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Researcher / Scientist
Process Development Principal Scientist Full-time
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-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.
Process Development Principal Scientist
Let's do this. Let's change the world. In this vital role you will join our Pivotal Drug Product Technologies group in Cambridge, MA. This group supports drug product commercial formulation development as well as formulation/fill/finish process development for Amgen's Late-Stage biologics. The Principal Scientist will provide technical and project leadership while integrating information generated by functionally diverse teams to ensure success through the commercialization process.
- Delivering progress reports and presentations to ensure management awareness and engagement of the status, progress, and future program and functional needs
- Authoring and reviewing guideline documents, technical protocols, reports, product impact assessments, regulatory submissions, and developing responses to regulatory questions
- Driving continuous improvement in the drug product development process through technological innovation and application of first principles in process engineering
- Serving as subject matter expert and help drive standard methodologies and technical advancements
- Serving as a Drug Product Team Lead of matrixed team to develop strategy in support of commercialization and life cycle management of Amgen's pipeline
- Managing a team of engineers and scientists to advance program and functional objectives
- Expanding utilization of advanced IS systems to improve drug product design through faster data availability, using historical information, analyzing large data sets, and statistical analysis
- Working effectively in a highly matrixed team environment to influence and inspire change, efficiency, and foster positive relationships
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 10% of the time.
What We Expect Of You
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Scientific professional we seek is an individual with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
- Doctorate degree PhD OR PharmD OR MD and 2 years of Scientific experience OR
- Master's degree and 5 years of Scientific experience OR
- Bachelor's degree and 7 years Scientific experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in Engineering, Pharmaceutics, Biotechnology, Material Science or related subject area
- 8+ years of experience in pharmaceuticals/biotechnology
- 5+ years of experience that includes elements of formulation and fill/finish process development, process characterization, technical transfers to manufacturing sites, and statistical design and analysis of experiments, and regulatory authoring
- Technical leader with demonstrated results driving forward programs
- Experience in drug product regulatory strategy, RTQs, and agency engagement
- Knowledge of, and hands-on experience with, bringing new biotech products to market, across various dosage forms and device delivery systems
- Experience with programming (e.g. Python, R, MATLAB) and database languages (e.g. SQL), as well as data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, Spotfire, D3js)
- Proficiency in at least one statistical software package (e.g. SAS, JMP or Minitab)
- Experience participating and leading global multi-functional teams
- Outstanding knowledge of formulation, aseptic processing and manufacturing of biotechnology products, vials, syringes, cartridges, devices, disposables, modeling, and the associated GMP/Device documentation and regulatory filings
- Strong problem solving and effective multi-functional interpersonal skills
- Willing and able to learn new technologies at a rapid pace
What You Can Expect Of Us
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.
The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.
In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of 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 that may include:
- A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
- 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
- Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.