Senior Specialist

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

If you feel likeyou’repart of something bigger,it’sbecause you are. 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. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, anddeliveringever-better products that reach over10 million patientsworldwide.It’stime for a career you can be proud of. 

Be part of Amgen's newest and most advanced drug substance manufacturing plant. When completed, the AmgenFleXbatch facility will combine the latest in single use technologies with traditional stainless steel equipment to allow for maximum flexibility in operations TheFleXBatch 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.

Senior Specialist – Contamination Control and Investigations

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What youwill do

Let'sdo this.Let'schange the world. In this vital role, you will serve as a key member of the team responsible for advancing the site's Contamination Control Strategy while leading complex contamination-related investigations within the Amgen North Carolina Biologics Drug Substance Manufacturing plant. You will communicate and interface between GMP manufacturing teams and stakeholder groups including Microbiology, Process Development, Facilities & Engineering, Automation, EHSS, Manufacturing, and Quality.

This positionis responsible forensuring contamination risks are proactivelyidentified, assessed, controlled, and continuously improved while leading high-impact investigations and supporting inspection readiness across the site.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage complex contamination-related deviation investigations including microbial excursions, environmental monitoring events, utility excursions, aseptic process deviations, contamination events, and product quality investigations.

• Represent the site in the Contamination Control Network and collaborate with network partners to align contamination control strategies, standards, lessons learned, and best practices while driving implementation of network initiatives and continuous improvement opportunities.

• Provide technical leadership for contamination control-related audit and inspection responses, partnering with cross-functional teams to assess observations, developrisk-based remediation strategies, and ensure effective and sustainable corrective actions.

• Support development, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the site's contamination control strategy.

• Drive improvements to contamination control programs, contamination risk assessments, and investigation processes.

• Lead contamination control inspection readiness activities and serve as a contamination control SME during regulatory inspections, internal audits, and management reviews.

• Present contamination control strategies, investigation outcomes, and risk assessments to inspectors, auditors, and site leadership.

• Perform trend analysis of environmental monitoring, utilities, contamination-related deviations, and quality events toidentifyemerging risks.

• Coordinate and effectively lead cross-functional teams through complex contamination-related investigations and complete milestones on schedule.

• Identifysystemic contamination risks and drive site-wide corrective and preventive actions.

• Partner withCCSnetworkleads, QC Microbiology, Manufacturing, Engineering, Process Development, and Quality organizations to strengthen contamination prevention programs.

• Apply advanced root cause analysis methodologies and quality risk management principles.

• Navigate ambiguity and provide a structured, science-based problem-solving approach.

• Develop metrics and tracking tools to ensure on-time closure of investigations and ongoing effectiveness of contamination control programs.

• Mentor investigators and operational personnel on contamination controlprinciples, contamination risk management, and investigation excellence.

• Serve as asiteSME for contamination control principles, contamination risk management, and contamination prevention strategies.

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Win

What we expectofyou

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The collaborative professional weseekhas a strong background in contamination control, microbiology, sterility assurance, manufacturing, investigations, and quality systems withdemonstratedtechnical leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree &2year ofdirectly relatedexperience

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Master'sdegree &4years ofdirectly relatedexperience

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Bachelor'sdegree &6years ofdirectly relatedexperience

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Associate'sdegree & 10 years ofdirectly relatedexperience

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High school diploma / GED & 12 years ofdirectly relatedexperience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 7+ years related work experience (microbiology, sterility assurance, manufacturing, process development, engineering, or quality assurance) in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry with progressively increasing responsibility.

• Strong experience with contamination control programs, contamination risk management, investigations, quality systems, and compliance.

• Degree in Science or Engineering.Microbiology studies ormajora plus!

• Experience developing, implementing, or maintaining contamination control strategiesand contamination risk management programs.

• Experience leadinghighly complexcontamination-related investigationsand performing contamination risk assessments to support quality and manufacturing operations.

• Knowledge of Annex 1, FDA, EMA, and global GMP requirements related to contamination control and sterility assurance.

• Experience using Veeva QMS for deviation investigations and CAPAs.

• Experience presenting during regulatory inspections and internal audits.

• Experience assessing and responding to contamination control-related audit or inspection observations and driving sustainable corrective actions.

• Demonstrated project management ability.

• Strong knowledge of environmental monitoring, utility monitoring, aseptic processing, and contamination prevention principles.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work in a matrix environment and build strong cross-functional partnerships.

• Strong interpersonal and technical leadership skills.

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Thrive

What you can expectofus 

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plancomprisinghealth and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to savetowards 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

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