Senior Associate Manufacturing

Senior Associate Manufacturing

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-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.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you'll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

The Manufacturing Senior Associate position is part of the Amgen, Thousand Oaks, Drug Product Supply organization. This is a manufacturing support role responsible for manual visual inspection team. This Senior Associate position will be focused on:

• Characterization, data, and equipment management
• Process improvement projects/assignments within operations
• Quality systems (Deviations/CAPA/CAPA EV/LIMS/MES/SAP/MAXIMO) support
• Support new product introduction activities
• Support production
• Maintain open communication between operations teams

This Senior Associate position will be focused on manual visual inspection operations.

Job Scope and Responsibilities:

• Under minimal supervision, performs manufacturing unit operations according to Standard Operating Procedures
• May schedule operations for multiple functional areas
• Understand process parameters and can identify process anomalies
• Perform data analysis of critical process parameters
• Operate complex critical processing equipment
• Assist, plan and implement continuous improvement solutions related to routine functions
• Assist in ensuring operations are completed per manufacturing schedule which may include delegation of tasks
• Primary resource related to processing operations on the mfg. floor
• Identify and propose solutions to complex problems
• Responsible for resolving problems during operations
• Perform initial review of manufacturing procedures/batch records
• Review, revise, and audit documents
• Ability to perform computer operations (MES, E , MAXIMO, LIMS and SAP Knowledge)
• Provide process theory expertise and hands-on training to others
• Own deviations/CAPA or provide suggestions/ideas for corrective actions and preventative actions for deviations/safety incidents
• Applies research, information gathering, and interpretation skills to problems of diverse scope
• Utilizes project management skills to set project timelines and priorities based project objectives and ongoing assignments
• Recognizes and escalates problems
• Able to establish working relationships with others outside area of expertise
• Ability and willingness to support flexible shift structure in support of operations (may include 24/7 or weekend)
• Ability to understand, apply, and evaluate basic chemistry, biology, and physical principles as appropriate for the position
• Organizational skills and an ability to perform assignments with a high degree of attention to detail
• Written and oral communication skills. Technical writing capability
• GMP knowledge with ability to interpret and apply applicable regulations

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 an employee with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Master's degree OR

Bachelor's degree and 6 months of experience in biotech/pharma manufacturing/laboratory or manufacturing support (i.e. laboratories, engineering, facilities, quality) OR

Associate's degree and 2 years of experience in biotech/pharma manufacturing/laboratory or manufacturing support (i.e. laboratories,…