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Human Resources
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.
Human Resources Senior Manager (HRBP Finance)
What you will do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will apply strong consulting and influence skills to solve complex, business-critical HR challenges within the Global Finance Organization in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. As a strategic Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP), you will advise senior leaders, drive organizational design and effectiveness, and deliver talent and workforce solutions that enable current priorities and future-state capabilities. Partnering closely with business leaders, HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) and cross-functional stakeholders, you will execute enterprise HR programs with rigor, speed, and sound judgment – leveraging data, governance, and practical, people-centered solutions to build capabilities for long-term business success.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Advisory and HRBP Partnership:
- Serve as a trusted thought partner and advisor to functional leaders on HR strategy, best practices and solutions, communications, and key initiatives.
- Coach and counsel leaders on organizational health, leadership effectiveness, performance, engagement, team dynamics, and decision quality to enable change and sustained results.
- Translate business priorities into integrated people plans (organizational structure, headcount strategy, talent movement, capability building).
- Stay current on leading HR trends and deliver practical, business-relevant recommendations that support capability building and leader effectiveness. Analyze HR metrics and business signals to identify risks, trends, diagnose root causes, and recommend targeted talent strategies.
- Maintain strong stakeholder alignment across HR COEs and cross-functional partners (e.g., Legal, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Talent & Culture, Staff Relations) to ensure seamless delivery.
Transformation Enablement and Execution:
- Collaborate with cross-functional leaders and HR to enable functional transformations (e.g., TWFS, S/4HANA), driving readiness, risk mitigation, resourcing, and change execution.
- Partner with leaders to define future-state capabilities and operating model implications (roles, spans/layers, critical skills) to support evolving business needs.
- Lead change planning for organizational transitions, including communications, talent moves, knowledge transfer, risk mitigation, and stabilization/hypercare in partnership with Corporate Affairs, Results Delivery Office, Legal, both globally and at regional/country level.
- Own the management and execution of post-design change processes to enable continuous organizational design and optimization, partnering with governance teams and workforce planning/OrgVue partners as applicable.
- Manage integrated workforce and hiring plans (prioritization, requisition governance, and execution) in partnership with business leaders and Talent Acquisition program teams, including global delivery where relevant.
- Support exit and transition planning in partnership with Legal, HR PMO, and regional/country HRBPs to ensure compliant, consistent, and employee-centered outcomes.
- Serve as the HR point of contact for transition management (moves, onboarding, assimilation toolkits, knowledge transfer) in support of business transformation leaders.
Talent Operating Cadence and People Process Excellence:
- Own the annual operating cadence for core HR cycles (e.g., performance management/MAP, talent review, compensation planning) to ensure quality, consistency, and compliance in partnership with global and regional COEs.
- Enable leaders with clear guidance, tools, and decision frameworks (calibration, promotions, pay actions, rewards differentiation) to improve decision quality and employee experience.
- Improve operational excellence through process simplification, continuous improvement, and HR technology optimization to elevate leader and employee experience.
Talent & Culture:
- Act as an engaged advisor for inclusion efforts to ensure alignment with enterprise strategy and relevance for the workforce.
- Partner with leaders and Talent & Culture team to implement strategies that drive innovation, growth, engagement, and a culture of inclusion, belonging, and development.
- Serve as HR advisor to the Finance talent workstream to accelerate readiness and support employees reaching full potential through inclusive pipeline, development, and rotation programs.
- Develop and implement approaches to build engagement and strengthen culture during periods of change.
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is an individual with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate degree and 2 years of Human Resources experience
Or
Master’s degree and 4 years of Human Resources experience
Or
Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of Human Resources experience
Or
Associate’s degree and 10 years of Human Resources experience
Or
High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Human Resources experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- 8+ years of progressively complex / strategic HR experience, including organization effectiveness, recruitment, talent development, compensation, staff relations or workplace planning.
- Highly organized and demonstrated ability to balance and deliver on multiple competing priorities, adapt to ever changing demands
- A strong aptitude to drive meaningful impact for the better, and have fun while doing it
- Demonstrated comfort with ambiguity and organizational change
- Excellent program and project management skills
- Possess continuous improvement and growth mindset, as well as intellectual curiosity, desire, and ability to quickly learn and understand business
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to operate with discretion and sound judgment
- Demonstrated ability to interact, influence, and build relations with all levels of management and executives
- Willingness to “speak up” and respectfully challenge existing approaches to drive continuous change
- Experience supporting global teams and matrixed organizations; comfort partnering across regions and time zones.
