What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Development Associate, Pilot Plant position at Amgen?
Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients
At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives 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 areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we 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.
Process Development Associate, Pilot Plant
What You Will Do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital 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.
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:
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:
careers.amgen.com
In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
Application deadline
Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.
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, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
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.
At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives 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 areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we 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.
Process Development Associate, Pilot Plant
What You Will Do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital 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.
- 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.
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 4 years of manufacturing, engineering, or process development experience OR
- Associate’s degree and 2 years of manufacturing, engineering, or process development experience OR
- Bachelor’s degree
- 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.
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
careers.amgen.com
In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
Application deadline
Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.
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, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
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.
