Associate Manufacturing
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 helped pioneer 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, 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.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree Or Associate’s degree and 6 months of manufacturing and operations experience Or High school diploma / GED and 2 years of manufacturing and operations experience
Nice To Haves
- Technical understanding of DSI manufacturing operations, such as media preparation, scale-up hood operations, bioreactor, and roller bottle operations
- Experience training staff on manufacturing equipment, such as bioreactors, stainless steel vessels, UF/DF, roller bottle machine, Roller Bottle Storage and Retrieval System (robot), and cleaning systems
- Degree in life sciences or engineering
- Experience with aseptic operations in Grade 5 cleanrooms
- Ability to understand, apply and evaluate basic chemistry, biology and physical principles
- Demonstrated technical writing skill
- CFR and Regulatory knowledge
- Experience with Delta V
- Experience with lab equipment/testing
Responsibilities
- Operate in classified cleanroom environments, including Grade 9 through Grade 5
- Set-up, CIP, and SIP of EPO production equipment
- Operation of equipment on the production floor per standard operating procedures
- Monitor manufacturing processes and escalate issues to management
- Support F&E in testing and operation of manufacturing equipment
- Train staff on the operation of manufacturing equipment
- Support commissioning and qualification of new equipment
- Facilitate the drive towards continuous improvement in the building
- Assure appropriate escalation to management when personnel and environmental safety, equipment functionality, product supply, or quality are at risk.
- Champion safety and compliance at all times.
- Review and revise procedures and forms
- Coordinate improvement projects
- Own and manage Minor Deviations, ensuring on-time closure
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
