QA Specialist

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.

Specialist QA

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this role you will have the opportunity to be part of the continued expansion of Quality Operations at Amgen Ohio (AOH) supporting our growing state-of-the-art Final Drug Product (FDP) Plant. You will lead and direct cross functional staff as an informed Subject Matter Expert in the Quality deliverables. A key aspect of this role is to apply critical thinking skills to ensure quality and compliance to GMP regulations for operations and associated processes.

Duties include oversight on daily manufacturing operations, development and approval of standard operating procedure, quality approval of deviations and final batch disposition. Responsibilities will include evaluation of compliance and quality issues, providing recommendations for improvement projects, and assuring progress of records to completion.

• Review and approve controlled documents, including Standard Operating Procedures, Validation Protocols, Validation Reports, Electronic Master Batch Records etc.
• Provide quality oversight for quality records including deviations/CAPAs, technical change controls and work orders assuring adherence to procedural requirements and confirming assessments and evaluations of different partners are complete and accurate
• Drive
  investigations and resolution of deviations
  , ensuring timely, thorough, and compliant outcomes
• Ensure that all activities & related documentation for facilities, equipment, materials and processes align with applicable regulations and Amgen requirements relating to Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Documentation Practices, Safety, and Controls.
• Own quality related Standard Operating Procedures, Work Instructions, Forms and Methods and ensure
  document control excellence
  , including timely periodic review of controlled documents
• Provide quality oversight for manufacturing and be responsible for batch disposition.
• Provide quality and compliance expertise & guidance and agrees on strategies related to process lifecycle management.
• Support and represent Quality during audits and inspections
  ; may directly interact with regulatory agencies during on-site inspections.
• Support Lean Transformation and Operational Excellence initiatives

• Ensure
  production records and test results
  are accurate, complete, and inspection-ready
• Champion and lead
  continuous improvement initiatives
  to strengthen quality systems and operational performance
• Partner cross-functionally with Manufacturing, QC, Engineering, Supply Chain, and other stakeholders

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Quality…