Process Development Engineer — Scale-Up for Life-Saving Therapies

Amgen SA; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement and Savings Plan

Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage

Stock-based long-term incentives

Flexible work models

Award-winning time-off plans

Job summary

Amgen in Thousand Oaks, CA invites an Associate Engineer to join a multi-disciplinary team to develop and optimize synthetic unit operations, supporting technology transfer and manufacturing. The role involves experimental design, data analysis, risk assessment, and in-plant support.

Travel up to 20%. The position offers Total Rewards, competitive benefits, and opportunities to grow in a collaborative, science-driven culture within oncology, inflammation, and rare diseases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or related field.
• Experience in process scale-up and technology transfer.
• Experience with first-principles modeling and lab analyses.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute experiments to develop and scale-up chemical processes.
• Prepare documents for process understanding and tech transfer.
• Serve as a technical expert for lab equipment or systems.
• Support manufacturing issue resolution and process improvements.
• Apply engineering and stats to solve process issues.
• Communicate with Manufacturing, Process Development, and Quality.

Skills

Experimental design

Data analysis

Process development

Statistical analysis

Lab equipment expertise

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree + 4 years engineering experience

High school diploma / GED + 6 years engineering experience

Tools

HPLC

GC

MS

NMR

FTIR

LOD/TOC

Job description

Amgen in Thousand Oaks, CA invites an Associate Engineer to join a multi-disciplinary team to develop and optimize synthetic unit operations, supporting technology transfer and manufacturing. The role involves experimental design, data analysis, risk assessment, and in-plant support.

Travel up to 20%. The position offers Total Rewards, competitive benefits, and opportunities to grow in a collaborative, science-driven culture within oncology, inflammation, and rare diseases.