Process Development Associate

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

1d • $74,503 - $100,799

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. Process Development Associate What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will transform the lives of patients while transforming your career Execute routine and moderately complex laboratory studies, under general direction, to support analytical method qualification, transfer, and testing of biopharmaceutical samples. Perform accurate sample and reagent preparation and operate analytical technologies such as HPLC/UPLC, UV-visible spectrophotometry, and general wet-chemistry assays in accordance with approved procedures and safety requirements. Generate, calculate, review, and document data using strong data-integrity and Good Documentation Practices Contribute to experiment records, qualification summaries, technical reports, analytical methods, and related controlled deliverables. Support routine and time-sensitive testing, prioritizing work across concurrent requests to meet agreed timelines.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or Associate’s degree and 2 years of operations experience or High school diploma/GED and 4 years of operations experience

Nice To Haves

• Laboratory experience in analytical testing, process development, Quality Control, or biopharmaceutical development, including sample and reagent preparation and execution against written procedures
• Hands-on experience with HPLC or UPLC; exposure to charged aerosol detection, UV/visible spectrophotometry, and/or wet-chemistry assays.
• Familiarity with protein formulations and surfactants such as polysorbate
• Working knowledge of Good Documentation Practices, data integrity, and regulated laboratory systems; experience with chromatography data systems, electronic laboratory notebooks, and/or controlled-document workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to perform calculations, recognize atypical results, troubleshoot with guidance, manage multiple priorities, communicate clearly, and deliver high-quality work in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Execute routine and moderately complex laboratory studies, under general direction, to support analytical method qualification, transfer, and testing of biopharmaceutical samples.
• Perform accurate sample and reagent preparation and operate analytical technologies such as HPLC/UPLC, UV-visible spectrophotometry, and general wet-chemistry assays in accordance with approved procedures and safety requirements.
• Generate, calculate, review, and document data using strong data-integrity and Good Documentation Practices
• Contribute to experiment records, qualification summaries, technical reports, analytical methods, and related controlled deliverables.
• Support routine and time-sensitive testing, prioritizing work across concurrent requests to meet agreed timelines.

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
• Education Level: Associate degree