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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.

Front Line Manager (Pilot Plant Manager)

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will lead a team of staff responsible for daily cell culture and purification bioprocessing operations. This position will implement a variety of production-related operations and technology evaluations, including but not limited to:

• Performing processing on the floor, performing supporting activities such as media preparation, and equipment set-up/cleaning, managing staff and projects

• Ensuring a world-class safety culture, continuously seeking to implement LEAN concepts for the improvement of efficiency and productivity as well as ensuring data integrity

• Implementing production runs, experiments, commercial program support, and characterization efforts

• Defining & detailing operation practices, ensuring documentation accurately reflects operations performed, developing and implementing area improvements (efficiency and safety) and lean principles, commissioning equipment, and participating in operations meetings.

• Playing a key role in performing hands on evaluations and forming collaborations both internal to Amgen and with Vendors to advance upstream and downstream processing capabilities

• Performing and leading all aspects of new product introductions, technology transfer, experimental design, equipment commissioning, and participate in equipment design

• Analyzing data, process results, summarize findings, and identify challenges to future commercial processes

• Communicating results through internal presentations, authoring standard operating procedures, document results in electronic lab notebooks, manufacturing procedures, and technical reports

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Demonstrated analytical, project management, and continuous improvement

• Must be willing to work off hours or non-standard shifts

Win

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree

OR

Master’s degree and 3 years of Manufacturing and Operations experience

Or

Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of Manufacturing and Operations experience

Or

Associate’s degree and 10 years of Manufacturing and Operations experience

Or

High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Manufacturing and Operations experience

And

Previous managerial experience directly handling people and/or experience leading teams, projects, programs or guiding the allocation of resources

Preferred Qualifications

• Solid knowledge of upstream and/or downstream, as well as a general knowledge of the associated analytical, and media/buffer preparation techniques

• Upbeat and technically-minded, with strong interpersonal and organizational skills

• Demonstrate the capacity to learn new systems and applications

• Work effectively in team and/or project environments; possess strong math and digital literacy, as well as the ability to apply science-based thinking to practical applications

• Experience in cGMP production environment useful

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, or Chemical/Biological Engineering (or other relevant field) and 1+ year of managerial experience

Thrive

Some of the vast rewards of working here

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.

• Full support and career-development resources to expand your skills, enhance your expertise, and improve 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

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for a career that defies imagination

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

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