Career Category

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.

Process Development-Senior Associate-

Cellular Sciences/Biosafety Development Group

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will join our Biosafety Development (BSD) group.

The senior associate will perform molecular assays and viral clearance assessment studies for various Amgen’s pharmaceutical products and will partake in technology development for detection and identification of adventitious agents of any type.

Primary focus will be on model virus production and characterization and performing assays for the detection of viruses and protein purification processes using AKTA Unicorn HPLC methods involving all modes of chromatography (e.g. affinity, ion exchange, hydrophobic, mixed mode).

Responsibilities may include the following:

Utilize chromatography techniques for the purification or removal of viruses

Characterization of virus preparations

Utilize molecular biology techniques for the detection of adventitious agent, including viruses and mycoplasma

Maintenance of mammalian cell lines, Infection of cells with viruses and detection using qPCR methods

Identification of viruses, bacteria or fungus using sequencing methods

Win

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications:

• Master’s degree OR
• Bachelor’s degree & 2 years of scientific experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands on experience with purification system, including but not limited to AKTA Chromatography system
• Experience with scale-down models and process transfer
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills and a desire to learn new scientific concepts
• Work as a member of a small team to follow and develop methods
• Demonstrate good planning and project execution skills
• Clearly and concisely interpret and present data
• Ability to understand, apply and evaluate cell biology, virology and mathematical principles.

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 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.

careers.amgen.com