Process Development Senior Associate - #176125

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.

Process Development Senior Associate

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What You Will Do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be responsible for all aspects of production cell line development in support of advancing the Amgen pre-clinical pipeline.

• Develop and characterize manufacturing cell lines including transfection, selection, single cell cloning, passaging, screening and banking
• Analyze and interpret data, maintain laboratory notebooks, and generate written reports
• Generate relevant data towards authoring of regulatory submissions, publications, and patent applications
• Communicate project updates, participate and present scientific data in meetings
• Implement innovative technologies to improve expression, accelerate timelines, and improve efficiency
• Work in a team environment, collaborating closely with colleagues in process development and Research
  
  

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What We Expect Of You

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a process development senior associate with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

High school diploma / GED and 6 years of scientific experience

Or

Associate’s degree and 4 scientific experience

Or

Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of scientific experience

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Master’s degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous hands-on experience in cell culture with a focus on recombinant protein production in CHO cells
• Scientific understanding of cell line development, recombinant protein expression and cell line, vector, and gene editing technologies
• Proficient in data analysis and scientific/technical reading/writing skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, self-motivation, adaptability, and a positive attitude
• Attention to detail with good organizational skills
• Good communication skills – both verbal and written
• Additional experience in any of these areas is a plus: automation for use in high throughput cell culture, DNA cloning, and vector design
  
  

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What You Can Expect Of Us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:

• 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 and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible
  
  

Apply now for a career that defies imagination

Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.

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Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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