Senior Process Development Associate

Amgen; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement and Savings Plan

Health, dental and vision coverage

Life and disability insurance

Flexible work models

Discretionary annual bonus program

Stock-based incentives

Job summary

Amgen is seeking a Process Development Senior Associate in Thousand Oaks, CA to join the Pivotal Drug Product Technologies group. You’ll contribute to late‑stage biologics formulation and fill/finish process development, collaborating with engineers and scientists to enable commercialization and lifecycle management of therapies.

You will design studies, analyze data, and communicate results, using advanced software tools and statistics.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent with science focus.
• Bachelor’s degree plus 2 years of scientific experience accepted.
• Associate’s degree plus 4 years of scientific experience accepted.
• High school diploma with 6 years of scientific experience accepted.
• Experience with pharmaceutical/biotech process development is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in planning and design of formulation and process development studies.
• Execute and document laboratory studies with high accuracy (UF/DF, filtration, freeze–thaw, stability).
• Evaluate product/process performance via analytical testing (U/HPLC, particle analysis, moisture).
• Build data analytics solutions using dashboard tools (Spotfire, MS Smartsheet).
• Perform data analysis with statistical software (JMP, SAS).
• Apply digital tools to automate data structuring and visualizations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data analysis

Programming

Communication

Education

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree + 2 years of scientific experience

Associate’s degree + 4 years of scientific experience

High school diploma / GED + 6 years of scientific experience

Tools

SAS

JMP

Minitab

Python

R

SQL

Tableau

Spotfire

D3.js

Job description

Amgen is seeking a Process Development Senior Associate in Thousand Oaks, CA to join the Pivotal Drug Product Technologies group. You’ll contribute to late‑stage biologics formulation and fill/finish process development, collaborating with engineers and scientists to enable commercialization and lifecycle management of therapies.

You will design studies, analyze data, and communicate results, using advanced software tools and statistics.