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Amgen Associate Engineer - Cell Culture / Purification in Holly Springs, North Carolina
HOW 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.
Be part of Amgen's newest and most advanced drug substance manufacturing plant. When completed, the Amgen FleX batch facility will combine the latest in disposable technologies with traditional stainless steel equipment to allow for maximum flexibility in operations The FleX Batch facility will not only feature the best in-class drug substance manufacturing technologies with embedded industry 4.0 capabilities, but it will also integrate sustainability innovations to reduce carbon and waste, as part of Amgen's plan to be a carbon-neutral company by 2027.
Associate Engineer, Process Development
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What you will do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be a part of the Process Development Drug Substance Technology group at Amgen’s FleX Batch Biologics Manufacturing Facility. The Process Development Associate will help design and perform experiments at the bench scale that span the end-to-end Drug Substance process, covering cell culture and/or purification operations. In this role, you will apply established platform approaches and use problem-solving skills to rapidly solve day-to-day experimental challenges. Additionally, the Process Development Associate will use thinking out-of-the-box to contribute to technology development and will demonstrate the desire to expand and develop expertise in cell culture and/or purification, thereby further contributing to the integrated group.
Apply a fundamental understanding of Upstream (Cell Culture) bioprocessing to support biologics technology transfer, process validation, and plant start-up
Support continuous process verification, process monitoring, optimization, complex investigation, and product life cycle management
Ensure safety and compliance of process development activities
Provide process on floor process support as required
Provide support for regulatory filing, inspection, and other CMC activities
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What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The scientific professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
High School Diploma / GED and 6 years of biologics process development or commercial-scale technical support experience OR
Associate’s Degree and 4 years of biologics process development or commercial-scale technical support experience OR
Bachelor’s Degree
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Biomedical, or related Engineering; Life Sciences; or other relevant sciences
Understanding of cell culture or protein purification/separation principles
Understanding of process scale-up, technology transfer, troubleshooting, and complex investigation
Strong oral and verbal communication skills, interact effectively with diverse internal and external stakeholders
Familiarity in statistical analysis, analytical methods, and product quality attributes related to biological processing
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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.
In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.
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