What you can expect of us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.
The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.
In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of 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 that may include:
- A 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
- Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.
Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.
Salary Range
136,877.00 USD - 166,484.00 USD
Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.
Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.
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 and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Career Category
Human Resources
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.
Human Resources Senior Manager (HRBP Finance)
What you will do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will apply strong consulting and influence skills to solve complex, business-critical HR challenges within the Global Finance Organization in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. As a strategic Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP), you will advise senior leaders, drive organizational design and effectiveness, and deliver talent and workforce solutions that enable current priorities and future-state capabilities. Partnering closely with business leaders, HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) and cross-functional stakeholders, you will execute enterprise HR programs with rigor, speed, and sound judgment – leveraging data, governance, and practical, people-centered solutions to build capabilities for long-term business success.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Advisory and HRBP Partnership:
- Serve as a trusted thought partner and advisor to functional leaders on HR strategy, best practices and solutions, communications, and key initiatives.
- Coach and counsel leaders on organizational health, leadership effectiveness, performance, engagement, team dynamics, and decision quality to enable change and sustained results.
- Translate business priorities into integrated people plans (organizational structure, headcount strategy, talent movement, capability building).
- Stay current on leading HR trends and deliver practical, business-relevant recommendations that support capability building and leader effectiveness. Analyze HR metrics and business signals to identify risks, trends, diagnose root causes, and recommend targeted talent strategies.
- Maintain strong stakeholder alignment across HR COEs and cross-functional partners (e.g., Legal, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Talent & Culture, Staff Relations) to ensure seamless delivery.
Transformation Enablement and Execution:
- Collaborate with cross-functional leaders and HR to enable functional transformations (e.g., TWFS, S/4HANA), driving readiness, risk mitigation, resourcing, and change execution.
- Partner with leaders to define future-state capabilities and operating model implications (roles, spans/layers, critical skills) to support evolving business needs.
- Lead change planning for organizational transitions, including communications, talent moves, knowledge transfer, risk mitigation, and stabilization/hypercare in partnership with Corporate Affairs, Results Delivery Office, Legal, both globally and at regional/country level.
- Own the management and execution of post-design change processes to enable continuous organizational design and optimization, partnering with governance teams and workforce planning/OrgVue partners as applicable.
- Manage integrated workforce and hiring plans (prioritization, requisition governance, and execution) in partnership with business leaders and Talent Acquisition program teams, including global delivery where relevant.
- Support exit and transition planning in partnership with Legal, HR PMO, and regional/country HRBPs to ensure compliant, consistent, and employee-centered outcomes.
- Serve as the HR point of contact for transition management (moves, onboarding, assimilation toolkits, knowledge transfer) in support of business transformation leaders.
Talent Operating Cadence and People Process Excellence:
- Own the annual operating cadence for core HR cycles (e.g., performance management/MAP, talent review, compensation planning) to ensure quality, consistency, and compliance in partnership with global and regional COEs.
- Enable leaders with clear guidance, tools, and decision frameworks (calibration, promotions, pay actions, rewards differentiation) to improve decision quality and employee experience.
- Improve operational excellence through process simplification, continuous improvement, and HR technology optimization to elevate leader and employee experience.
Talent & Culture:
- Act as an engaged advisor for inclusion efforts to ensure alignment with enterprise strategy and relevance for the workforce.
- Partner with leaders and Talent & Culture team to implement strategies that drive innovation, growth, engagement, and a culture of inclusion, belonging, and development.
- Serve as HR advisor to the Finance talent workstream to accelerate readiness and support employees reaching full potential through inclusive pipeline, development, and rotation programs.
- Develop and implement approaches to build engagement and strengthen culture during periods of change.
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is an individual with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate degree and 2 years of Human Resources experience
Or
Master’s degree and 4 years of Human Resources experience
Or
Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of Human Resources experience
Or
Associate’s degree and 10 years of Human Resources experience
Or
High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Human Resources experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- 8+ years of progressively complex / strategic HR experience, including organization effectiveness, recruitment, talent development, compensation, staff relations or workplace planning.
