Undergrad Co-op – Drug Substance Technologies Synthetics

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.

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. During this Co‑op, you will utilize synthetic organic chemistry to deliver robust processes and technologies for the manufacture of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) from early- to late‑stage development, and serve our R&D, Clinical and Commercial partners. The Drug Substance Technologies Synthetics organization is principally concerned with translating developmental processes into commercial manufacturing reality through scientific expertise, innovative engineering, and deployment of manufacturing technologies.

The department at our Cambridge, Massachusetts location is looking for an Undergraduate student interested in a 6-month Co‑op placement. The Co‑op will learn the principles of process scale‑up of small‑molecule intermediates, hybrid modalities, and active pharmaceutical ingredients using synthetic organic chemistry. The Co‑op will have an opportunity to interact with scientists and engineers implementing advanced manufacturing technologies for multiple product modalities.

Relocation in the form of a transportation allowance will be provided for eligible candidates.

• Expected completion of one year of study from an accredited college or university prior to the co‑op commencing

• Expected continued enrollment in an accredited college or university following the co‑op program

• Student must be located in the United States for the duration of the co‑op program

• Must be available to work a full‑time schedule.

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The passionate and driven individual weseekexemplifies the following qualifications:

Amgen requires that all individuals applying for an undergrad internship or a co‑op assignment at Amgen must meet the following criteria:

• 18 years or older

• Currently enrolled in a full‑time Bachelor’s Degree program from an accredited college or university with a 3.0 minimum GPA or equivalent

• Degree concentration(s) in Chemistry, Material Chemistry,and/or Chemical Biology with a focus or interest in organic synthesis.

• Strong interpersonal, project management, analytical and quantitative skills

• Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, project management, problem solving, analytical and quantitative skills

• Demonstrated personal initiative, self‑motivation, flexibility, adaptability, and resourcefulness.

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