Speaker Bios
Laurel L. Junk
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Jul 23, 2008, 19:54

Laurel L. Junk is Amgen's vice president of  Global Supply Chain and Contract Manufacturing.  She joined Amgen in early 2003.  Laurel is responsible for  Amgen's demand / supply planning, manufacturing capacity management, warehousing, central inventory management, distribution, and external contract manufacturing for bulk and fill/finish.   This responsibility spans multiple sites within the US and Amgen’s European Logistics Center.  Laurel also serves as executive sponsor to Amgen’s Women’s Interactive Network.

Laurel joined Amgen from Johnson & Johnson, where she was worldwide vice president, Global Supply Chain for the Medical Device & Diagnostics division. At J&J, Laurel set the direction and standards for moving the MD&D division to a global supply chain information and process infrastructure.

Before joining Johnson & Johnson in 1996, Laurel was Director, Materials Management for IVAC Corporation, previously a division of Eli Lilly & Co.  While at IVAC, Laurel held various senior management roles in operations and general management.

Laurel holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Minnesota and a masters’ degree in business from Duke University .  Laurel is also a Six Sigma process improvement black belt.