Process Development Associate Scientist - Amgen : Job Details

Join Amgen's mission of serving patients. Our shared missionto serve patients living with serious illnessesdrives all that we do. Since 1980, we've helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world's toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areasOncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Diseasewe reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you'll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you'll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

In this vital role, the Process Development Associate Scientist will provide process development support to manufacturing operations and also perform mammalian cell culture, purification, and lab activities to support the commercial development of Amgen's pipeline.

Apply fundamental scientific principles to biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes (upstream cell culture and downstream purification) in the development of process improvements, facility adaptations, and new process operations.

Provide technical and on-the-floor support to assist in the troubleshooting of clinical and commercial drug substance manufacturing.

Support the GMP manufacturing process evaluations and investigations.

Develop novel mammalian cell culture and next generation technologies to increase yield, process robustness, and enable new unit operations.

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is a self-starter with these qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 3 years of scientific experience OR
• Master's degree and 1 year of scientific experience

Preferred qualifications include:

• 2 years of experience in a biotech/pharma process development and/or manufacturing support role for drug substance manufacturing.
• Understanding of cell culture processes, influence of raw material attributes, and impact of process deviations to growth and quality attributes. Harvest and clarification processes used for mammalian cell culture processes.
• Chromatography, ultrafiltration and normal flow filtration operations experience
• Chemical engineering principles for the scale up of unit operations from bench scale to commercial scale.
• Able to apply engineering principles and statistical analysis, including design of experiments, to solve processing issues and evaluate opportunities for process improvements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Experience developing and managing team training workflows and strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to work under moderate direction.
• Able to analyze and interpret data.
• Be a self-starter with the ability to take on several projects at one time.

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we'll support your journey every step of the way.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a total rewards plan, based on eligibility, comprising of 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 that may include:

• A 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
• Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team. As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.