Manufacturing Associate, Pilot Plant - Upstream

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

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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. 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. Manufacturing Associate, Pilot Plant - Upstream What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. Amgen is seeking an entry‑level Associate to implement a variety of production and technology‑related operations in a large‑scale Pilot Plant Upstream (cell culture) environment. The Pilot Plant delivers data and material supporting process development of early‑ and late‑stage clinical biologic molecules and prototypes new technologies to advance Amgen’s current and future biologics manufacturing capabilities.

Requirements

• High school diploma / GED and 2years of Manufacturing, Scientific or Operations experience
• Associate’s degree and 6 months of Manufacturing, Scientific or Operations experience
• Bachelor’s degree

Nice To Haves

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated analytical, project management, and continuous improvement abilities
• Experience working in GMP / GDP‑regulated environments
• Ability to work off‑hours or alternative shifts

Responsibilities

• Perform hands‑on operation of current and future cell culture equipment, including: Wave bioreactors Stainless steel and single‑use bioreactors ATFs and associated equipment cleaning
• Support pilot‑scale upstream processes from scale‑up through harvest
• Execute production runs, experiments, and technology development activities
• Support new product introductions (NPI) and technology transfer
• Participate in equipment commissioning and equipment design
• Design experiments and analyze process data
• Document work through: Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Electronic lab notebooks Manufacturing procedures Presentations or meeting notes
• Summarize findings, identify process challenges, and support future commercial process development

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees