Process Development Scientist: Cell Culture & Purification

amgen; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 90,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Stock-based incentives

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Amgen is seeking a Process Development Associate Scientist to advance cell culture and purification processes for our late-stage pipeline. You will develop and transfer processes to manufacturing, while conducting experiments across scales to improve yields and robustness.

We value collaboration, rigorous experimentation, and clear communication as we work to deliver innovative medicines to patients and families worldwide.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of Process Development experience OR Associate’s with 4+ years OR high school with 6 years of Process Development experience.
• Hands-on lab experience in cell culture or protein purification.
• Attention to details and critical thinking.
• Experience in Design of Experiments and statistics is a plus.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated and strong organization skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop cell culture and purification processes for Amgen’s late-stage pipeline.
• Execute mammalian cell culture experiments at different scales (shake flasks to bioreactors).
• Perform purification experiments (filtration and chromatography) at bench and pilot scale.
• Document experimental data in lab notebooks and present results to team.
• Author technical reports to support regulatory filings.
• Contribute to technology development projects for reliability and efficiency improvements.

Skills

Cell culture

Protein purification

DOE

Statistics

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Amgen is seeking a Process Development Associate Scientist to advance cell culture and purification processes for our late-stage pipeline. You will develop and transfer processes to manufacturing, while conducting experiments across scales to improve yields and robustness.

We value collaboration, rigorous experimentation, and clear communication as we work to deliver innovative medicines to patients and families worldwide.