Process Development Senior Associate

Career Category Scientific Job Description 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. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline and portfolio of medicines to treat heart disease, obesity and obesity-related conditions, rare diseases, inflammatory conditions and cancer.  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 Senior Associate What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will join Amgen's Pre-Pivotal Biologics Attribute Sciences group in Thousand Oaks, California is seeking a Senior Associate to join a team supporting analytical method development and product characterization to advance candidates from research to first-in-human clinical trials. The successful candidate will contribute to Amgen’s diverse early-stage portfolio of biotherapeutic modalities by providing technical expertise in HPLC, Capillary Electrophoresis (CE), and related analytical methods, while also leveraging AI, automation, and digital collaboration platforms to accelerate science, reduce cycle times, and improve consistency across programs. Pre-Pivotal Attribute Sciences Senior Associate Key Responsibilities: Generate, analyze, and critically evaluate analytical data (LC, CE, mass spectrometry, and related methods). Support analytical method optimization, method verification, troubleshooting method related issues. Provide technical leadership and identify opportunities for automation to reduce manual, repetitive tasks. Actively contribute to process improvements, strategy development, and cross-functional partnerships that promote consistent and efficient practices across Pre-Pivotal Biologics. Increase utilization of AI tools and digital analytics platforms to improve efficiency and insight generation. Steward analytical deliverables with accuracy, compliance, and adherence to Good Documentation Practices (GDP). Other duties include maintenance of electronic notebook records of experimental data, participation in authoring of technical protocols and reports, and presentation of results in internal meetings       What we expect of you We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic  professional we seek is a an individual 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   Preferred Qualifications: 3+ years of experience in industrial analytical laboratories supporting characterization of protein therapeutics Advanced technical expertise in analytical methodologies used to characterize protein therapeutics including CE, SEC, IEX, RP and HILIC, with good understanding both theoretical and practical aspects of stability-indicating assay, e.g., design, performance, results, etc. Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills. 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. Attention to detail, compliance with GDP, and ability to adapt to