- Highly organized and demonstrated ability to balance and deliver on multiple competing priorities, adapt to ever changing demands
- A strong aptitude to drive meaningful impact for the better, and have fun while doing it
- Demonstrated comfort with ambiguity and organizational change
- Excellent program and project management skills
- Possess continuous improvement and growth mindset, as well as intellectual curiosity, desire, and ability to quickly learn and understand business
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to operate with discretion and sound judgment
- Demonstrated ability to interact, influence, and build relations with all levels of management and executives
- Willingness to “speak up” and respectfully challenge existing approaches to drive continuous change
- Experience supporting global teams and matrixed organizations; comfort partnering across regions and time zones.
What you can expect of us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.
The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.
In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of 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 that may include:
- A 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
- Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.
Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.
Salary Range
136,877.00 USD - 166,484.00 USD
Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.
Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.
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 and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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Align your HR credentials to biotech contexts
Amgen prioritizes HR candidates who understand regulated workforce environments. Frame your resume around experience with scientific or research talent pipelines, HRIS systems used in pharma, or HR compliance in highly matrixed organizations, not just generalist HR work.
Target Amgen's talent acquisition and HR business partner tracks
Amgen's HR function regularly hires for roles supporting R&D, commercial, and manufacturing populations. Identifying which HR sub-function you're targeting helps you connect with the right hiring team and tailor your application to their specific workforce challenges.
Use Migrate Mate to filter open HR roles by visa type
Amgen posts HR roles across multiple sites, but not all listings signal sponsorship availability. Use Migrate Mate to surface only the Amgen HR positions that are open to your specific visa category, saving time you'd otherwise spend on unsuitable applications.
Clarify your visa timeline before offer negotiations
If you're on F-1 OPT, your employment authorization clock is already running. Before Amgen extends an offer, confirm whether your OPT end date allows enough runway for H-1B filing in the next April cap season, or whether a cap-exempt route applies.
Understand how Amgen handles PERM for HR roles
HR positions can face added scrutiny in the PERM labor certification process because they're common roles and DOL requires proof no qualified U.S. worker was available. Ask your Amgen recruiter early whether the role is scoped for a PERM-eligible Green Card pathway.
Prepare documentation that shows specialty occupation standing
USCIS requires H-1B HR roles to qualify as specialty occupations, meaning a specific bachelor's degree in a related field is normally required. HR generalist titles can face RFEs, so gather academic credentials and any advanced HR certifications before the petition is filed.
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Find Human Resources at Amgen JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does Amgen sponsor H-1B visas for Human Resources roles?
Yes, Amgen sponsors H-1B visas for Human Resources positions, though sponsorship decisions depend on the specific role and how it's scoped. HR roles at Amgen that require specialized knowledge, such as HR business partners supporting clinical or commercial functions, are more likely to qualify as specialty occupations under USCIS standards than broad generalist titles.
How do I apply for Human Resources jobs at Amgen?
Apply directly through Amgen's careers portal or find open HR roles filtered by visa eligibility through Migrate Mate. When applying, tailor your materials to Amgen's biotech and life sciences context. HR candidates with experience in regulated industries, large enterprise HRIS platforms, or scientific workforce support are well positioned for Amgen's HR teams.
Which visa types does Amgen commonly use for Human Resources hires?
Amgen sponsors several visa categories for HR professionals, including H-1B, E-3 for Australian citizens, TN for Canadian and Mexican nationals, and F-1 OPT and CPT for students and recent graduates. For longer-term employment authorization, Amgen also supports EB-2 and EB-3 Green Card pathways through the PERM labor certification process for eligible employees.
What qualifications does Amgen look for in Human Resources candidates needing sponsorship?
Amgen typically looks for HR candidates with a relevant bachelor's degree in human resources, organizational psychology, business, or a closely related field. For senior roles, experience supporting scientific, research, or manufacturing populations is valued. Proficiency with enterprise HRIS platforms and familiarity with HR compliance in a regulated industry context strengthens a candidate's profile significantly.
How long does the visa sponsorship process take for an Amgen HR offer?
Timeline depends heavily on visa type. H-1B cap filings open in April and have an October 1 start date, so offers made outside that window require OPT or another bridge. E-3 and TN processing is faster, often resolved in weeks through consular channels. PERM-based Green Card sponsorship typically takes one to three years from initiation to approval.
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