Process Development Associate Scientist

** 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 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.

** Process Development Associate Scientist*
* ** What you will do*
* Let's do this. Let's change the world. In this vital role you will work closely with a team of analysts and scientists responsible for the technical aspects of developing analytical tools to gain understanding of key quality attributes in product and process for late phase synthetic programs across small molecules, synthetic peptides, siRNA, and synthetic components of conjugates.  The Scientist will integrate and optimally utilize platform and in-depth product attribute knowledge to advance Amgen products and ensure success through pivotal clinical phases to marketing authorization application.

+ Select suitable methodology and techniques to develop and validate analytical methods in consultation with supervisor for testing synthetic molecules, including small molecules, synthetic peptides, siRNA, and the synthetic components of antibody-drug conjugates for drug substances and/or drug products.

+ Hand-on experience in sample preparation and analysis of synthetic in-process samples, lot release samples, and drug product formulations using primarily chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques.

+ Organize and document analytical data under Good Documentation Practice using electronic laboratory notebook system.

+ Provide and present results in consultation with supervisor to support drug substance and drug product development.

+ Transfer analytical methods to contract manufacturing or contract testing labs.

** What we expect of you*
* We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications.

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* Basic Qualifications:

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* + Select suitable methodology and techniques to develop and validate analytical methods in consultation with supervisor for testing synthetic molecules, including small molecules, synthetic peptides, siRNA, and the synthetic components of antibody-drug conjugates for drug substances and/or drug products.

+ Hand-on experience in sample preparation and analysis of synthetic in-process samples, lot release samples, and drug product formulations using primarily chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques.

+ Organize and document analytical data under Good Documentation Practice using electronic laboratory notebook system.

+ Provide and present results in consultation with supervisor to support drug substance and drug product development.

+ Transfer analytical methods to contract manufacturing or contract testing labs.

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* Preferred Qualifications:

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* + Master's degree in Analytical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical, Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences or Engineering

+ Strong experience in small molecule/ synthetic peptide analysis, including theoretical knowledge, research, and hands-on experience to support process development/scale up activities and formulation development.

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Experience with operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of laboratory equipment and instrumentation, especially chromatographic (e.g. liquid chromatography and gas chromatography) and spectroscopic instruments (e.g. mass spectrometry).

+ Experience in laboratory settings within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry

+ Technical aptitude for identification, development, and implementation of novel analytical technologies, such as mass spectrometry (MS), vibrational spectroscopy, or nuclear magnetic…