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.

Process Development Associate, Pilot Plant

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this! Let’s change the world!

Our lab is known as the Scaleup Lab (SUL) and is one of three in Amgen’s Pilot Plant Network. We sit within the Drug Substance Process Development organization in the heart of Kendall Square within Cambridge, MA. Our primary purpose is to prototype, develop, and test new technologies intended for next-generation, large-scale biomanufacturing applications. The pilot plant also provides critical technical support for advanced technology transfers and large molecule process development. We deliver both data and material to support early (pre-pivotal) through late stage (pivotal) clinical and commercial biologics programs.

This role is within an integrated organization in which cell culture and purification scientists and engineers work together to advance Amgen's rich and dynamic pipeline. With Amgen's biology-first approach, the position provides a unique opportunity to work on multiple modalities, from antibodies to oncolytic viruses to bi-specifics.

In this role, you will establish the platforms of the future and apply established platform approaches while utilizing problem-solving skills to rapidly solve day-to-day experimental challenges. As such, this is a hands-on role where troubleshooting and problem solving are part of the day to day. Additionally, you will utilize out-of-the-box thinking to contribute to technology development and demonstrate the desire to expand and develop expertise in both cell culture and purification.

Responsibilities:

• Perform and monitor cell culture and purification operations up to the 200L pilot plant scale utilizing such equipment as rocking and single-use bioreactors, and single-use chromatography and filtration systems (TFF, VF, UFDF).
• Document work in electronic lab notebooks per GDP principles while following appropriate SOPs.
• Generate, analyze, and summarize process data to identify and mitigate challenges to future commercial processes, and support new technology development, new product introductions, and facility tech transfers.
• Use tools such as Biovia Workbook, Emerson DeltaV, PI Vision, Smartsheet, Spotfire, Tableau, and the Microsoft suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Sharepoint, Teams).
• Due to the nature of the work, you will need to have the ability to work some off-hours and weekends.
• Demonstrate the Amgen Values and contribute to a culture of safety.

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The science-focused professional we seek is a strong communicator who is organized, detail-oriented, and process-driven with the following qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• High school diploma / GED and 6 years of manufacturing, engineering, or process development experience OR
• Associate’s degree and 4 years of manufacturing, engineering, or process development experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Biomedical, or related Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or other relevant life science.
• Experience with mammalian cell culture and/or protein purification.
• Basic understanding of physical and scientific principles underlying cell culture, protein chromatography, and filtration.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and solve problems by applying scientific and engineering principles, preferably in a process development environment.
• An established record of championing a culture of safety in a lab or manufacturing setting.
• Knowledge in troubleshooting process equipment issues including automation control strategies.
• Specific hands-on operational experience with control systems such as DeltaV.
• Experience in leading Operational Excellence (OE) efforts to drive efficiency and safety.
• Proven ability to learn new systems and applications and various new technologies.
• Experienced in performing bioprocess unit operations in cell culture and/or purification.
• Experience working with process data analysis and interpretation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; the ability to communicate complex ideas in a simple manner.
• Strong interpersonal skills; the ability to work flexibly in a dynamic and collaborative environment with diverse team members.
• Strong computer/digital skills with a demonstrated ability to quickly learn new software.
• Growth mindset and results-oriented.
• Able to gown and gain entry to laboratory areas and stand for up to 8 hours in the Pilot Plant.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

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.

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.

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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