Mary J. Simon has over 20 years of experience in vendor management, contract management, project management, business analysis, validation, and biochemistry. She is seeking a new position to utilize her skills and experience. Her background includes managing vendor relationships and contracts worth $40 million annually at Amgen, developing software quality assurance processes, and managing teams supporting various departments. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from the University of Illinois.

1. Mary J. (Jody) Simon
Camarillo, CA 93012
Summary and Objective
Over 20 years of experience including vendor management, contract management, project management,
business analysis, validation/qualification, and biochemistry. Business professional with strong analytical
and technical abilities. Seeking a position which will utilize my skills and experience and afford me the
opportunity to grow and bring value back to the organization.
Employment History
Amgen, Inc.
IS Vendor Management Office / Vendor Relationship Manager 2009 to 2014
• Manage Amgen’s agreements with IS service providers. Scope of oversight - ~40 million dollars
annualized.
• Ensure supplier contract deliverables and obligations are met through establishment of good
customer relationships and using data analysis and performance metrics reporting.
• Led cross-functional projects to analyze, define, and implement vendor management business
processes
• Subject Matter Expert for supplier service level reporting.
• Facilitate and resolve supplier engagement issues across Amgen functional areas and at all
organizational levels.
Regulated Information Systems / Systems Analyst 2005 to 2009
• Participated in IS sourcing programs from RFP to supplier selection and subsequent transition
representing regulatory compliance.
• Developed and implemented processes and procedures including infrastructure software
qualification.
• Performed CRS Validation activities for infrastructure systems and systems in regulated
environments, including SOX.
• Provided client management support for corporate functions relating to IS SOPs and process
standards including change management.
Business Information Systems (BIS) / Management Positions 1997 to 2005
• Quality Assurance Manager
o Lead development and implementation of software quality assurance activities and SOX audit
procedures for corporate functions IS. Performed project management of selected projects.
• Technical Support Manager
o Managed group of 8 developers supporting projects, applications, databases, and interfaces
for Finance, HR, Law, Library departments.
• Library System Manager
o Managed group of 6 technical staff supporting the Amgen Libraries’ systems, databases, and
applications. Performed project management, resource and budget management, and space
planning.
Research Information Systems /
Systems Analyst III (Computational Biology)
Associate Manager (Research Computing Services (RCS))
Research Systems Specialist, Research Operations
o System administrator for VAXes (VMS), Convex (Unix) and Sun (Unix).
o Provided end-user support for scientific software and research computing in general.
Amgen Research Positions
Research Associate III, Protein Chemistry Department

2. Research Associate II, Specialty Chemicals Group
Applied Molecular Genetics (AMGen), Specialty Chemicals Dept.
Research Associate I
Other Positions
Environmental Engineering Dept., Naval Civil Engineering Lab (NCEL) - Engineer Trainee Position
University of Illinois, Department of Biochemistry - Research Assistant
Education / Publications
Bachelor of Science/ Biochemistry
University of Illinois
Publications:
• Simon, M. J., Osslund, T. D., Saunders, R., Ensley, B. D., Suggs, S. V., Harcourt, A. A., Suen,
W.-C., Cruden, D. L., Gibson, D. T. and Zylstra, G. J.: Sequences of genes encoding naphthalene
dioxygenase in Pseudomonas putida strains G7 and NCIB 9816-4. Gene 127 (1993) 31-37.
• Yen, K.-M., Karl, M. R., Blatt, L. M., Simon, M. J., Winter, R. B., Fausset, P. R., Lu, H. S.,
Harcourt, A. A. and Chen, K. K.: Cloning and characterization of a Pseudomonas mendocina KR1
gene cluster encoding toluene-4-monooxygenase. J. Bacteriol. 173 (1991) 5315-5327.
• Ensley, B. D., Ratzkin, B. J., Osslund, T. O., Simon, M. J., Wackett, L. P., and Gibson, D. T.:
Expression of Naphthalene Oxidation Genes in Escherichia coli Results in the Biosynthesis of
Indigo. Science 222 (1983).
*References and additional information available upon request