Drug Product Process Engineer

Career Category
Process Development
Job Description
HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?
You've worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared mission-to serve patients-drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world's leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.
Drug Product Process Engineer
Live
What you will do
Let's do this! Let's change the world! In this vital role, you will join our contract manufacturing organization across the world and resolve challenges encountered in commercial production of oral solid Drug Products. You will be based out of Amgen's Massachusetts site, as part of the global Process Development organization and will support new product introductions, lifecycle changes and ongoing commercial production.
Responsibilities:

• Develop as a Drug Product technical professional, to provide leadership and solutions solving problems oral solid Drug Product manufacturing, for unit operations including but not limited to encapsulation, blending, milling, granulation, drying, compression and coating.
• Work with Contract Manufacturing partners, Global Operations, Contract Manufacturing Quality, and Drug Product process teams.
• Participate in cross site team meetings to support contract manufacturers and to identify and resolve potential issues.
• Provide process development expertise for commercial Drug Product Processing in specific areas such as process characterization, technology transfer, process validation and routine commercial production.
• Solve issues with Drug Product Processing technologies and equipment.
• Identify and implement operational improvements for Drug Product commercial processes.
• Support commercial Drug Product manufacturing operations and contract manufacturing quality with technical evaluation of NC/CAPA.
• Visit contract manufacturing sites (international travel) to observe production operations and build relationships.
• Will be expected to work a mixture of on-site, and remote (on site 1-2 days per week).

Win
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The experienced professional we seek is a collaborative team-player with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:

• High school diploma / GED and 8 years of pharmaceutical manufacturing experience OR
• Associate's degree and 6 years of pharmaceutical manufacturing experience OR
• Bachelor's degree and 2 years of pharmaceutical manufacturing experience OR
• Master's degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters in a Science or Engineering or a related discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in applying fundamental engineering and scientific principles to the design and implementation of wet granulation, roller compaction, blending, milling, drying, compression, coating and encapsulation processes.
• Experience managing contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs).
• Project management experience.
• Experience leading multiple projects and get results.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing processing in a GMP environment.
• Problem-solving ability and collaboration.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Strong academic results in a bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering or a related subject area.

Thrive
What you can expect of us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates' professional and personal growth and well-being.
Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:

• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

Apply now
for a career that defies imagination
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Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Salary Range
85,275.00 USD - 103,822.00 USD