Senior Process Engineer - Combination Products

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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.

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Senior Process Engineer - Combination Products

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will support the development and implementation of technical solutions for a variety of engineering initiatives supporting the Final Drug Product (FDP) product portfolio at Amgen network facilities. The position is a key role in the Process Engineering team and the candidate must manage and/or apply extensive technical expertise in the coordination of multiple, complex, non-routine projects involving the planning, design, reconfiguration, construction, maintenance, validation and alteration of systems, and/or processes.

This position will also be required to apply advance and diverse engineering principles to more than one area of engineering (process, unit operations, equipment, devices and materials) in complex process characterization, optimization, scale up or manufacturing support projects.

Project Management

• Leading Technology Transfer process for product to the Amgen network facilities and support in the design for manufacturability of Amgen Final Drug Products.
• The provision of technical operations support for the continuous improvement of device assembly, packaging lines capacity and performance, and advisory of technical improvement projects.
• Ensure effective communication throughout the Amgen commercial site network with all stakeholders and deliver on technical improvements.

Technical Lead

• Act as the subject matter expert lead for FDP products to Amgen network facilities.
• Provide technical expertise for new process equipment and technology.
• Use technical process knowledge and identify the required expertise to resolve process challenges as needed.

Operational Excellence

• Supporting the delivery of productivity, throughput and general capacity improvements across Amgen network facilities by analyzing, designing, and implementing manufacturing and business process improvements.

Relationships

• Engage a network of FDP expertise across the Amgen commercial and clinical operations for product (device) assembly, label and packaging.
• Leverage this network in support of the technical transfer process, design for manufacturability of new combination products, performance trending of existing combination products, equipment standardization and troubleshooting/process improvements.

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is an individual with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree
  OR
• Master’s degree and 2 years of Engineering experience
  OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of Engineering experience
  OR
• Associate’s degree and 8 years of Engineering experience
  OR
• High school diploma / GED and 10 years of Engineering

Preferred Qualifications:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills together with demonstrated ability to work in a team environment.

• Proven track record of leading and executing cross-functional projects.
• Strong teamwork, excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Direct…