Corporate Communications Operations, Manager
Amgen
- Location
- US - California - Thousand Oaks
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Senior
- H-1B history
- 137 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
- Aug 31, 2026
About this role
Career Category Corporate Services Job Description Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do. Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives. Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career. Corporate Communications Operations, Manager What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be supporting the Vice President and leadership team in managing the function’s priorities, planning, and day-to-day operations. The role helps keep high-priority work on track, connects activity across teams, and brings structure and follow-through to key initiatives.
Responsibilities
Manage priority projects and cross-functional workstreams. Track key priorities, milestones, decisions, and follow-up actions. Coordinate leadership team meetings, agendas, materials, and follow-through. Support annual planning, goal setting, budget management, and team operating rhythms. Develop executive-ready updates and materials for the Vice President. Help connect work across Corporate Communications teams and resolve dependencies. Identify opportunities to simplify processes and improve team effectiveness. Lead special projects and other priorities on behalf of the Vice President. What we expect of you We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The collaborative professional we seek is a skilled project manager and communicator with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications
Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree and 2 years of communications, project management, business operations, or related experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of communications, project management, business operations, or related experience OR Associate’s degree and 8 years of communications, project management, business operations, or related experience OR High school diploma / GED and 10 years of communications, project management, business operations, or related experience Preferred Qualifications: 5+ years of experience in corporate communications, communications operations, project management, or a related field Experience supporting a senior leader or leadership team in a complex organization Experience managing multiple projects, timelines, stakeholders, and deliverables in a fast-paced environment Strong written and verbal communication skills Demonstrated ability to organize complex work, establish clear plans, and drive projects through completion Experience working across teams and functions to coordinate work and resolve issues Strong proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and collaboration/project management tools Strong project management skills, including developing workplans, managing timelines, tracking decisions and dependencies, and coordinating stakeholders Ability to synthesize information and translate it into clear, concise communications, presentations, and leadership materials Strong judgment and discretion when handling confidential or sensitive information Ability to anticipate