Specialist Manufacturing - Drug Product (DP) Operations

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. Specialist Manufacturing - Drug Product Operations What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. At Amgen, our mission—to serve patients—drives everything we do. As a Specialist Manufacturing in Drug Product (DP) Operations within the Production Process Owner (PPO) Team at our Thousand Oaks (ATO) manufacturing site, you will play a key role in ensuring our commercial and clinical manufacturing processes are compliant, efficient, and continuously improving. You will partner with cross-functional teams—including Engineering, Quality, Process Development, and Operations—to implement process improvements, support new technology introductions, and maintain robust GMP manufacturing performance. Your work will directly contribute to Amgen’s ability to deliver life-changing therapies to patients worldwide.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree and 2 years of Manufacturing support experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of Manufacturing support experience OR Associate’s degree and 8 years of Manufacturing support experience OR High school diploma / GED and 10 years of Manufacturing support experience

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) in Engineering, Biotechnology, or related field
• Experience in aseptic Drug Product or biologics manufacturing
• Knowledge of process validation, deviation management, and change control
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience using data visualization tools (Spotfire, JMP, Excel)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate across functions
• Operational Excellence: Demonstrates attention to detail, prioritizes quality and compliance, and drives process improvements.
• Technical Expertise: Applies technical knowledge to evaluate, troubleshoot, and optimize manufacturing processes.
• Collaboration: Builds strong cross-functional relationships and fosters teamwork across disciplines.
• Accountability: Takes ownership of deliverables and ensures timely completion of commitments.
• Continuous Improvement: Identifies and implements opportunities to enhance manufacturing performance and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Initiate, revise, and approve controlled manufacturing documents within Amgen’s electronic document management system (CDOCs).
• Serve as document author, owner, reviewer, or data verifier, ensuring accuracy and compliance with current GMP and Amgen standards.
• Maintain documentation to accurately reflect operational practices and regulatory requirements.
• Support implementation of new processes, equipment, and major initiatives within Drug Product operations.
• Collaborate with Capital, Engineering, Process Development, Quality, and other functions to define requirements and achieve operational readiness.
• Assist in developing and implementing SOPs, batch records, training, validation, and automation configurations.
• Analyze manufacturing data and performance metrics to identify trends, deviations, and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and implement data-driven solutions to improve yield, reliability, and compliance.
• Support data monitoring using analytical tools such as Enterprise Data Lake and Spotfire, ensuring configuration alignment with process design and GMP requirements.
• Support timely investigation and resolution of manufacturing deviations.
• Participate in root cause analyses (RCA) and human performance evaluations.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) and monitor CAPA effectiveness.
• Assist in developing and implementing process validation protocols and reports.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret validation and process monitoring data to ensure process robustness and compliance.
• Support establishment of process parameters, control limits, and performance reporting.
• Support change control activities to ensure GMP, regulatory, and operational compliance.
• Evaluate and justify process or equipment changes and assist with project execution.
• Participate in continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives to enhance safety, quality, and efficiency within DP operations.

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
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees