Early Career Rotational Program

You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience, and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide.

Amgen’s “Fuel Your Potential” Emerging Talent Rotational Program (ETRP) is committed to providing an enriching environment to inspire innovation and career growth. Join this global Operations program. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.

Early Career Rotational Program - Operations

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. We’re looking for potential future leaders who are self-motivated, with strong analytical and decision-making skills, and leadership aspiration. The objective of this rotational program is to develop leadership skills and attributes with a blend of technical knowledge, eye for business and soft skills. By exploring different parts of our business, you are ready to make a positive impact and use your talents to accomplish more than you thought possible. While being self-motivated is key, Amgen provides a robust system to help you succeed. Selected candidates receive a solid mentor, coach, and buddy support system to guide you throughout the program.

We have 3 open positions for our labelling and packaging and Supply Chain location in Breda, the Netherlands. The cohort kicks off in September 2024, and the 24-month Rotational Program consists of three 8-month rotations in Operations (Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering and / or Supply Chain). After successful completion of the program, we expect that you will be well-prepared to succeed in future roles and take on leadership challenges in our operations organization!

Key responsibilities include:

• Complete complex rotation assignments and tasks in Engineering, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing and / or Supply Chain.
• Dive into new topics, work areas and functions, ramp up your knowledge quickly to contribute meaningfully, and meet expectations and achieve personal breakthroughs.
• Demonstrate agility and flexibility while transitioning through 3 rotations in the different departments.
• Understand the wider business context and how your own work contributes to Amgens strategies, goals, and mission to serve patients.
• Use data and insights to drive business performance.

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The collaborative individual we seek is a leader with these qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in (Life) Science, Engineering, Supply Chain or other relevant field obtained from an accredited college or university by the time program kicks-off in September 2024.
• Leadership skills, demonstrated through extra-curricular (Captain of the soccer team, board of study association, volunteering) or work experience activities (team lead in supermarket, internships etc.).
• Strong interest in Operations - industrial manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• 0 - 2 years of work experience.
• Data savvy, strong technical and analytical skills.
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively across teams and levels of management.
• Excellent time and project management skills.
• Ability to demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills, intellectual curiosity, and a dedicated approach to achieving success.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a highly regulated environment (Good Manufacturing Practices).
• Global mentality: willingness to relocate to other Operations Sites for future career opportunities.
• Willingness to work shifts as part of the rotation through manufacturing to gain shopfloor experience.

Thrive

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being. Therefore, Amgen is regularly recognized as a Great Place To Work ©.

• 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 competitive salary, bonus structure, fixed 13th month, holiday allowance and a collective health insurance.
• Focus on vitality with an on-site gym, vitality program and a restaurant with healthy food.
• Flexible work arrangement with days in the office and days from home.