Associate Engineer
About The Position
Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do. Since 1980, we’ve pioneered the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives. Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career. Associate Engineer What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this role the Associate Engineer reports to the Senior Manager of the Engineering group. The position is responsible for providing daily process, equipment, maintenance, and reliability engineering support at the Amgen Rhode Island site.
Requirements
- High school diploma / GED and 6 years of engineering experience OR
- Associate’s degree and 4 years of engineering experience OR
- Bachelor’s degree
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field
- Strong written and verbal skills and the ability to work with minimum direction.
- Demonstrated interpersonal and facilitation skills and ability to work in a collaborative team-based environment.
- Ability to apply analytical skills to evaluate and interpret sophisticated problems using multiple sources of information.
- Ability to function within cross-functional teams and embrace a team-based environment.
- Experience with Mammalian Cell Culture, Protein Purification, Clean Utilities, CIP, SIP, Production Services and non-GMP Utilities.
- Familiarity with designing and operating equipment used in biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
Responsibilities
- Apply engineering principles to support the operation, maintenance, and improvement of process systems used in commercial and clinical manufacturing.
- Provide technical and field support to troubleshoot process equipment and control issues, identify causes of poor performance, and implement solutions.
- Coordinate with Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Process Development, Utility Operations, Maintenance, Quality Assurance, and Validation to resolve issues and implement operational improvements.
- Organize and analyze data, then present results and recommendations for operational issues, maintenance activities, and engineering projects.
- Support the design, construction, startup, commissioning, and qualification of new or modified systems, completing assigned work under the direction of lead engineers and within schedule and budget constraints.
- Improve equipment and maintenance information in Maximo, including equipment records, job plans, spare parts, safety information, and preventive maintenance schedules.
- Support maintenance planning and execution, and advance condition-based and predictive maintenance practices using data analytics where applicable.
- Investigate abnormal conditions through Deviation and INCA processes, with guidance appropriate to the scope and complexity of the issue.
- Work with engineers and technicians on ongoing operations and projects. Communicate progress, issues, and proposed solutions to supervisors and support teams.
- Participate in a rotating 24/7 on-call schedule to support process systems, including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
Benefits
- A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
- A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
- Stock-based long-term incentives
- Award-winning time-off plans
- Flexible work models where possible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
