Process Development Engineer – Scale-Up & Tech Transfer

BioSpace; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen seeks a Sr Engineer to lead bench and pilot-scale experimental work, applying engineering principles to scale synthetic/biological processes. You will design, analyze, and optimize processes while supporting tech transfer and regulatory documentation.

Located in Thousand Oaks, CA, this role requires collaboration across process development, formulation, and analytical groups, plus travel up to 20% for project alignment and tech transfer activities.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS with 2+ years engineering experience; or BS with 4+ years engineering experience; or equivalent.
• Experience with bioprocessing unit operations and tech transfer.
• Strong knowledge of analytical techniques and process characterization.

Responsibilities

• Lead bench and pilot-scale experiments to design robust processes.
• Develop and maintain process transfer documents and risk analyses.
• Model reaction kinetics, mass transfer, separations, and hydrodynamics.
• Support regulatory submissions and quality activities related to process validation.

Skills

Bioprocessing

Scale-up

Tech transfer

Regulatory documents

Education

Doctorate

Masters + Eng Exp

Bachelors + Eng Exp

Associates + Eng Exp

High School + Eng Exp

Tools

HPLC

GC

MS

NMR

Job description

Amgen seeks a Sr Engineer to lead bench and pilot-scale experimental work, applying engineering principles to scale synthetic/biological processes. You will design, analyze, and optimize processes while supporting tech transfer and regulatory documentation.

Located in Thousand Oaks, CA, this role requires collaboration across process development, formulation, and analytical groups, plus travel up to 20% for project alignment and tech transfer activities.