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SalaryHOW 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.
Be part of Amgen's newest and most advanced drug substance manufacturing plant. When completed, the Amgen FleX batch facility will combine the latest in disposable technologies with traditional stainless steel equipment to allow for maximum flexibility in operations The FleX Batch facility will not only feature the best in-class drug substance manufacturing technologies with embedded industry 4.0 capabilities, but it will also integrate sustainability innovations to reduce carbon and waste, as part of Amgen's plan to be a carbon-neutral company by 2027.
Engineer, Upstream Process Development
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What you will do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be a part of the Process Development Drug Substance Technology group at Amgen’s FleX Batch Biologics Manufacturing Facility. This role will be immersed in all aspects of operations in a commercial bulk drug substance facility, which includes collaborating with other drug substance teams across our network.
- Apply a fundamental understanding of Upstream and/or Downstream bioprocessing to support biologics technology transfer, process validation, and plant start-up
- Support continuous process verification, process monitoring, optimization, complex investigation, and product life cycle management
- Ensure safety and compliance of Process Development activities
- Provide process on floor process support as required
- Provide support for regulatory filing, inspection, and other CMC activities
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What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The experienced scientific professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree OR
- Bachelor’s Degree and 2 years of biologics Process Development or commercial-scale technical support experience OR
- Associate’s Degree and 6 years of biologics Process Development or commercial-scale technical support experience OR
- High School Diploma / GED and 8 years of biologics Process Development or commercial-scale technical support experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience in a technical role supporting biotechnology processes within regulated environments (i.e., cGMP).
- Strong and in-depth expertise in cell culture and/or purification processes.
- Experience in process scale-up, technology transfer, troubleshooting, and complex investigation.
- Strong oral and verbal communication skills, interact effectively with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
- Familiarity in statistical analysis, analytical methods, and product quality attributes related to biological processing.
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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.
