Process Development Senior Associate – Attribute Sciences
Process Development Senior Associate – Attribute Sciences
US - California - Thousand Oaks Apply NowHOW 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 Senior Associate - Attribute Sciences
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What you will do
Let’s do this! Let’s change the world! In this vital role you will be part of a global multidisciplinary group with responsibilities including (but not limited to) developing analytical methods for process-related impurities, formulation excipients, raw materials, and protein aggregates and particles. Our group works end-to-end across process development, and you will contribute to programs from First in Human clinical trials through Commercialization, Marketing Application and post approval. You will also have opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional partners in drug substance, drug product, device, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory functions. Job responsibilities include:
Work in a laboratory setting to analyze in-process, drug substance and drug product samples using a variety of established analytical methods for impurities and excipients.
Contribute to development, optimization and troubleshooting of analytical methods, participate in method qualification, transfer, and validation experiments.
Other duties include data analyses, maintenance of electronic notebook records of experimental data, participation in authoring of technical protocols and reports, and presentation of results in internal meetings.
Be a part of a collaborative environment to support product and process characterization studies, data analysis and investigations.
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What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all make our unique contributions to serve patients. The self-starting and motivated professional we seek is a scientist with these qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
Master’s degree OR
Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of directly relevant experience OR
Associate’s degree and 4 years of directly relevant experience OR
High school diploma / GED and 6 years of directly relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor’s or advanced degrees in analytical chemistry, chemistry, biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or other life science.
Two+ years of biotech/pharma experience with emphasis on analytical support.
Direct experience and expertise in analytical techniques such as HPLC, ICP-MS, IC, LC-MS.
Experience with analysis of formulation excipients, process-related impurities, and raw materials.
Knowledge in analytical method development, qualification, validation and transfer workflow.
Knowledge in ICH guidelines and cGMP.
Team player with the ability to successfully work within a diverse team in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.
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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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