Associate Quality Control - Nights
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 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 Quality Control - Nights. What you will do. Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will provide testing support for the QC Night Shift “Team C” (Saturday - Tuesday from 9:45pm – 8:15am) at Amgen Rhode Island. The Associate QC will be responsible for execution of routine tasks and testing including but not limited to time sensitive samples from Manufacturing (Titer/ Endotoxin/ Bioburden/ TOC/ Conductivity), Centralized Raw Material testing (compendial testing & microbiology), Environmental Monitoring and Critical Utilities, Sample Receipt and Aliquot.
Requirements
- High school diploma / GED and 2 years of Quality experience OR
- Associate’s degree and 6 months of Quality experience OR
- Bachelor’s degree
Nice To Haves
- Experience executing analytical /biological testing per Methods and/or Compendia
- Experience with QC analytical systems and/or Quality systems
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with all levels within the organization
- Ability to work in a team matrix environment and build relationships with partners
- Identify, manage, and enable LEAN principles across different functions
- Demonstrated innovative thinking and ability to transform work organizations
- Strong technical writing skills within a highly regulated environment
- Exposure to Operational Excellence initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to navigate through ambiguity and provide a structured problem solving
- Demonstrated ability to deliver on schedule
Responsibilities
- Ensures that facilities, equipment, materials, organization, processes, procedures and products comply with safety guidelines, cGMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) practices and other applicable regulations
- Generates complete, accurate, and concise laboratory documentation using electronic systems and laboratory notebooks
- Operates laboratory equipment and instrumentation
- Performs review and approval of assays, documents and records
- Supports troubleshooting and problem solving
- Alerts management of quality, compliance, supply and safety risks
- Supports TRAs and deviations, as applicable
- Support and drive Continuous Improvement initiatives
- Completes required assigned training to permit execution of required tasks
- Performs additional duties as specified by management
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
High school or GED
