Process Development Senior Associate

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.

As a Process Development Senior Associate, you will play an integral part in Amgen’s Late‑Stage Synthetics and Commercial Drug Product team within the Drug Product Technologies department. Your responsibilities will center around gaining practical experience and offering hands‑on expertise in formulation and process development for Amgen’s synthetics pipeline. This position provides the unique opportunity to collaborate with skilled scientists and contribute to the advancement and launch of innovative synthetic drug products across a variety of oral or parenteral dosage forms.

Through your work, you will support both the development and commercialization phases, ensuring that Amgen continues to deliver cutting‑edge solutions for patients worldwide.

• Interface within the Drug Product Technologies Department as a team member to support programs and initiatives.
• Contribute to the completion of experimentation design and execution and assist in analysis and interpretation of data.
• Utilize digital tools, and emerging AI‑enabled solutions to improve experimental efficiency, data analysis, and scientific insight generation.
• Contribute to technical problem‑solving efforts and identify opportunities for automation and digital solutions to improve efficiency and reduce repetitive manual tasks.
• Actively contribute to process improvements, strategy development, and cross‑functional partnerships that promote consistent and efficient practices across late‑stage clinical and commercial synthetic programs.
• Organize and communicate information within the team to help lead to the best possible formulation and processes.

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dedicated professional we seek is a collaborative partner with these qualifications.

• Master’s degree
• OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of scientific experience
• OR
• Associate’s degree and 4 years of scientific experience
• OR
• High school diploma / GED and 6 years of scientific experience

• Master’s in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical or Pharmaceutical Engineering, Chemistry or Life Sciences related field.
• Understanding or willingness to learn the typical unit operations for the manufacture of oral solid dosage forms (i.e. granulation, roller compaction, drying, milling, blending, compression, film coating, etc.)
• Basic understanding of physical/chemical stability of synthetic molecules and how process impacts product quality.
• Ability to design, execute, and interpret experimental results.
• Strong problem‑solving skills to apply formulation and characterization of parenteral and oral synthetic molecules.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for presenting scientific results in a fast‑paced, multi‑disciplinary environment.
• Proven ability to work effectively in collaborative, team‑based settings.
• A proactive, curious, and innovative mindset, with enthusiasm for applying digital solutions to scientific challenges.

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well‑being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

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