Senior Engineer

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.

Senior Engineer

What you will do and what we expect of you

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will:  

Duties: Support the Technical Transfer of the Amgen product portfolio to Amgen Ohio; The provision of technical operations support for the continuous improvement of device assembly and packaging line capacity and performance, and advisory of technical improvement projects; Ensure communication throughout the Amgen Ohio commercial site and Amgen network with all partners and deliver on technical deliverables; Act as the site technical expert for automated and semi-automated device assembly for FDP and non-combination products; Technical expert for new process and existing device assembly technology; Use technical process knowledge and identify the required expertise to resolve process challenges; Utilize technical expertise in combination product assembly; Lead the Commissioning, Qualification and Validation of process and GMP equipment; and Own the site master validation plan for GMP equipment and responsible to the maintenance and execution. Position requires up to 25% of travel to various unanticipated sites nationally and internationally. 

Requirements: Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering or related field & 2 years of experience in the job offered or in an engineering-related occupation. Position requires 2 years involving the following: 

1. Applying engineering and scientific principles to bioprocess design and troubleshooting and investigations of bioprocess commercial production;  

2. Utilizing knowledge of engineering principles for scale up of unit operations from bench to commercial scale;  

3. Process Characterization and Technical Transfer to large-scale drug product sites, and Process Validation of bioprocess drug products; 

4.  Quality and regulatory systems including TrackWise, drug substance manufacturing, and process validation;  

5. Applying problem-solving methodologies including fishbone diagrams and The Five Whys model to root cause analysis investigations; and  

6. Identifying and evaluating process parameters and conducting statistical analysis using tools including JMP and Minitab. 

Contact: Interested candidates please apply via https://careers.amgen.com/en/search-jobs and search for job # R-239027. 

Job type: Full Time position. The annual salary range for this position in the U.S. is $123,098.00 - $149,145.00 per year. Also, this position offers stock, retirement, medical, life and disability insurance and eligibility for an annual bonus or for sales roles, other incentive compensation. For more details visit https://careers.amgen.com/life-at-amgen/benefits/

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, 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

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

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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.

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