Description
**HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?**
You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? 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. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.
**Sr. Engineer**
**Live**
**What you will do**
The Sr. Engineer will be joining Facilities & Engineering (F&E) group within Manufacturing and Clinical Supply organization at Amgen. The group’s mission is to enable introduction and integration of new technologies while ensuring existing clinical and commercial facilities and equipment operate reliably. This position will report into Senior Manager of Engineering supporting drug product supply at Amgen Thousand Oaks site.
**Responsibilities:**
+ Provide system ownership for Biopharmaceutical process equipment. Identify, support, and/or lead implementation of engineering based improvements or upgrades to the equipment or facility systems. This may include development of business case for improvement and identification of design requirements and then translation of requirements into process equipment/system design, specification and supporting the construction, startup, and validation of equipment.
+ Directing and coordinating equipment maintenance as necessary to ensure systems are working at peak capacity.
+ Ensure necessary commissioning and qualification of systems is completed and interact with inspectors as necessary.
+ Monitor systems to identify performance risks and implement risk reduction strategies.
+ Solving issues to support and reduce production downtime. This will involve leading and/or supporting technical root cause analysis and implementation of corrective/preventive action.
+ Support new product/technology introductions by performing engineering assessments, implementing equipment modifications, and supporting engineering runs.
+ Ensure regional medical activities align with practices, policies and standard operating procedures.
**Win**
**What we expect of you**
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is an employee with these qualifications.
**Basic Qualifications:**
Doctorate degree
**Or**
Master’s degree and 2 years of Engineering experience
**Or**
Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of Engineering experience
**Or**
Associate’s degree and 8 years of Engineering experience
**Or**
High school diploma / GED and 10 years of Engineering experience
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering
+ 6+ years’ of relevant work experience with 5+ years’ experience in Biopharmaceutical operations/manufacturing environment
+ Experience working in a regulated environment (e.g. cGMP, OSHA, EPA, etc.) and familiarity with GMP quality systems/processes such as change control, non-conformances, corrective and preventative actions, and qualifications/validation
+ Direct knowledge of design and troubleshooting with GMP Biopharmaceutical Production facility equipment/systems such as continuous fill lines (washer, tunnel, isolator, cappers and lyophilization), filling, lyophilization, inspection, as well as other equipment needed to support these processes such as autoclaves, clean in place (CIP) systems, washers, clean steam, water for injection, etc.
+ Ability to analyze problems, develop and propose engineering solutions in a scientific manner using data-driven techniques and analyses (e.g., Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Statistical Process Control (SPC), Six Sigma, Predictive Maintenance, etc.)
+ Experience applying engineering principles to the design and implementation of system modifications, introduction of new processes, and execution of capital projects
**Thrive**
**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.
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.
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:
+ 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 and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
+ Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible
**Apply now**
**for a career that defies imagination**
Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.
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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.
