Undergrad Intern - Operations - Process Development (Summer 2026)

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

126d • $24 - $28

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. Undergrad Intern - Process Development (Summer 2026) This could be your everyday. Operations is one of the three foundational functions at Amgen with a mission to be consistent and efficient in delivering safe and effective medicines around the world. Operations manufactures and delivers Amgen therapeutics to our patients. Made up of five functions: Global Supply Chain, Process Development, Quality, Manufacturing, and Engineering, and spread across several sites, Operations' aspiration is simple: Ensure patients have access to the Amgen products they need. Every patient, every time. Process development (PD) is the department within Operations that takes molecules from Research & Development and turns them into products which can be manufactured for therapeutic use. With the support of their hiring manager, the PD intern will complete a lab-based project in one of the following areas: Drug Substance Technologies, Attribute Sciences, Manufacturing and Clinical Supply, Digital Strategy & Capabilities, Drug Product Technologies, or Combination Product Operations. The intern will be responsible for rigorously conducting and documenting their experiments as well as analyzing and interpreting data into meaningful, business-influencing outcomes, and then communicating this process to their team in a clear and compelling manner. In conjunction with the project work, interns will have the opportunity for professional development through training sessions, an executive speaker series, lab and facilities tours, one-on-one mentoring, and various networking events. Interns will also be able to interact with peers at Amgen-sponsored social events. Example projects from previous internships include: Development of Single-Pass Tangential Flow UF/DF Unit Operation for Production of Ultra-High Concentration Drug Substance, Advancement of Activity Assays for Key Residual Host Cell Proteins, Using Mass Spectrometry as an In-line Process Analytical Tool for Lyophilization, Gathering Patient and Internal Stakeholder Insights to Improve Combination Products and Processes, and Tactical Project Management Standardization for Commercial Drug Product Tech Transfers.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Currently enrolled in a full-time Bachelor's Degree program from an accredited college or university with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Completion of one year of study from an accredited college or university prior to the internship commencing.
• Must not be employed at the time the internship starts.
• Student must be located in the United States for the duration of the internship.

Nice To Haves

• Degree concentration(s) in Biology, Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline.
• 1-3 years of lab experience.
• Strong basic lab and data analysis skills.
• Ability to learn new experimental methods.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to conduct research and manage multiple projects consecutively.
• Demonstrated ability to bring structure to complex problems and develop executive management-level recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Complete a lab-based project in areas such as Drug Substance Technologies, Attribute Sciences, Manufacturing and Clinical Supply, Digital Strategy & Capabilities, Drug Product Technologies, or Combination Product Operations.
• Conduct and document experiments rigorously.
• Analyze and interpret data into meaningful outcomes.
• Communicate processes and results to the team clearly and compellingly.
• Participate in professional development training sessions and networking events.

Benefits

• Base pay range of $24.70 - $28.30 per hour.
• Networking opportunities with colleagues and executives.
• Participation in community volunteer projects.
• Professional development through training and mentoring.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree