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HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION? 

Do more with the knowledge you’re working 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. Through this program, you will acquire the valuable hands-on skills and foundational experience to become the professional you are meant to be in your chosen field.  

Grad Intern – Process Development (Summer 2022) 

Live 

This could be your everyday 

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. Operations is one of the three foundational functions at Amgen with a mission to be consistent and efficient in delivering safe and effective medicines around the world. Operations manufactures and delivers Amgen therapeutics to our patients. Made up of five functions: Global Supply Chain, Process Development, Quality, Manufacturing, and Engineering, and spread across nine sites, Operations’ aspiration is simple: Ensure patients have access to the Amgen products they need. Every patient, every time. 

Process development (PD) is the department within Operations that takes molecules from Research & Development and turns them into products which can be manufactured for therapeutic use. With the support of their hiring manager, the PD intern will complete a lab-based project in one of the following areas: Drug Substance Technologies, Attribute Sciences, Development Supply Chain, Drug Product Technologies, or Final Product Technologies.  The intern will be responsible for rigorously conducting and documenting their experiments as well as analyzing and interpreting data into meaningful, business-influencing outcomes, and then communicating this process to their team in a clear and compelling manner.  

In conjunction with the project work, interns will have the opportunity for professional development through training sessions, an Executive Speaker Series, lab and facilities tours, one-on-one mentoring, and various networking events.  Interns will also be able to interact with peers at Amgen-sponsored social events. 

Example projects from previous internships: 

Drug Substance Technology – Cell culture optimization through transcriptomics, media evaluation, and single-use bioreactor modification 

Drug Substance Technology – Assaying cell line stability at the single-cell level using Berkeley Lights next-general nanofluidic technology 

Drug Product Technology – Challenging the viscosity/fill volume design space and exploring novel technology in drug product filling 

Drug Product Technology – Increased product stability by understanding stopper moisture impact on lyophilized products 

Win 

Here’s what it takes to Win 

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The grad intern we seek is a collaborative, team player with these qualifications.  

Basic Qualifications 

Amgen requires that all individuals applying for a grad internship or a co-op assignment at Amgen must meet the following criteria:   

18 years or older 

Graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a 3.0 minimum GPA or equivalent 

Currently enrolled in a PhD for a PhD internship from an accredited college or university and completion of the first year of PhD program before internship starts

Must not be employed at the time the internship starts 

Preferred Qualifications 

Degree concentration(s) in Molecular Biology, Chemical Engineering, OR related discipline 

2-4 years of lab experience 

Strong basic lab skills 

Ability to learn new experimental methods  

Strong attention to detail 

Ability to conduct research 

Ability to manage multiple projects consecutively 

Demonstrated ability to bring structure to complex problems, pragmatic scoping and problem solving approach, ability to objectively evaluate options/trade-offs and develop executive management-level recommendations 

Knowledge and understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and regulatory policies 

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.   

·        Build a network of colleagues that will endure and grow throughout your time with us and beyond.  

·        Bring your authentic self to the table and become the professional you’re inspired to be through accepting culture that values diversity of thought and experience, and will flex to your strengths and possibilities.  

·        Participate in executive and social networking events, as well as community volunteer projects. 

APPLY NOW  

for an internship 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. 

Amgen requires all staff in the United States and Puerto Rico to be vaccinated from COVID 19 as a condition of employment. In accordance with applicable law, Amgen will provide reasonable accommodations to staff members who qualify on the basis of a medical reason or a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance. Such accommodation may not pose an undue hardship to Amgen, its operations, or its staff.