Senior Specialist Contamination Control and Investigations

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If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of.

Be part of Amgen's newest and most advanced drug substance manufacturing plant. When completed, the Amgen FleX batch facility will combine the latest in single‑use technologies with traditional stainless steel equipment to allow for maximum flexibility in operations. The FleX Batch facility will feature world‑class drug substance manufacturing technologies with embedded Industry 4.0 capabilities and integrate sustainability innovations to reduce carbon and waste, as part of Amgen’s plan to be a carbon‑neutral company by 2027.

In this vital role, you will serve as a key member of the team responsible for advancing the site's Contamination Control Strategy while leading complex contamination‑related investigations within the Amgen North Carolina Biologics Drug Substance Manufacturing plant. You will communicate and interface between GMP manufacturing teams and stakeholder groups including Microbiology, Process Development, Facilities & Engineering, Automation, EHSS, Manufacturing, and Quality.

This position is responsible for ensuring contamination risks are proactively identified, assessed, controlled, and continuously improved while leading high‑impact investigations and supporting inspection readiness across the site.

• Manage complex contamination‑related deviation investigations including microbial excursions, environmental monitoring events, utility excursions, aseptic process deviations, contamination events, and product quality investigations.
• Represent the site in the Contamination Control Network and collaborate with network partners to align contamination control strategies, standards, lessons learned, and best practices while driving implementation of network initiatives and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Provide technical leadership for contamination control‑related audit and inspection responses, partnering with cross‑functional teams to assess observations, develop risk‑based remediation strategies, and ensure effective and sustainable corrective actions.
• Support development, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the site’s contamination control strategy.
• Drive improvements to contamination control programs, contamination risk assessments, and investigation processes.
• Lead contamination control inspection readiness activities and serve as a contamination control SME during regulatory inspections, internal audits, and management reviews.
• Present contamination control strategies, investigation outcomes, and risk assessments to inspectors, auditors, and site leadership.
• Perform trend analysis of environmental monitoring, utilities, contamination‑related deviations, and quality events to identify emerging risks.
• Coordinate and effectively lead cross‑functional teams through complex contamination‑related investigations and complete milestones on schedule.
• Identify systemic contamination risks and drive site‑wide corrective and preventive actions.
• Partner with CCS network leads, QC Microbiology, Manufacturing, Engineering, Process Development, and Quality organizations to strengthen contamination prevention programs.
• Apply advanced root cause analysis methodologies and quality risk management principles.
• Navigate ambiguity and provide a structured, science‑based problem‑solving approach.
• Develop metrics and tracking tools to ensure on‑time closure of investigations and ongoing effectiveness of contamination control programs.
• Mentor investigators and operational personnel on contamination control principles, contamination risk management, and investigation excellence.
• Serve as a site SME for contamination control principles,…