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Sr. Associate Manufacturing - AML7

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will seek a variety of challenges and responsibilities within the Bacterial Fermentation and Purification with the Drug Substance Organization. Support manufacturing operations in a Non-Standard shift structure organization including weekends, holidays and extended hours. Multiple positions available.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Work with manufacturing and quality systems such as: risk management, deviations, process monitoring & validation, process improvements procedures, training, and new product introductions, in support to manufacturing operations.

• Prepare, operate and troubleshoot manufacturing equipment

• Provide support with the set-up of Fermentors, Cell Culture Process, filtration skids, buffer/media preparation

• Perform analytical testing, pH, Cond, Protein concentration, Endotoxins and others

• Involved in monitoring sampling, and testing, use pumps, disposal bags and aseptic connectors

• Document procedures and results

• Documentation revision and Standard operational procedures revision

• Participate in the manufacturing review process including the Electronic Batch Record (EBR) revision and closure process

• Initiate minor deviation, ARA, including managing Trackwise record

• Active participation in the task delegation process and shift changes meeting

• Support as Subject Matter Expert for critical processes and provide training to the team

• Participate in the New Product Introduction (NPI) process providing manufacturing support

• May lead initiatives related to training strategies and operational excellence to support manufacturing areas

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Sr. Associate Manufacturing we seek is an individual contributor professional with the following qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

High school/GED and 4 years of manufacturing support experience

OR

Associate degree and 2 years of manufacturing support experience

OR

Bachelor’s Degree and 6 months of manufacturing support experience

OR

Master's Degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Educational background in Life/Natural Science and/or Engineering

• Work experience in a manufacturing GMP regulated environment.

• Knowledge in manufacturing process as CIP, SIP, inoculation process, process monitoring and equipment preparation.

• Equipment troubleshooting skills (sample analysis issues)

• Knowledge and Experience with Technical Writing including good documentation skills.

• Knowledge and experience with bio-processing unit operations

• Knowledge with basic computer operations, such as ability to use MS Office tools, Outlook, Power Point, Word and Excel

• Good presentation, project management, and organization skills to perform assignments with a high degree of attention to detail.

• Written and verbal communication skills in both English and Spanish.

• Experience working with cross-functional teams

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:

• A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental & vision coverage, and life & disability insurance

• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan

• Stock-based long-term incentives

• Award-winning time-off plans and an annual site shutdown

• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

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