Process Development Senior Associate - Cell Line Development

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HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.

Process Development Senior Associate in Cell Line Development

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What you will do

Let’s do this! Let’s change the world!

Amgen Pre-Pivotal Drug Substance Technologies Organization is seeking a Process Development Senior Associate to join the Cell Line Development group at the Amgen headquarters campus located in Thousand Oaks, CA. The Cell Line Development group is responsible for developing production cell lines for Amgen’s large molecule pipeline. In this role, the candidate will be responsible for supporting pipeline program advancement, contributing to development of innovative methods for improving single cell cloning and clone screening technologies as well as generating relevant data towards regulatory submissions, publications, and patent applications. The candidate will work in a team environment, collaborating with various colleagues in Process Development, Discovery, as well as interact with regulatory and quality experts in support of global regulatory filings. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in molecular biology and mammalian cell culture.

• Develop and characterize manufacturing cell lines, including, transfection, selection, single cell cloning and clone scale up, clone screening and cell banking

• Support cell engineering and characterization activities

• Maintain electronic laboratory notebooks

• Analyze and interpret data

• Generate written reports and communicate project updates

• Implement innovative methods to improve expression technologies

• Generate relevant data toward publications, patent applications, and regulatory submissions

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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 an individual with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• High school diploma / GED and 6 years of Scientific experience OR

• Associate’s degree and 4 years of Scientific experience OR

• Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of Scientific experience OR

• Master’s degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in life science or related fields

• Hands on experience in mammalian cell culture and excellent aseptic techniques

• Strong understanding of cell biology and molecular biology

• Ability to explore and develop novel technologies and approaches

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills

• Ability to design and troubleshoot experiments with minimal supervision

• Demonstrated ability to deliver on timelines and adapt to rapid changes in project priorities.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, self-motivation, strong interpersonal skills and a positive attitude

• Experience with automation for high throughput cell culture, microscopy, and/ or assay development is a plus

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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.

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.

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:

• 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