Mission: To serve patients. Vision: To aspire to be the best human therapeutics company. We will live the Amgen values and use science and innovation to dramatically improve people's lives.
Amgen adopts a 'pay for performance culture' and as such their reward schemes are built and administered to give managers the flexibility to reward performance appropriately. Their Reward programmes are closely linked to their performance management cycle and benefits such as merit, LTI, bonus are based on individual and company performance. All staff members participate in a stock-based long term incentive programme. Stock is issued annually to each employee based on performance. Amgen’s bonus programme is strongly linked to performance against goals and targets. Merit increases are again recommended to be higher for those with exceptional performance. Through the 'Bravo!' Global Recognition programme, staff members can recognise the accomplishments of other staff in a timely and personal way. Rewards are redeemed via gift vouchers from a list of nominated merchants. There are multiple levels of award in order to provide recognition appropriate for the level of contribution.
Managers participate in an International Management Development Programme which encompasses 5 key skills workshops: Build the Team; Develop the Team; Lead the Team; Lead the Business; Navigating the Matrix. Amgen provide a dedicated area of their intranet as a Manager 'Toolkit' providing resources on career development of staff, recognition and reward and recruitment tools.
Annually, Amgen supports one national charity plus one charity local to each site. The nominated charities are reviewed annually. There is a Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and employees are invited to submit their nominations for charitable support to the CSR Committee. Issues associated with Amgen's impact on the environment are managed through the Facilities Operations team. The team regularly reviews Amgen’s environmental programme and looks for new ways to improve their efforts and reduce their impact on the environment. Ideas are discussed at the Staff Consultation Forum. Amgen currently have a recycling programme and have switched many of their stationery products over to recycled alternatives. Amgen monitor the levels of waste that they produce, looking at recyclables versus waste going to landfill. Amgen also monitor their power usage so they can review the impact of any energy initiatives. The travel policy has targets set to reduce things like single car occupancy and Amgen run travel surveys to understand how their staff travel to work.