Process Development Associate Scientist
Amgen
August 26, 2026
Remote friendly (Cambridge, MA)
United States
Operations
Process Development Associate Scientist
What You Will Do
- Develop cell culture and purification manufacturing processes for Amgen’s late-stage pipeline.
- Develop cell culture and purification processes for recombinant proteins to improve production yields.
- Evaluate process robustness through process characterization; transfer processes to manufacturing.
- Conduct experiments including facility fit and raw material evaluation.
- Work in a team environment to contribute to drug substance process development.
- Execute mammalian cell culture experiments at different scales in shake flasks and bioreactors.
- Execute purification experiments (mainly filtration and chromatography) at bench and pilot scale as needed.
- Document experimental data in lab notebooks; analyze data and present to the team.
- Author technical reports and support regulatory filing as needed.
- Contribute to technology development projects to improve reliability and efficiency.
Basic Qualifications
- Master’s degree
- OR Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of Process Development experience
- OR Associate’s degree and 4 years of Process Development experience
- OR High school diploma/GED and 6 years of Process Development experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Hands-on lab experience in cell culture or protein purification
- Attention to detail and critical thinking
- Design of Experiments and statistical analysis experience (plus)
- Strong oral and written communication
- Self-motivated and well organized
- Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work collaboratively
Benefits (if listed)
- Comprehensive employee benefits package (Retirement and Savings Plan, group medical/dental/vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts)
- Discretionary annual bonus program (or sales incentive for field sales)
- Stock-based long-term incentives
- Award-winning time-off plans
- Flexible work models where possible
Application Instructions
- Apply via careers.amgen.com; no application deadline—applications accepted until a sufficient number are received or a candidate is selected.
What You Will Do
- Develop cell culture and purification manufacturing processes for Amgen’s late-stage pipeline.
- Develop cell culture and purification processes for recombinant proteins to improve production yields.
- Evaluate process robustness through process characterization; transfer processes to manufacturing.
- Conduct experiments including facility fit and raw material evaluation.
- Work in a team environment to contribute to drug substance process development.
- Execute mammalian cell culture experiments at different scales in shake flasks and bioreactors.
- Execute purification experiments (mainly filtration and chromatography) at bench and pilot scale as needed.
- Document experimental data in lab notebooks; analyze data and present to the team.
- Author technical reports and support regulatory filing as needed.
- Contribute to technology development projects to improve reliability and efficiency.
Basic Qualifications
- Master’s degree
- OR Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of Process Development experience
- OR Associate’s degree and 4 years of Process Development experience
- OR High school diploma/GED and 6 years of Process Development experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Hands-on lab experience in cell culture or protein purification
- Attention to detail and critical thinking
- Design of Experiments and statistical analysis experience (plus)
- Strong oral and written communication
- Self-motivated and well organized
- Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work collaboratively
Benefits (if listed)
- Comprehensive employee benefits package (Retirement and Savings Plan, group medical/dental/vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts)
- Discretionary annual bonus program (or sales incentive for field sales)
- Stock-based long-term incentives
- Award-winning time-off plans
- Flexible work models where possible
Application Instructions
- Apply via careers.amgen.com; no application deadline—applications accepted until a sufficient number are received or a candidate is selected.