Senior Process Development Associate - Drug Substance

Amgen; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement and Savings Plan

Group medical, dental and vision plans

Life and disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Discretionary annual bonus program

Stock-based long-term incentives

Award-winning time-off plans

Flexible work models where possible

Job summary

Amgen seeks a Process Development Senior Associate to join the DSTS group in Thousand Oaks, California. You will collaborate with chemists, engineers, and analysts to advance drug substance development and manufacturing.

You will develop safe, robust processes for synthetic and hybrid substances, support manufacturing transfers, and contribute to regulatory documentation. Strong lab skills and bioconjugation experience are valued. Amgen offers a broad rewards program.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in a relevant field.
• Bioconjugation chemistry experience preferred.
• Ability to work in a chemistry laboratory with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical data interpretation and communication skills.
• Experience with analytical tools such as NMR, HPLC, and MS is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with chemists, process engineers, and attribute scientists to support drug substance development.
• Develop safe, robust, and cost-effective processes for synthetic and hybrid drug substances.
• Support cGMP manufacturing and technology transfer to internal facilities and external CMOs.
• Contribute to drug substance development teams with data and documentation.
• Follow GLP/Lab SOPs and maintain good laboratory documentation practices.

Skills

Bioconjugation chemistry

Analytical techniques

Lab supervision lite

Data interpretation

Effective communication

Education

M.S. in organic chemistry or biochemistry/chemical biology (bioconjugation)

Bachelor's degree + 2 years scientific experience

Associate's degree + 4 years scientific experience

High school diploma/GED + 6 years scientific experience

Tools

NMR

HPLC

MS

IR

Raman

Job description

Amgen seeks a Process Development Senior Associate to join the DSTS group in Thousand Oaks, California. You will collaborate with chemists, engineers, and analysts to advance drug substance development and manufacturing.

You will develop safe, robust processes for synthetic and hybrid substances, support manufacturing transfers, and contribute to regulatory documentation. Strong lab skills and bioconjugation experience are valued. Amgen offers a broad rewards program.