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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.

“Does the thought of building an entirely new site from the ground up excite you? Do you love building and developing high performing teams? If you have a passion for talent development and want to be a part of Amgen’s mission to serve patients – every patient every time – then check out this exciting new opportunity.

Be part of the Amgen Advanced Assembly and Final Product Operation, a new facility focused on medical device assembly and packaging of injectable medicines. When completed, the Advanced Assembly and Final Product Operation facility will not only feature the best in-class assembly and packaging 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.”

Sr Engineer

The Senior Engineer position reports into the Senior Manager Engineering under Process Development at the Amgen Ohio facility. This position requires the application of diverse and advanced engineering and scientific principles in support of commercial GMP Final Drug Product (FDP) operations in the Amgen Ohio manufacturing facility.

The position is expected to travel for approximately 25%.

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this role the Senior Engineer will support the development and implementation of technical solutions for a variety of engineering initiatives supporting the FDP product portfolio at Amgen AOH. The position is a key role in the Process Development group and the candidate must manage and/or apply extensive technical expertise in the coordination of multiple, sophisticated, non-routine projects involving the planning, design, reconfiguration, construction, maintenance, validation and alteration of systems, facilities and/or processes. This position will also be required to apply advance and diverse engineering principles to more than one area of engineering (process, unit operations, equipment, devices and materials) in complex process characterization, optimization, scale up or manufacturing support

projects.

Project Management

Key responsibilities will include leading the New Product Introduction (NPI)/Technical Transfer process for products to AOH. Additional responsibilities will include the provision of technical operations support for the continuous improvement of packaging lines capacity and performance, and advisory of technical improvement projects. The Senior Engineer must ensure effective communication throughout the Amgen commercial site network with all stakeholders and deliver on technical improvements.

Technical Lead

Act as the subject matter expert lead for FDP products to Amgen AOH. Be the technical expert for new process equipment and technology. The candidate is expected to use technical process knowledge and identify the required expertise to resolve process challenges as needed.

Operational Excellence

Responsible for supporting the delivery of productivity, throughput and general capacity improvements across AOH by analyzing, designing, and implementing manufacturing and business process improvements.

Relationships

The Senior Engineer is expected to build a network of FDP expertise across the Amgen commercial operations for product assembly, label and packaging. The position is expected to leverage this network in support of the New Product Introduction/Technical Transfer process, and troubleshooting/process improvements.

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek will possess these qualifications.

Minimum Requirements

Education/License:

• Doctorate degree
• Master’s degree & 3 years of relevant job experience in a GMP environment
• Bachelors degree & 5 years of relevant job experience in a GMP environment
• Associate degree & 10 years of relevant job experience in a GMP environment

Competencies/Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills together with demonstrated ability to work in a team environment.
• Proven track record of leading and executing cross-functional projects.
• Strong team work, excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Direct experience with medical devices/combination products and associated manufacturing process.
• Experience of working with equipment suppliers.
• Ability to work in a highly regulated and ever changing industry.
• Ability to learn and rapidly adapt to new requirements in a fast moving environment.
• An Operational Excellence approach to work product – driving rapid results.
• A passion to deliver an excellent work product and develop others with an infective positive attitude!

AMGEN Inc. retains the discretion to add or change the duties of the position at any time

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.

• 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

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