Sr Engineer

Career Category

Engineering

Job Description

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. 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.

Sr Engineer

What you will do and what we expect of you

Let's do this. Let's change the world. In this vital role you will:

Duties:
Act as a drug product technical authority, to provide leadership and solutions when troubleshooting oral solid drug product manufacturing, for all unit operations including but not limited to compression, blending, milling, granulation, drying, compaction and coating;
Lead via cross-site teams, and in general by setting the agenda and identifying potential issues;
Provide process development expertise for commercial drug product processing in specific areas such process characterization, technology transfer, process validation and routine commercial production;
Tackle issues with drug product processing technologies and equipment;
Identify and manage implementation of operational improvement opportunities for current and new processes;
Support commercial drug product manufacturing operations and contract manufacturing quality with technical evaluation of NC/CAPA; and Visit contract manufacturing sites to support key production breakthroughs and establish relationships. Position requires up to 25% of travel to various unanticipated worksites nationally and internationally. May telecommute.

Requirements:
Master's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Science, Chemical Engineering or related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or in an Engineering - related occupation. The position required 3 years of experience in the following:
1. Apply engineering and scientific principles to design and implement wet granulation, roller compaction, blending, milling, drying, compression, encapsulation and coating processes.
2. Process Characterization, Technical Transfer to commercial drug product sites, and Process Validation of oral solid drug products.
3. Project management skills utilizing tools including Microsoft Project;
4. Quality and regulatory systems including Track Wise, drug product manufacturing, and process validation;
5. Apply problem solving methodologies including fishbone diagrams and 5 whys to RCA investigations.
6. Identify and evaluate critical process parameters including statistical analysis.

Contact:
Interested candidates please apply via  and search for job # R-243899.

Job type:
Full Time position. The annual salary range for this position in the U.S. is $ - $ per year. Also, this position offers stock, retirement, medical, life and disability insurance and eligibility for an annual bonus or for sales roles, other incentive compensation. For more details visit 

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we'll support your journey every step of the way.

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.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of…