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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.

Job Posting Title

Senior Engineer – Drug Substance Process Engineering

Location (City)

Cambridge, MA based team but flexible or remote work is an option

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will 

apply process engineering knowledge to support development, scale-up of clinical and commercial purification processes as well as technology transfer.

Roles and responsibilities

• Provide on-the-floor technical support when required for successful scale-up or transfer of process technology

• Apply strong written and verbal communication skills in technical writing and presentations

• Represent process development and collaborate with other functions such as Process Development, Manufacturing, Quality, Validation and Regulatory

• Design and perform experiments in the lab/pilot-plant to resolve technical issues observed during scale-up to or manufacturing at large scale when required per project

Win

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree

Or

• Master’s degree & 3+ years of directly related experience

Or

• Bachelor’s degree & 5+ years of directly related experience

OR

• High school diploma / GED and 12 years of directly related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorates degree & 1+ year of direct experience, Master's degree & 4 years of experience, Bachelor's degree & 6 years of direct experience strongly preferred

• Experience related to upstream (cell culture) / downstream (purification) process development/characterization, technology transfer, scale-up and manufacturing of biologics (cGMP) This includes technical support for nonconformance investigations and other clinical/commercial support activities

• Experience in process scale-up and technology transfer from laboratory to pilot and/or manufacturing scale

• Experience working directly with commercial manufacture of biologics using single use technology

• Experience working with contract manufacturers

• Possess sophisticated understanding of regulatory and cGMP requirements

• Able to apply engineering principles and statistical analysis, including design of experiments, in-order to tackle processing issues and evaluate opportunities for process improvements

• Experience in the analysis of data generated from a variety of analytical techniques

• Able to handle project resources and elevate relevant issues to project lead and line management

• Independently motivated but also work well in a team environment

• Excellent written & verbal communication

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

Apply now

for a career that defies imagination

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

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