Process Development Sr. Scientist

Amgen; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Stock‑based incentives

Generous time‑off program

Flexible work models

Job summary

Amgen is seeking a Process Development Senior Scientist to lead analytical efforts for early‑stage protein therapeutics. You will characterize product attributes and stability across pipelines and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to drive robust data and solutions.

The role requires senior analytical expertise, strong communication, and the ability to troubleshoot methods while supporting regulatory submissions and technology transfer.

Qualifications

• PhD/PharmD/MD required or equivalent post‑doc experience.
• MS with 3+ years of related life science experience acceptable.
• Bachelor’s with 5+ years of related life science experience acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Lead analytical work for early‑stage therapeutic programs.
• Design experiments to understand protein attributes and stability.
• Apply advanced analytical methods to characterize protein therapeutics.
• Assess method performance and drive reliable data.
• Support regulatory submissions and tech transfer for assays.

Skills

Communication skills

Independent work

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Analytical thinking

Education

PhD/PharmD/MD

Master’s with life science experience

Bachelor’s with life science experience

Tools

HPLC/UPLC

CE

Mass spectrometry

GMP awareness

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. With our focus on four therapeutic areas—Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease—we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity‑related conditions. 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.

Process Development Senior Scientist

What You Will Do

In this vital role you will support Amgen’s diverse early‑stage therapeutic portfolio by characterizing process and product properties of large‑molecule drug candidates and assessing quality attributes of protein therapeutics across multiple pipeline areas. This role will provide analytical leadership for pre‑pivotal programs and apply advanced analytical techniques to characterize novel modalities in development.

• Serves effectively as the Attribute Sciences representative on cross‑functional project teams and collaborates effectively with scientists across multidisciplinary teams.
• Designs experiments to build a fundamental understanding of therapeutic protein attributes and stability characteristics.
• Applies advanced technical expertise in analytical methods to characterize protein therapeutics, including CE, SEC, IEX, RP, HILIC, and mass spectrometry, with strong understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of stability‑indicating assays, including design, performance, and data interpretation.
• Evaluates analytical method performance and reliability, including the impact of proposed method changes.
• Demonstrates deep understanding of product quality attributes, analytical approaches used to measure them, and strategies to ensure appropriate control.
• Supports drug substance and drug product process development, protein characterization, analytical data generation for regulatory submissions, and technology transfer activities.
• Authors regulatory documents and applies understanding of regulatory expectations for analytical methods, control strategies, stability strategies, and comparability.
• Stays current in the field and evaluates emerging analytical technologies.

What We Expect Of You

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree PhD OR PharmD OR MD [and relevant post‑doc where applicable]
• OR Master’s degree and 3 years of directly related life science experience
• OR Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of directly related life science experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in analytical chemistry, biochemistry, biophysics, or a related life science field, with 2 years of industry experience.
• Strong expertise in developing, qualifying, and troubleshooting analytical methods using HPLC/UPLC, CE, mass spectrometry, and related technologies to characterize protein therapeutics.
• Proven experience in separation sciences, protein chemistry, and/or mass spectrometry.
• Strong laboratory skills, including experimental design and execution, complex data interpretation, and timely delivery of results.
• Familiarity with common therapeutic protein quality attributes, such as fragmentation, deamidation, oxidation, and partial reduction, as well as tools used for their characterization and quantification.
• Understanding of, or experience with, GMP compliance.
• Ability to work independently to advance projects and studies within required timelines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to document, present, and discuss scientific results in a fast‑paced, multidisciplinary environment.

Benefits

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well‑being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

• 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.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.