Description
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 QUALITY CONTROL**
**What you will do**
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world! In this vital role you will perform and document laboratory testing in support of product quality, ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices and contributing to the delivery of safe and effective therapies to patients.
**Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:**
+ Perform routine and non-routine laboratory testing and approval for compendial methods
+ May prepare solutions
+ May perform general troubleshooting to laboratory equipment following standard operating procedures
+ May review analytical data following GMP guidelines and ALCOA principles
+ Perform laboratory documentation and data entry, review, analysis, and communication of results
+ Perform general lab housekeeping
+ Maintain/operate specialized equipment
+ May participate in document revision process
+ May participate in audits, initiatives and projects that may be departmental or organizational in scope
+ Introduce new techniques to the lab, including method transfers, validations, and protocols
+ May conduct lab investigations
+ May interact with outside resources
**What we expect of you**
We are all different! Yet, we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Associate Quality Control professional we seek is an individual contributor with these qualifications.
**Basic Qualifications:**
Bachelor’s Degree
OR
Associate’s + 6 months of Quality Control / Laboratory work experience
OR
High school/GED + 2 years of Quality Control / Laboratory work experience
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Educational background in Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Biotechnology.
+ Previous experience in a GMP regulated industry
+ Previous experience in Laboratory testing or Research
+ Hands on experience in one or more of the following: UV Spectrophotometry, Solo VPE, HPLC, Turbidimeter, pH meters, Instron, and/or Conductivity Meters.
+ Experience in laboratory systems such as LIMS and EMPOWER.
+ Strong organizational skills, including ability to follow assignments through to completion
+ Demonstrate ability to interact with regulatory agencies
+ Strong communication skills (both written and oral, English and Spanish)
+ Strong skill in working independently and to effectively interact with various levels
+ Must pass the Ishihara color vision test.
**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.
In addition to the base salary, 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:
+ A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental & vision coverage, and life & disability insurance
+ 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 an annual site shutdown
+ Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the job posting to see if this applies
Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.
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**Sponsorship**
Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.
As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.
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.
