Process Development Associate Scientist- Biological and Structural Characterization

Amgen • Cambridge, MA

35d • $90,443 - $122,363

About The Position

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients. 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.

Requirements

• Master’s degree and 1 year of scientific experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of scientific experience
• Expertise in cell culture, and cell biology techniques for quantitative determination of biological activity of proteins
• Expertise in cell-based bioassay development (characterization methods, qualification, validation, technical transfer)
• Expertise with signal transduction, gene expression, receptor binding and fluorescent probe technologies
• Experience in molecular biology techniques to manipulate plasmid constructs for generation of transfected stable cell lines
• Innovation – supports new ideas and initiatives
• Detail oriented and excellent documentation skills
• Client orientation– establishes effective and responsive relationships with all clients; ensures value is delivered
• Communication and Interpersonal skills – communicates effectively with others, using appropriate diplomacy and sensitivity; makes others feel respected, valued and understood; works well in teams

Nice To Haves

• Experience with automated liquid handling preferred

Responsibilities

• Developing, qualifying and transferring state-of-the-art and fit-for-purpose quantitative potency and biological characterization assays and supporting sample testing and regulatory submissions.
• Implementing state-of-the-art and fit-for-purpose analytical potency methods for: release testing, stability testing, product characterization/optimization, reference standard characterization, and investigations.
• Assisting in the preparation of technical reports for investigations, product and impurity characterization, and regulatory submissions.
• Generating and analyzing analytical data to support: product development and regulatory submissions.
• May contribute to critical analytical development teams (e.g., product and process development teams, product quality teams) by providing analytical updates, analytical documentation and data interpretation.
• Keeps current in analytical development field including literature and technology development.
• Supports analytical projects involving method development, qualification, and transfer.

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: Mid Level