Undergrad Co-op - Operations - Facilities & Engineering - Rhode Island (Summer 2025)

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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. 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.

Undergrad Co-op - Operations - Facilities & Engineering – Rhode Island (Summer 2025)

This could be your everyday

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. During this program, you will have to opportunity to work within the Facilities & Engineering Department at the Amgen Rhode Island (ARI) Operations Facility from June 23 – August 29, 2025. Coaching, mentorship, and guidance will be provided to the co-op as they engage in the following:

• Gain experience operating a large-scale production facility by shadowing technicians in various functions within the Facilities & Engineering department to operate, maintain, and sustain all major equipment on site
• Taking part in improvement projects related to the utilities systems at ARI through supporting day-to-day operations to ensure a safe, compliant, effective, efficient, and cost appropriate utility operations at ARI
• Apply basic engineering principles and practices in support of daily operation and maintenance activities for site utility systems
• Learn how to work in GMP environment and abide by GMPs, safety, and environmental regulations
• Work closely with multiple disciplines, including Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Engineering, Maintenance, Process Development, and Validation regarding utility operations & maintenance activities and strategies
• Collaborate with Facilities & Engineering peers within the Amgen network

Here’s what it takes to Win

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The motivated individual we seek is an effective communicator, team member, and collaborator with these qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

Amgen requires that all individuals applying for an undergrad internship or a co-op assignment at Amgen must meet the following criteria:

• 18 years or older
• Currently enrolled in a full-time Bachelor’s Degree program from an accredited college or university with a 3.0 minimum GPA or equivalent
• Completion of one year of study from an accredited college or university prior to the internship commencing
• Enrolled in a full-time Bachelor’s degree program following the potential internship or co-op assignment with an accredited college or university
• Must not be employed at the time the internship starts
• Student must be located in the United States for the duration of the internship OR co-op

Preferred Qualifications

• Pursing a degree in Engineering (Facilities, Marine, or Energy Systems)
• Sophomore or Junior Standing
• Strong computer skills including knowledge of MS Office Applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
• Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, project management, problem solving, analytical and quantitative skills
• Demonstrated personal initiative, self-motivation, flexibility and adaptability
• Proven leadership experience on campus (e.g., projects, clubs, organizations, sports)

Some of the vast rewards of working here

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

The base pay range for this opportunity in the U.S. is $24.70 - $28.30 per hour.

• Build a network of colleagues that will endure and grow throughout your time with us and beyond.
• Bring your authentic self to the table and become the professional you’re inspired to be through accepting a culture that values the diversity of thought and experience and will flex to your strengths and possibilities.
• Participate in executive and social networking events, as well as community volunteer projects.

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