Process Development Associate Scientist

About the role

Join Amgen’s mission of serving patients. In this vital role, you will be responsible for developing cell culture and purification manufacturing processes for Amgen’s late-stage pipeline. Scope of work includes developing cell culture and purification processes for recombinant proteins to improve production yields, evaluating process robustness through process characterization, transferring processes to manufacturing, and conducting other relevant experiments such as facility fit and raw material evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Work in a team environment to contribute to drug substance process development.
• Execute mammalian cell culture experiments at different scales in shake flasks and bioreactors.
• Execute purification experiments, mainly filtration and chromatography, at bench and pilot scale as needed.
• Document experimental data in lab notebooks.
• Analyze the data and present to the team.
• Author technical reports and support regulatory filing as needed.
• Contribute to technology development projects to seek continuous improvement in reliability and efficiency.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Master’s degree
• OR Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of Process Development experience
• OR Associate’s degree and 4 years of Process Development experience
• OR High school diploma / GED and 6 years of Process Development experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant hands-on lab experience in cell culture or protein purification.
• Attention to detail and critical thinking ability.
• Experience in Design of Experiments and statistical analysis is a plus.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated with strong organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Benefits

• 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
  • 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

Pay

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.