Amgen

Associate Director – Engineering

Amgen

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Thousand Oaks • California • Massachusetts • United States

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Salary

💰 $180,131 - $212,768 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Provides strategic and operational leadership for the integration of human factors, usability, and user-centered risk management across Amgen’s product portfolio.
  • Ensures human factors and usability principles are embedded throughout the product lifecycle—from early concept development through post-market surveillance.
  • Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing human factors and usability engineering team.
  • Build enterprise capability in human factors and usability by establishing scalable processes, tools, and best practices.
  • Champion the integration of human factors, usability, and user-centered design into product development processes.
  • Oversee planning and execution of formative and summative human factors studies in alignment with FDA, EMA, MDR, ISO 62366, and global standards.
  • Ensure seamless integration of HF/UE activities within design controls and risk management (ISO 14971).
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Device Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Medical, Packaging, Manufacturing, and Operations teams.

Requirements

  • Doctorate degree and 3 years of Human Factors Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Psychology, or related experience
  • Master’s degree and 7 years of Human Factors Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Psychology, or related experience
  • Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of Human Factors Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Psychology, or related experience
  • Associate’s degree and 12 years of Human Factors Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Psychology, or related experience
  • High school diploma / GED and 14 years of Human Factors Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Psychology, or related experience
  • Minimum of 3 years’ experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources.
Benefits
  • 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
  • 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.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Human Factors EngineeringUsability EngineeringUser-Centered DesignRisk ManagementFormative StudiesSummative StudiesDesign ControlsISO 62366ISO 14971FDA Compliance
Soft Skills
LeadershipMentoringCollaborationStrategic PlanningOperational LeadershipTeam DevelopmentCommunicationCross-Functional CollaborationProcess ImprovementProblem Solving