AddressHOW 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.
Process DevelopmentAssociate,Purification(Drug Substance Technology)
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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 DevelopmentDrug Substance Technology group at Amgen’s FleX Batch Biologics Manufacturing Facility. The Process Development Associate will help design and perform experiments at the bench scale that span the end-to-end Drug Substance process, covering cell culture and/or purification operations. In this role, you will apply established platform approaches and utilize problem-solving skills to rapidly solve day-to-day experimental challenges. Additionally, the Process Development Associate will utilize out-of-the-box thinking to contribute to technology development and will demonstrate the desire to expand and develop expertise in cell culture and/or purification, thereby further contributing to the integrated group.
Perform small-scale bioprocess experiments that encompass cell culture and/or purification operations
Ensure safety and compliance of Process Development activities
Experimental design and data interpretation, leveraging in-house visualization and analytics tools
Contribute within a project team on commercial manufacturing goals such as improving process yield and robustness, and scaling-up processes to manufacturing sites
Provide scientific technical support for technology transfer of processes to manufacturing sites
Communication of findings through oral presentations and written documentation (technical reports as well as GMP documents to support regulatory filings)
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What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The well-rounded professional we seek is a strategic problem solver with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
High School Diploma / GED and 6 years of biologics Process Development or commercial-scale technical support experience OR
Associate’s Degree and 4 years of biologics Process Development or commercial-scale technical support experience OR
Bachelor’s Degree
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Biomedical, or related Engineering; Life Sciences; or other relevant sciences
Experience and demonstrated interest in laboratory work, particularly hands-on experience with cell culture and/or purification operations
Basic understanding of cell culture, protein chromatography, and filtration principles
Demonstrated ability to identify and solve problems by applying scientific and engineering principles, preferably in a Process Development environment
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work flexibly in a dynamic and collaborative environment with diverse team members
Familiarity with design of experiments and statistical analysis of data
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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
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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.
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