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HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

You’ve earned your degree. How will you use that achievement to reach your goals? Do more with the knowledge you’ve worked hard to acquire and the passion you already have. 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. Become the professional you are meant to be in this meaningful role.

Pilot Plant- Manager/ Front Line Manager (FLM)

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be a Front Line Manager (FLM) leading a team responsible for daily cell culture and purification bioprocessing operations. This position will coordinate a variety of production-related operations, including but not limited to:

• Equipment set up, operational execution, detailed scheduling, leading new product introductions and managing staff.
• Accountable for ensuring a world-class safety culture
• Continuously seeking to implement LEAN concepts for the improvement of efficiency and productivity as well as ensuring data integrity.
• Leading all aspects of production planning and execution to support pipeline development runs for material and data generation
• Life cycle management to support commercial process optimization and tech transfer of new programs being introduced into Amgen Rhode Island’s Commercial Manufacturing Facilities (AR-5 and AR-30)

Win

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree OR
• Master’s degree and 3 years of Manufacturing or Operations experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of Manufacturing or Operations experience Or
• Associate’s degree and 10 years of Manufacturing or Operations experience or
• High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Manufacturing or Operations experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Solid knowledge of upstream and/or downstream, as well as a general knowledge of the associated analytical, and solution preparation techniques (media and buffer)
• Technically-minded, with strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Demonstrate the ability to learn new systems and applications, and various purification techniques
• Work optimally in team and/or project environments; possess strong math and computer skills, as well as the ability to apply science-based thinking to practical applications
• Experience in cGMP production environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, or Chemical/Biological Engineering (or other relevant field) and 2 or more years of managerial experience in Life Sciences field.

Thrive

Some of the vast rewards of working here

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

• Full support and career-development resources to expand your skills, enhance your expertise, and maximize your potential along your career journey
• A diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
• Generous Total Rewards Plan—comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits—with compensation and benefits rated above 4 stars (out of 5) on Glassdoor

Apply now

for a career that defies imagination

Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.

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