytics, and automation solutions with measurable business impact
• Experience leading large, matrixed global teams across time zones and cultures, including establishing governance, decision rights, and operating norms during scale-up
• Experience owning performance through KPIs or service measures such as quality, compliance, cost, productivity, cycle time, and stakeholder satisfaction
• Experience partnering across Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, Process Development, EHS, and Digital/Technology in a regulated environment
• Experience with vendor/third-party governance, performance management, and risk mitigation
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma, Operational Excellence)

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