Process Development Scientist – Cell Culture

Amgen Inc.; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Life & disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Annual bonus program

Stock-based incentives

Generous time-off

Flexible work models

Job summary

Amgen Inc. is seeking a Process Development Senior Associate to join the Pivotal Drug Substance Technologies (DST) team in California.

You will develop cell culture and purification processes for the late-stage pipeline, transfer processes to manufacturing, and support regulatory filings. The role focuses on improving yields, robustness, and efficiency while enabling growth of a well-rounded process development scientist with upstream and downstream experience.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required; multiple pathways to qualify.
• Hands-on lab experience in cell culture or protein purification.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop cell culture and purification processes for recombinant proteins.
• Improve production yields and assess process robustness.
• Transfer processes to manufacturing and support regulatory filings.
• Document data in lab notebooks and present findings to the team.
• Engage in technology development for reliability and efficiency.
• Contribute to DoE and statistical analysis during projects.

Skills

Cell culture

Protein purification

DOE (Design of Experiments)

Statistical analysis

Data interpretation

Education

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree + 2 years experience

Associate’s degree + 4 years experience

High school diploma / GED + 6 years experience

Tools

SAS

R / Python for stats

DOE software

Job description

Amgen Inc. is seeking a Process Development Senior Associate to join the Pivotal Drug Substance Technologies (DST) team in California.

You will develop cell culture and purification processes for the late-stage pipeline, transfer processes to manufacturing, and support regulatory filings. The role focuses on improving yields, robustness, and efficiency while enabling growth of a well-rounded process development scientist with upstream and downstream experience.