Senior Process Development Scientist, Protein Analytics

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

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.