Associate Engineer

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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 Engineer

What you will do

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

In this role the Associate Engineer reports to the Senior Manager of the Process Engineering group. The position is responsible for providing daily Engineering support at the Amgen North Carolina site. Specific duties include:

• Develop, coordinate, analyze, and present results for operational issues and engineering projects
• Provide technical support to commercial and clinical manufacturing as needed, specific to process control and process equipment.
• Working closely with multiple subject areas, including manufacturing, process engineering, process development, utility operations, maintenance, quality assurance, and validation to implement operational improvements
• Communicating with supervisor and support staff, highlighting issues and proposing solutions.
• Work in a small group of engineers and/or technicians on an ongoing or project basis.
• Complete tasks under the general direction of lead engineers to complete design and engineering within schedule and budget constraints.
• Provide technical support and issue resolution with 24x7 on-call support of process systems on a rotational based frequency.
• Provide system ownership for assigned equipment, and supporting operations at the site.
• Provide engineering support for design, construction, startup, commissioning and qualification.
• Lead or work with teams in design, development and selection of new systems, instruments, calibration capabilities and consumable components.
• Evaluate capabilities of current and potential suppliers, and assess new technologies that could provide cost savings, throughput, or other unique capabilities to Amgen manufacturing.
• Identify, support, and/or lead implementation of engineering-based improvements or upgrades in small to medium scope and complexity.
• Lead the development of calibration/maintenance programs, ensure the availability of spare parts, and coordinate maintenance execution as necessary to ensure systems are in proper working order.
• Ensure systems are installed and operating safely and comply with pertinent environmental health/safety practice, rules and regulations.
• Ensure necessary commissioning and qualification of systems is completed in alignment with site GMP requirements and interact with regulatory inspectors as necessary.
• Apply basic engineering principles and practices in support of daily operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of plant and process systems.
• Monitor systems to identify performance risks and implement risk reduction strategies.
• Providing troubleshooting support to reduce production downtime.  This will involve leading and/or supporting technical root cause analysis and implementation of corrective/preventive action. (Support may be required outside of normal working hours including nights, weekends and holidays)
• Support new product/technology introductions by performing engineering assessments, implementing equipment modifications, and supporting engineering runs.
• Advance the use of condition based and predictive maintenance practices by incorporating advanced data analytics where applicable.
• Own investigations of abnormal conditions through Deviation and business processes.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The engineering professional we seek is a dynamic, flexible, and driven individual with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• High school diploma / GED and 6 years of Process Engineer experience 
• Associate’s degree and 4 years of Process Engineer experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field
• Ability to provide On-Call support coverage nights and weekends, on a rotating basis.
• Position requires strong written and verbal 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 sophisticated problems using multiple sources of information.
• Ability to function within cross-functional teams and embrace a team-based environment.
• Experience with Mammalian Cell Culture, Protein Purification, Clean Utilities, CIP, SIP, Production Services, and/or non-GMP Utilities preferred
• Familiarity with designing and operating equipment used in biopharmaceutical manufacturing preferred

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 collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

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.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of 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 that may include:

• A 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
• Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible

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