Associate FUEL Rotational Program - Amgen North Carolina (ANC)

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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.

Associate Fuel Rotational Program – Holly Springs, NC

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. We’re looking for potential future leaders who are self-motivated, with strong analytical and decision-making skills, and leadership aspiration, seeking to join a World-Class Biotechnology Company.

The objective of the Operations Emerging Talent Rotational Program is to develop leadership skills and attributes with a blend of technical knowledge, business acumen and soft skills, so that you are ready to make a positive impact and use your talents to accomplish more than you thought possible. While being self-motivated is a key, Amgen provides a robust system to help make you successful. Selected candidates will work under minimal supervision and receive a solid mentor, coach, and buddy support system to guide you throughout the program.

In this vital role you will:

• Complete complex rotation assignments and tasks
• Dive into new topics, work areas and functions, ramp up your knowledge quickly to contribute meaningfully, and meet expectations and milestones
• Demonstrate agility and flexibility while transitioning through 3 rotations
• Understand the wider business context and how your own work contributes to Amgen's strategies and goals
• Use data and insights to drive business performance

Operations Emerging Talent Rotational Program Facts

We have open positions based in Holly Springs, NC. Amgen North Carolina is Amgen’s newest, innovative, biomanufacturing drug substance facility that will support both traditional stainless steel-fed batch manufacturing and next-generation single-use technologies, allowing optimal flexibility to manufacture medicines across the Amgen portfolio. The cohort kicks off in July 2026, candidates must be available for full-time employment in July 2026. The 26-month Rotational Program consists of one 10-month and two 8-month rotations in Operations.

You will rotate through various critical functions at your site, such as Manufacturing, Quality, Process Development, Engineering, and Supply Chain.

After successful completion of the program, we expect that you will be well-prepared to succeed in future roles and take on leadership challenges in Operations.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The collaborative individual we seek is a leader with these qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Engineering or other relevant disciplines obtained from an accredited college or university by the time program kicks-off in July 2026

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven leadership skills, demonstrated through extra-curricular or work experience activities
• Previous Amgen or relevant industry experience in biopharma, manufacturing, or engineering environment
• Minimum GPA of 3.20 preferred
• Strong technical and analytical skills
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively across teams and levels of management
• Excellent time and project management skills
• Ability to demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills, intellectual curiosity, and a dedicated approach to achieving success
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Basic understanding of current Good Manufacturing Practices and Good Laboratory Practices
• Global mentality: willingness to relocate to other Operations Sites for future career opportunities
• Willingness to work shifts including weekends

What you can expect from 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 collabor