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Join Amgens Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like youre part of something bigger, its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients living with serious illnessesdrives all that we do.

Since 1980, weve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the worlds 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, youll 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, youll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Engineer

What you will do

Lets do this! Lets change the world!

In this vital role you will be responsible for the technology transfer and commercial support of biologics drug substance processes across the network, including both the Amgen manufacturing network and / or Contract Manufacturing Organizations. You will work as a member of a team of engineers and scientists, as you use engineering principles to implement manufacturing process in a cGMP environment.

Provide solutions to a variety of technical problems of moderate scope and complexity to enable Technology Transfer of various clinical and commercial molecules.

Under general supervision will evaluate, select and apply standard engineering techniques and procedures. Assistance given for unusual problems.

Perform assignments that have clear and specific objectives and require investigation of limited number of variables.

Initiate and complete routine technical tasks associated with Technology Transfer.

Routinely monitor manufacturing processes for performance indicators and operations. Suggest problem resolution and provide troubleshooting mentorship.

Apply engineering principles and statistical analysis, including design of experiments, in-order to address processing issues and evaluate opportunities for process improvements

Work with research, manufacturing, maintenance, process development, utilities, facilities, quality assurance and / or validation departments in developing requirements and recommendations for processes and / or system modifications.

Communicate and collaborate with technical and management staff within Manufacturing, Process Development, and Quality departments.

Support non-standard shift organization and extended hours, as per business needs.

Up to 15% travel is possible - domestic and international

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is an Engineer with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications :

High school diploma / GED and 8 years of Engineering or Operations experience OR

Associates degree and 6 years of Engineering or Operations experience OR

Bachelors degree and 2 years of Engineering or Operations experience OR

Masters degree

Preferred Qualifications :

Education background in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering or Biotechnology

2+ years of experience in a Process Development / Process Engineering environment, with specific experience in the implementation and support of biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes.

Experience in process scale-up and technology transfer from laboratory to pilot and / or manufacturing scale

Experience working with commercial manufacturer of biologics using single use technology

Basic understanding cGMP requirements; Experience related to upstream and / or downstream biologics process development technology transfer, scale-up and ongoing manufacturing of biologics (cGMP). This includes technical support for nonconformance investigations and other commercial support activities

Experience in working with design and optimization of pharmaceutical processing unit operations including cell expansion, harvest, clarification, Protein A, MMA, CEX, Viral Filtration, UFDF, and sterile filtration among others for a variety of biological molecules. Experience working with data and digital tools preferred.

Proficient re : the analysis of data generated from an array of analytical techniques

Regulatory knowledge and interactions and project management skills

Strong oral and verbal communication and presentation skills

Fluency in foreign languages preferred

What you can expect of us

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, well 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 where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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