Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability Manager

About the role

Amgen is looking for an Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability (EHSS) Manager to join its headquarters team in Thousand Oaks, California. The role partners with Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Manufacturing, Engineering, Facilities and Warehouse Operations to build a strong safety culture, protect people and support operational excellence. It is a highly visible position acting as a trusted advisor and leader on risk management, regulatory compliance and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with QA, QC, manufacturing, facilities and engineering to manage EHS risks and strengthen a proactive safety culture.
• Serve as subject matter expert and main contact for programs such as hazardous gas safety, lockout/tagout, confined space entry, fall protection, non-routine work and environmental compliance.
• Lead ergonomic assessments and implement solutions that reduce musculoskeletal injury risks in office and manufacturing settings.
• Develop and run EHS risk assessments and use performance data and leading indicators to drive continuous improvement.
• Conduct workplace inspections, compliance assessments and field observations, and integrate EHS into change management.
• Lead incident response, investigations and root cause analyses, driving corrective and preventive actions.
• Facilitate EHS business reviews with functional leaders and support regulatory inspections, internal audits and customer assessments.

Required profile

• Basic: doctorate, or master's degree with 2 years of EHSS experience in a cGMP manufacturing environment, or bachelor's degree with 4 years, or associate's degree with 8 years, or high school diploma with 10 years of EHSS experience in a cGMP manufacturing environment.
• Preferred: 5-7 years of EHS experience in pharma, biotechnology or related life sciences, and demonstrated leadership in EHS programs in manufacturing or laboratory settings.
• Preferred: degree in safety, industrial hygiene, chemical or mechanical engineering, chemistry, biology or another life science area; CIH and/or CSP certification strongly preferred.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and other data analysis and reporting tools.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills.
• Ability to interpret and apply Cal/OSHA regulations and other EHS standards (preferred).

What we offer

• Health, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and a retirement savings plan with company contributions.
• Discretionary annual bonus or sales-based incentive plan, stock-based long-term incentives and flexible work models where possible.