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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.

Process Development Scientist

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What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In our mission to serve patients, speed is critical. We’re rapidly expanding our hiring initiatives and are excited to unite with the most passionate and brilliant scientific minds who want to join our team – working toward our mission of advancing high potential programs for cancer patients around the world.

Amgen is seeking a Scientist to join the Cell Line Development group in our innovative research facility at the Amgen headquarters campus located in Thousand Oaks, CA. The Cell Line Development group is responsible for developing production cell lines for Amgen’s large molecule pipeline. In this role, the candidate will be responsible for supporting pipeline program advancement and contributing to cell line technology improvements. The candidate will be responsible for the generation and creation of expression vectors and strategies, performing mammalian cell culture processes and optimizing expression as well as utilize solid problem-solving skills to deliver pipeline programs. Additional responsibilities may also include developing innovative methods to support and improve expression technologies, generating relevant data toward publications, patent applications, and regulatory submissions. The candidate will work in a team environment, collaborating with various colleagues in process development, discovery, as well as interact with regulatory and quality experts in support of global regulatory filings.

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What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree OR

• Master’s degree and 4 years of Scientific or Bioprocess Development experience OR

• Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of Scientific or Bioprocess Development experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD with 2+ years of experience or MS with 8+ years of experience or BS with 10+ years of relevant industrial experience

• Previous hands-on experience in cell culture with a focus on mammalian cell recombinant protein production

• Strong scientific understanding of recombinant protein expression, cell line and gene editing technologies

• Experience with DNA cloning, expression vector construction and design with an understanding of molecular biology techniques

• Understanding of cellular metabolism, media optimization

• Strong interpersonal skills and a proactive leadership mentality

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, self-motivation, adaptability, and a positive attitude

• Experience with automation and use in high throughput cell culture is a plus

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

Our culture is what makes Amgen a special place to work. We have a powerful shared purpose around

Our mission – to serve patients. We respect one another, recognize contributions, and have embedded collaboration, trust, empowerment, and inclusion in all that we do.

Apply now for a career that defies imagination

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

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