Process Development Associate Scientist

Amgen Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Stock-based incentives

Award-winning time-off plans

Flexible work models

Job summary

Amgen Inc. is seeking a Process Development Associate Scientist to advance cell culture and purification processes for recombinant proteins, enhancing yield and robustness.

You’ll work in a collaborative, science-driven environment, transferring processes to manufacturing and contributing to regulatory submissions. The role requires hands-on lab experience in cell culture or purification, strong data analysis, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Hands-on lab experience in cell culture or protein purification.
• Attention to detail and analytical thinking.
• Experience with DoE and statistics is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop cell culture and purification processes for recombinant proteins to improve production yields.
• Collaborate in a team to support drug substance process development.
• Conduct mammalian cell culture experiments in shake flasks and bioreactors.
• Perform purification experiments (filtration and chromatography) at bench and pilot scales.
• Document data in lab notebooks and present findings to the team.
• Author technical reports and support regulatory filings as needed.

Skills

Cell culture

Protein purification

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree with 3 years of Process Development experience

Tools

Design of Experiments

Statistical analysis

Job description

Career Category Scientific

Job Description

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. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline and portfolio of medicines to treat heart disease, obesity and obesity-related conditions, rare diseases, inflammatory conditions and cancer. 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 Scientist

What we expect of you

• Scope of work includes developing cell culture and purification processes for recombinant proteins to improve the production yields, evaluating process robustness through process characterization, transferring processes to manufacturing, and conducting other relevant experiments such as facility fit and raw material evaluation.
• Work in a team environment to contribute to drug substance process development.
• Execute mammalian cell culture experiments at different scales in shake flasks and bioreactors.
• Execute purification experiments, mainly filtration and chromatography, at bench and pilot scale as needed.
• Document experimental data in lab notebooks.
• Analyze the data and present to the team.
• Author technical reports and support regulatory filing as needed.
• Contribute to technology development projects to seek continuous improvement in reliability and efficiency.

Basic Qualifications

• Master’s degree 1
• OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of Process Development experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant hands-on lab experience in cell culture or protein purification.
• Attention to details and critical thinking ability.
• Experience in Design of Experiments and statistical analysis is a plus.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated and strong organization skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

What you can expect of us

• 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. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of 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. We make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities, consistent with legal requirements. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Salary Range

90,442.55USD -122,363.45 USD