Career Category
Engineering
Job Description
HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?
If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. 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. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of.
Be part of Amgen's newest and most advanced drug substance manufacturing plant. When completed, the Amgen FleX Batch facility will combine the latest in disposable technologies with traditional stainless-steel equipment to allow for maximum flexibility in operations. The FleX Batch facility will not only feature the best in-class drug substance manufacturing technologies with embedded industry 4.0 capabilities, but it will also integrate sustainability innovations to reduce carbon and waste, as part of Amgen's plan to be a carbon-neutral company by 2027.
Senior Manager, Process Engineering
Live
What you will do
Let’s do this! Let’s change the world! In this vital role, you will oversee the engineering team, lead technical projects, and drive innovation in product design and manufacturing processes. You will solve complex engineering problems, optimize processes, and ensure the company's engineering efforts align with strategic objectives. You will also provide leadership and guidance to the engineering team supporting 24/7 manufacturing and facility operations.
As a member of the Engineering leadership team you will work hand in hand with the capital project team to deliver robust equipment, maintenance plans, and processes to operate the new plant. This includes hiring, and training of the staff required to support start up and operations of the plant and oversight of operational readiness initiatives.
Key responsibilities include:
- With minimal direction, provide technical leadership to a team of manufacturing support engineers supporting commercial production operations with emphasis on Drug Substance bioprocessing equipment. The Senior Engineering Manager position will report to the Director of Engineering.
- Establish clear expectations and priorities to staff. Encourage a culture of continuous improvement, partnership, and knowledge sharing. Provide development opportunities, feedback, and actively listen to staff.
- Cultivate a culture of safety ensuring the well-being of all staff members and drive efforts to reduce safety risks.
- Provide technical support to troubleshoot, identify and resolve process and system issues as needed.
- Prioritize and manage equipment and system start up and qualification.
- Be knowledgeable about compliance and regulatory aspects for equipment validation, operation and maintenance.
- Effectively collaborate with key customers and support groups (e.g. Manufacturing, Quality, Process Development, Maintenance, network partners).
- Ensure all tasks and projects are accomplished in a safe manner.
Win
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The experienced professional we seek is a collaborative partner with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
- High school diploma / GED and 12 years of engineering experience OR
- Associate’s degree and 10 years of engineering experience OR
- Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of engineering experience OR
- Master’s degree and 6 years of engineering experience OR
- Doctorate degree and 2 years of engineering experience
In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have a minimum of 2 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources. Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering or related technical field.
- 5+ years experience in engineering in a manufacturing support environment with at least 3 years experience in the Pharmaceutical or Biotechnology industries.
- Experience with Mammalian Cell Culture, Protein Purification, Clean Utilities, CIP, SIP and Production Services. Upstream unit operation experience such as bioreactor or harvest equipment desired.
- Familiarity designing, troubleshooting, and operating equipment used in cell culture manufacturing including disposable technologies.
- Experience with Tech Transfer, Process Design, and Commissioning & Qualification.
- Experience with validation and change control methodology.
- Direct experience with regulated environments (i.e. cGMP, OSHA, EPA) including detailed understanding of cGMPs.
- Position requires excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work with minimum direction.
- Demonstrated interpersonal and facilitation skills and ability to work in a collaborative team-based environment.
- Ability to apply analytical skills to evaluate and interpret complex problems using multiple sources of information.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams and embrace a team-based culture.
- Familiarity with designing and operating equipment used in biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
- Demonstrated experience in applying Operational Excellence and Lean Manufacturing.
Thrive
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.
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 incentive plan
- Stock-based long-term incentives
- Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
- Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible
Apply now
for a career that defies imagination
Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.
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Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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Salary Range
150,855.00 USD - 185,602.00 USD
