Career Category

Safety

Job Description

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us as:

Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager

At Amgen Breda medicines are labelled, assembled, stored and eventually shipped to various countries worldwide. Every day more than 1000 people with 40 different nationalities are working on supply chain processes, manufacturing, marketing and sales of our medicines and clinical research into new medicines.

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What you will do

As Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager, you will be a key technical expert within the site EHS team (5 employees). Reporting to the EHS Associate Director (ABR EHS Lead), you will provide specialist EHS expertise, own defined EHS programs end-to-end, and support safe, compliant, and efficient operations at Amgen Breda.

This is a senior individual contributor role: you will not manage a team, but you will influence decisions, support complex projects, and partner closely with operations, engineering, quality, and corporate EHS. In this role, you will work across a broad range of EHS topics.

Combining regulatory expertise, risk management, and hands-on operational support, allowing you to further develop into a well-rounded EHS professional.

Your key responsibilities:

• Act as a Subject Matter Expert for assigned EHS disciplines, ensuring compliance with Dutch & EU legislation, Amgen standards, and industry best practices.
• Own and implement assigned EHS programs.
• Support and continuously improve the site EHS Management System (procedures, standards, qualifications).
• Provide EHS input to risk assessments, change management activities, and project reviews.
• Support incident investigations, non-conformances, and root cause analysis, driving effective corrective actions.
• Contribute to EHS audits, inspections, and monitoring, including follow-up of actions.
• Provide technical support for emergency preparedness and operational EHS activities.
• Coach, train, and engage employees and contractors, collaborating closely with site functions and Corporate EHS.

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What we expect of you

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

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Occupational Safety, or a related field.
• Preferably HVK (Hoger Veiligheidskundige) or equivalent certification.
• 5+ years of EHS experience in a regulated industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of Dutch and EU EHS legislation.
• Experience supporting EHS Management Systems and regulatory compliance.
• Attention to details, continuous improvement mind-set and strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong digital skills (MS Office, SmartSheet, and AI tools such as Copilot / ChatGPT).
• Fluency in Dutch and English.

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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 ©.

• 1-Year fixed term contract. The intention is to become permanently employed.
• 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.
• Although this is primarily a Site-based role, working from home one day a week is possible.

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