Senior Associate Project Manager, Medical Operations
Amgen
- Location
- India - Hyderabad
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Mid
- H-1B history
- 137 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
- Sep 17, 2026
Skills
About this role
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,