Analytical Sr Scientist

Analytical Sr Scientist Skip to main content#Analytical Sr Scientist page is loaded## Analytical Sr Scientist Apply remote type:
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Posted Yesterday job requisition :
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** Career Category
** Scientific## ##
** 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. 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.
** Analytical Sr 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 analytical chemists, organic chemists and formulators responsible for the technical aspects of developing the analytical tools to gain understanding of key attributes for synthetic manufacturing processes and synthetic products.

Responsibilities include:

* Integrate and successfully apply platform and prior product knowledge to advance Amgen practices and ensure success from FIH study through to marketing application.
* Define analytical control strategies and implement methodologies for development of pivotal phase clinical programs.
* Collaborate closely with drug substance and drug product process development colleagues.
* Manage activities at contract manufacturing and testing sites.
* May lead and develop a small group of scientists.## ## ##
** 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 collaborative partner with these qualifications.
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* Basic Qualifications:

** Doctorate degree PhD OR PharmD OR MD [and relevant post-doc where applicable]  OR  Master’s degree and 3 years of Scientific experience  OR  Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of Scientific experience
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* Preferred Qualifications:

*** PhD in Analytical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Biochemical or Chemical Engineering
* Experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry in process and product development and drug substance and drug product analytical method development is a plus.
* Strong understanding of small molecule analysis, structure elucidation and solid-state characterization guided and informed by knowledge of organic chemistry.
* Experience in a wide variety of analytical techniques including chromatography(HPLC and UPLC) mass spectrometry, UV, NMR, FTIR, solid state characterization, etc.
* Developing and implementing methods for in-process testing, release and stability testing. Experience in analytical testing requirements for immediate release and controlled release oral solid dosage drug products.
* Familiarity with USP monographs and chapters, and ICH/FDA guidance documents related to analytical method transfer and validation, impurities, mutagenic impurities, etc.
* Solid understanding of GLP and GMP requirements and their application in a phase appropriate manner
* Experience in technical transfer for non-GMP and GMP production and testing to external contract organizations, able to manage deliverables against timelines
* Strong communication skills and ability to provide cross-functional leadership and guidance to CMC and non-clinical…