Process Development Principal Scientist

at  Amgen

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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Doctorate degree PhD OR PharmD OR MD [and relevant post-doc where applicable] with 2 years of scientific experience OR
Master’s degree and 5 years of scientific experience OR
Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of scientific experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• PhD in Biochemistry, Biophysics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Biology or related discipline at the time of appointment, with extensive experimental experience
• Extensive experimental experience: analytical methods, computational analysis, structural biology, biological assays, and molecular biology techniques
• Knowledgeable in analytical characterization, data science, structure-function relationships, protein chemistry, biotherapeutics, drug product attributes, and drug product development
• Strong leadership skills, team-oriented, highly independent, critical thinker, creative, and excellent verbal and written communication skills, and ability to collaborate in cross-functional environment
• Highly innovative and able to design and execute new assays/technologies

Let’s do this! Let’s change the world!
The Attribute Impact Group in the Department of Attribute Sciences is seeking a Principal Scientist to investigate the impact of key product quality attributes on the safety and efficacy of biotherapeutics.

Responsibilities:

• Perform cutting-edge research that evaluates the impact of attributes on various quality aspects of drug products using a combination of bioanalytical, data science, protein chemistry, and molecular biology.
• Apply knowledge throughout the drug product development life-cycle to develop novel therapeutics to treat a variety of diseases.
• Serve as a project leader and biotherapeutic attribute subject matter expert. Interact with and support multiple project teams across Amgen sites.
• Publish manuscripts and present at national/international conferences.