Biologics Process Development Associate

Amgen SA; Holly Springs (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock-based long-term incentives

Retirement and Savings Plan

Job summary

Amgen is seeking an Associate in the Process Development Drug Substance Technology group at FleX Batch Biologics Manufacturing Facility. The role involves executing bench-scale experiments across the end-to-end Drug Substance process, including cell culture and purification operations.

The candidate will apply established platform approaches, solve day-to-day experimental challenges, and develop expertise in cell culture and purification to contribute to integrated team goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Biomedical, or related Engineering, Life Sciences, or other relevant sciences.
• Hands-on experience with cell culture and/or purification operations.
• Basic understanding of cell culture, protein chromatography, and filtration principles.
• Ability to identify and solve problems using scientific and engineering principles in a process development environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills in a dynamic, collaborative setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage lab equipment maintenance.
• Batch media and buffers required for use in the PD lab.
• Assist on small-scale bioprocess experiments spanning cell culture and/or purification operations.
• Ensure safety and compliance of process development activities.
• Experimental design and data interpretation using in-house visualization and analytics tools.
• Contribute within a project team on commercial manufacturing goals such as improving process yield and robustness, and scaling-up processes to manufacturing sites.
• Communicate findings through oral presentations and written documentation (technical reports and GMP documents for regulatory filings).

Skills

Cell culture

Purification operations

Protein chromatography

Filtration principles

DOE & statistics

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical / Biomedical Engineering or Life Sciences

Associate’s degree

High school diploma / GED

Job description

Amgen is seeking an Associate in the Process Development Drug Substance Technology group at FleX Batch Biologics Manufacturing Facility. The role involves executing bench-scale experiments across the end-to-end Drug Substance process, including cell culture and purification operations.

The candidate will apply established platform approaches, solve day-to-day experimental challenges, and develop expertise in cell culture and purification to contribute to integrated team goals.