Career Category

Manufacturing

Job Description

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

You’ve earned your degree. How will you use that achievement to reach your goals? Do more with the knowledge you’ve worked hard to acquire and the passion you already have. 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. Become the professional you are meant to be in this meaningful role.

Associate Manufacturing AML6 Downstream

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you seek a variety of challenges and responsibilities around our state-of-the-art Mammalian Cell Culture facility.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Completion of the on-boarding and applicable training qualifications.
• Preparing and operating operation-critical equipment.
• Developing your experience with bioreactors, chromatography & filtration skids, buffer/media preparation, autoclave and part washer systems.
• Involved in monitoring, sampling and testing, use pumps, sterile tube welders and aseptic connectors
• Document procedures and results.
• Deep understanding of the big picture will be vital as you help to develop deviation documents,
• Craft ever-more efficient methods and processes around the facility.

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our outstanding contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a hard-working individual with these qualifications.

Bachelor’s degree

Beyond that, the preferred qualifications are:

• Educational background in Science, Mathematics, Statistics and/or Engineering
• Manufacturing GMP regulated environment work experience
• Biotechnology industry at Purification, Buffer, and/or formulation/filling departments experience
• Knowledge in Cleaning in place. Steam in place, chromatography, Viral filtration and Ultrafiltration
• Experience with lab equipment and computers
• Understand analytical methods for manufacturing area
• Basic knowledge in analytical methods e.g. (protein concentration, pH, conductivity, LAL, Osmolality).
• Robust knowledge and proven successful track execution of Good Manufacturing Procedures.
• Intermediate Mathematics and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient performing assembling disassembling, operating and understanding equipment per procedures.
• Knowledge with basic computer operations, such as ability to navigate in MS Office, use email, and complete training using Computer Based Training (CBT).
• Ability and willingness to work any shift in support of operations that may include 24/7.
• Organization skills and talent to perform assignments with a high degree of attention to detail.
• Capacity to follow written procedures, recognize and report malfunctions and adjustments to equipment.
• Good documentation skills.
• Written and oral communication skills in English and Spanish.
• Drug substance manufacturing support experience

Thrive

Some of the vast rewards of working here

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

• Full support and career-development resources to expand your skills, enhance your expertise, and maximize your potential along your career journey
• A diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
• Generous Total Rewards Plan—comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits—with compensation and benefits rated above 4 stars (out of 5) on Glassdoor

Apply now

for a career that defies imagination

Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.

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Equal Opportunity Statement

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.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a 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 an accommodation.