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Sr. Manager, Cyber Attack Surface Reduction

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What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will lead the people, processes and technology responsible for Amgen's vulnerability management and penetration testing programs.

• Lead strategy development, quality control, compliance, and continuous improvement of Amgen’s Global Vulnerability Management and Penetration Testing services
• Delivers transparency reporting on critical vulnerabilities and exploits to the CIO, CISO, partners, and senior business leadership
• Define and run bug bounty programs
• Works closely with service providers on external engagements and manages global staff
• Partners with security architect to make strategic choices on technologies and processes
• Collaborates diligently with global functional teams to help detect and mitigate cyber threats, vulnerabilities targeting Amgen’s assets and resources
• Analyzes business needs, uses automation and technology, and develops relevant transparency reporting to senior leadership, key partners and senior business leaders
• Acts as an escalation point for system related technical issues and get engaged as needed in critical system related issues/events
• Uses leadership and management experience to guide project planning, resource allocation, troubleshooting and resolution of complex issues
• Coaches, mentors and develops a diverse team of IS security analysts and engineers, including overseeing new employee onboarding and providing career development planning and opportunities
• Maintain employee work schedules including assignments, job rotation, training, vacations and paid time off, telecommuting, cover for absenteeism, and overtime scheduling

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What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The highly talented professional we seek is a motivated information security leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualification:

Doctorate degree and 2 years of Information Technology experience

OR Master’s degree and 6 years of Information Technology experience

OR Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of Information Technology experience

OR Associate’s degree and 10 years of Information Technology experience

OR High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Information Technology experience

AND

2 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources

Qualifications:

• 3 or more years leading security teams in a high-paced global environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Hard-working, collaborative and team orientated placing priority on the successful completion of team goals
• Excellent data-driven problem solving and analytical skills and tried experience within high performance global, virtual teams
• Skilled in persuasion and negotiation of critical issues
• Clear understanding of and ability to handle cognitive biases
• Attention to detail and focus on providing vetted information
• Constantly updated with current information security trends and topics
• Successful management of multiple priorities
• Must be highly motivated and able to work effectively under minimal supervision
• Experience with regulated systems (GxP, SOX) in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare industry is a plus
• Preferred Certifications: CISSP, CISM, CEH, GSEC
• Nice to have Certifications OFCP or OFCE

Thrive

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

The annual base salary range for this opportunity in the U.S. is

$149,203 - $175,455.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:

• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

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If you're seeking a career where you can truly make a difference in the lives of others, a career where you can work at the absolute forefront of biotechnology with the top minds in the field, you'll find it at Amgen.

Amgen, a biotechnology pioneer, discovers, develops and delivers innovative human therapeutics. Our medicines have helped millions of patients in the fight against cancer, kidney diseases, rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other but compete intensely to win. Together, we live the Amgen values as we continue advancing science to serve patients.