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At Amgen, our mission is clear: to serve patients. We advance that mission by creating a high-performing culture that enables us to attract, retain and develop the best talent worldwide. When our people feel connected, supported and empowered to contribute their best, we are better able to ask bold questions, solve complex scientific challenges and deliver meaningful therapies for people living with serious illness.
Our commitment to equal opportunity, fostering connection and valuing the power of all perspectives is foundational to who we are and how we operate. We strive to create an employee experience where people can grow, contribute, feel a sense of belonging, and reach their full potential through access to mentorship, sponsorship and meaningful development opportunities.
When our people thrive, Amgen is stronger. That is why we cultivate a culture where global leaders and employees share responsibility for shaping a high-impact and inspiring work environment – guided by our values and our aspiration to be the best human therapeutics company in the world. In doing so, we better position ourselves to innovate and drive results for patients, employees, and shareholders.
Learn more about Amgen’s Mission and Values.
Amgen is an equal opportunity employer. We do not hire, promote or make employment decisions based on race, ethnicity, gender or any other protected characteristics.
In the UK, we are dedicated to fostering a culture of belonging where our people are celebrated, and inclusion is the norm. Our people, culture and impact strategy reflects our global commitment to creating an environment where everyone feels supported, valued, and connected. Through visible leadership advocacy, targeted education, and an active culture of belonging, we strive to ensure that all employees are empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and talents, which in turn drives our mission to serve patients and excel in our industry.
Our priorities for the UK are:
One word that would describe Amgen's culture is...
Supportive.
Being inclusive.
Comradery.
Trusting.
Welcoming.
Be inclusive.
Amgen has a really diverse culture. It's extremely supportive and really collaborative.
The friendly approach that people have with one another in the different departments and how well they work with one another. It makes it an easy way to get your work done.
And it's very warm and welcoming and everyone feels included.
It's inclusive, it's engaging. I really think that people are given the opportunity to be the very best version of themselves. They get an opportunity to come to work and really be empowered to deliver on the purpose, deliver on the task, deliver on the role. Have fun hopefully, enjoy it, smile, but get to make a real difference.
The best thing about working at Amgen for me is the diversity of work that I get to work on in my current position.
Working at Amgen, you work with different people, different departments, who have an amazing portfolio and pipeline.
I get to try new things every day. My role allows me to explore different aspects of what Amgen does, get involved in lots of different projects. I've never been bored a day in my career.
There's lots of flexibility, great people, loads of opportunities, and we're serving patients. So it's fantastic.
Whether it's with a colleague who's got a development plan, whether it's with the medicines, the brands, whether it's an opportunity in the external landscape, every single interaction is an opportunity just to make a real difference. So at Amgen, we really trust our people to do the work they've got to do. So we really hope that that ensures that they can find a really nice balance from a work perspective as well as from a personal point of view.
In the UK, Amgen has received a gold award for two consecutive years from MIND, a nonprofit focused on mental health. In addition to raising awareness of mental health and providing support, Amgen UK also has a community of certified mental health first-aiders to support employees and connect them to local resources.
Our strategy is intended to help Amgen successfully navigate a complex global marketplace as we bring more medicines to more patients around the world. Amgen is setting goals to improve our focus. These goals will also serve as a baseline for measuring our progress toward a more inclusive workplace.
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are a tool we use to promote and support, as well as illustrate, the impact and value that our people and culture has on our business. There are currently 12 Global ERGs at Amgen, all with executive sponsorship. We provide leaders and managers with training and tools to lead our workforce and create an inclusive environment.
In the UK , we believe investing in our people is essential to delivering for patients and building a strong future. Our UK Amgen Early Career Professionals (AECP) employee resource group brings together colleagues who are early in their careers, new to the industry, new to a role, or looking to develop new skills and experiences.
AECP helps create opportunities for connection, learning and growth through mentoring, networking, career development resources and community-building activities. The group supports colleagues in building relationships across the organisation, developing new capabilities and navigating their career journeys with confidence.
Open to all employees, AECP helps foster a culture where people can learn from one another, share experiences and contribute to a connected and supportive workplace. Through these opportunities, the group plays an important role in strengthening our people, culture and future talent pipeline.
There is a huge gap between the number of people with STEM skills and the number of roles across the sector that need to be filled. As the STEM sector expands, this gap will widen further. For the UK to maintain global competitiveness, it is imperative for businesses and government to work together to address the skills shortfall.
Very few of those currently working in STEM occupations in the UK are women. Tapping into the pool of female talent will be key to helping ensure the future success of this sector. Research shows that businesses perform better when they bring together people with a broad range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
In 2018, we collaborated with other biotech and pharmaceutical companies to deliver ‘Balance the SySTEM’, working in partnership with the UK Government Equalities Office (GEO) and UK Women’s Business Council (WBC) to provide support, guidance, and practical tools to help small-medium enterprises (SMEs) in STEM offer a more gender-balanced work environment.
We prioritised this work to reinforce the value of sharing best practice in championing our people, culture and impact in STEM, and saw value in providing practical and implementable tools, validated in the large company setting, to smaller organisations wishing to make positive changes. Click here to download the report.
We support our staff to give back to the communities in which we operate through an Amgen Impact Day, where staff can volunteer at a charity or community group of their choice. This gives staff the opportunity to improve the lives of others, their communities, and to help tackle social challenges.
Some of the organisations supported by our staff include the Cambridge Science Centre, Barretstown, the Edmund Trust, Middlesbrough Environment City, East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH), the Peter McVerry Trust Detox Centre, Slough Homeless Our Concern (SHOC), Shooting Stars, and Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust. A number of our staff have also participated in the annual Myeloma UK London to Paris Bike Ride.