Manufacturing Associate I

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

Youve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared missionto serve patientsdrives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the worlds leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.

The Amgen Rhode Island Drug Substance Pilot Plant provides critical technical support for team supply, commercial process development, technology transfer, process characterization, and scale-up / scale-down activities.

Manufacturing Associate I

This is a day (administrative) shift that includes off shift weekend coverage.

What you will do

Lets do this. Lets change the world. In this vital role you will directly support the execution of cell culture, harvest, and purification process studies using up to 500L scale pilot equipment including Single Use bioreactors, chromatography skids, and filtration systems.

• Set up and operation of bioreactors and vessels, flask passages, filtration, centrifugation harvest and downstream equipment such as chromatography and UF/DF skids
• Provide bench work such as titration and filtration
• Process sampling and monitoring
• Perform new product introductions, technology transfer, and participate in equipment or experiment design
• Documentation in electronic lab notebooks

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is a motivated individual with these qualifications.

• High school diploma / GED and 6 years of manufacturing, engineering, or process development OR
• Associates degree and 4 years of manufacturing, engineering, or process development OR
• Bachelors degree

• An established record of encouraging safety in a lab or manufacturing setting
• Experienced in performing bioprocess unit operations in cell culture and/or purification (Stainless and/or Single Use)
• Knowledge in troubleshooting process equipment issues including automation control strategies and utilities such as clean in place (CIP) and clean steam Specific hands on experience with DeltaV
• Experience in the operation of control systems (Delta V) and method development on GE purification systems using Unicorn
• Experience of process data analysis and interpretation
• Experience of collaboration within and across functional areas and sites
• Experience of customer service focus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; strong computer skills Experience in leading Operational Excellence (OE) efforts to drive efficiency and safety

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates professional and personal growth and well-being.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:

• 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 and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.

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.

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.