What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Development Associate – Pre-Pivotal Drug Product position at Amgen?
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.
Process Development Associate – Pre-Pivotal Drug Product
What You Will Do
Let’s do this! Let’s change the world!
In this dynamic role you will focus on early formulation development and physicochemical characterization to support for preclinical and clinical development programs. In doing so they will contribute to regulatory filings and to Amgen’s intellectual property. In addition, you will have the opportunity to apply innovative data science techniques to advance our high-throughput and digital workflows.
Responsibilities include:
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The scientific professional we seek is a collaborative individual with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.
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.
In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of 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 that may include:
for a career that defies imagination
Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.
careers.amgen.com
In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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.
Process Development Associate – Pre-Pivotal Drug Product
What You Will Do
Let’s do this! Let’s change the world!
In this dynamic role you will focus on early formulation development and physicochemical characterization to support for preclinical and clinical development programs. In doing so they will contribute to regulatory filings and to Amgen’s intellectual property. In addition, you will have the opportunity to apply innovative data science techniques to advance our high-throughput and digital workflows.
Responsibilities include:
- Assist in evaluating and implementing enabling drug delivery strategies for challenging molecules requiring specialized formulation approaches
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support the basic operations of laboratory automation platforms for high-throughput screening
- Assist with data capture and troubleshooting from automated systems to ensure efficient operations and accurate documentation
- Provide solid state form selection and characterization support for DS and DP process development for small molecules and biologics—from Discovery through Commercial
- Coordinate with team members and external partners to meet defined tasks and project milestones
- Apply continuous improvement practices to enhance overall laboratory efficiency
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The scientific professional we seek is a collaborative individual with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
- High school diploma / GED and 4 years of Scientific experience OR
- Associate’s degree and 2 years of Scientific experience OR
- Bachelor’s degree
- B.S. in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Pharmaceutical Science, or a related scientific field, plus at least one year of pharmaceutical/biotech industry experience.
- Proven understanding of solid-state characterization techniques (e.g., XRPD, TGA, DSC, particle size analysis, microscopy, surface area measurement, DVS)
- Strong time and resource management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
- Previous Amgen internship or Co-Op experience
- Hands-on experience in research laboratories
- An ability to integrate automation solutions and data science approaches to enhance laboratory workflows
- Proficiency with instrumentation platforms and client-server data management systems
- Experience applying statistical analysis and data visualization tools
- Problem solver with a proactive demeanor and ability to collaborate and work in a cross functional/multidisciplinary environment
- Abilities to take initiative, work independently, and be flexible in responsibilities
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills – ability to distill, craft and present key messages relative to diverse audience requirements
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.
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.
In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of 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 that may include:
- 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, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible
for a career that defies imagination
Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.
careers.amgen.com
In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
