HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

Amgen is one of the world’s leading independent biotechnology companies. For over 4 decades, Amgen has pioneered biotechnology breakthroughs, to bring state-of-the-art medicines from laboratory to the patient. Amgen has not only discovered and developed innovative human therapeutics, but has invested in cutting edge manufacturing capability and support services to deliver these exciting therapies to medical teams around the world. Japan and Asia Pacific (JAPAC) is the fastest growing region in Amgen. Now we are hiring a Process Development Principal Scientist in Amgen Singapore Manufacturing .

Process Development Principal Scientist

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What you will do

Responsibilities:

Responsible for providing scientific and technical direction to support commercial production of biologic chemical synthetic drug substance

Support new product introduction, troubleshooting and improvement of existing and new processes run at the Amgen Singapore Manufacturing site

Assess initiatives associated to analytical method improvements and optimizations

Responsible for the development and preparation of laboratory-based experiments to support method transfers, qualifications validations, analytical support to small scale model interrogation, investigations, and process improvements

Responsible for planning detailed procedures for defined projects, including timelines, milestones, methodological approaches, expected results and necessary resources

Supports and lead cross-functional teams of experienced scientist and engineers through project challenges and implement advance scientific experiments, which contribute to the successful completion of goals and/or projects

Supports and lead process, process safety and material risk assessment performed on-site

Lead experimentation in the lab to resolve technical issues observed during transfer / manufacturing at large scale

All listed tasks and responsibilities are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional tasks and responsibilities

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What we expect of you

Qualifications

Doctorate degree and 2 years of directly related experience OR

Master’s degree and 6 years of directly related experience OR

Bachelor’s degree and/or 8 years of directly related experience

At least 8 years of relevant work experience in the commercial manufacturing environment within the biopharmaceutical industry

At least 6 years’ experience with regulated environments (i.e. cGMP)

Advanced experience in working closely with scientific and manufacturing disciplines across process development, clinical, and commercial operations

Deep understanding of product quality attributes control strategies

Expert knowledge of analytical methods/technologies used in biologics and synthetic manufacturing

Expert understanding and hands-on experience of methods within the following platforms Chromatography, Bioassay, PCR,

Immunoassay, CE, Gel, GC, MS, and Compendia supporting biologic and synthetic manufacturing

Expert knowledge in setting up lab-based experiments and executing studies to support manufacturing

Expert understanding and hands-on experience with method transfer and method validation processes with direct experience from a Pharmaceutical or Biotechnology Company.

Excellent written and oral communication skills for the timely documentation, presentation, and discussion of scientific results in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary, team-based environment

Strong working knowledge of regulatory expectations related to analytical control strategies

Familiarity with applicable worldwide regulatory requirements

Experience in authoring regulatory submissions.

Experience collaborating and building solid working relationship across departments, with diverse and remote staff and with external collaborators

Team leadership, management and facilitation skills

Ability to independently uncover and resolve issues associated with the development and implementation of scientific projects

Strong communication skills (technical writing and verbal communication/presentation)

Familiarity with documentation in a highly regulated environment

Ability to independently determine when additional resources are required to solve problems

Ability to provide solutions to a large variety of technical problems

Your selection for this role will may be subject to fulfilling the medical requirements of this job scope. If so, you will be informed of the medical check(s) that you may need to undergo. All medical related expenses incurred from this medical check shall be borne by the company.

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What you can expect of us

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.

Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization

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

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for a career that defies imagination

In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us.

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Equal Opportunity Statement

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 a 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 an accommodation.