A

Amgen

Makes biotech medicines for serious illnesses

Manufacturing Programs Senior Manager: Cleaning Validation

Regulatory & Quality (Life Sciences)Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHolly Springs, NC, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A doctorate degree in chemistry, biology, or engineering and 2 years of biotechnology operations experience; or a master's degree in chemistry, biology, or engineering and 6 years of biotechnology operations experience; or a bachelor's degree and 8 years of biotechnology operations experience; or an associate's degree and 10 years of biotechnology operations experience; or a high school diploma or GED and 12 years of biotechnology operations experience.
  • At least 2 years of experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources; this experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience.
  • A biologics drug substance manufacturing background.
  • Strong cross-functional project management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure on-time delivery of cleaning validation deliverables.
  • Provide team oversight and ensure outputs meet quality and regulatory expectations.
  • Support Manufacturing in troubleshooting, problem-solving, and root cause analyses; support corrective and preventive action development to prevent recurrence of errors.
  • Establish cleaning validation program standard work and best practices, ensuring network alignment and incorporating lessons learned.
  • Own inspection readiness strategy and develop inspection readiness tools, standard work, and staff training.
  • Champion Lean Transformation and Operational Excellence initiatives, facilitate continuous improvement in the plant, and track progress at the plant level.

Desired Qualifications

  • A degree in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Biology, or Biochemistry.
  • Experience in Good Manufacturing Practice manufacturing operations.
  • Strong technical knowledge of drug substance processing in cell culture or purification, including chromatography, filtration, and buffer compounding, and broad understanding of related bioprocessing disciplines.
  • Ability to organize, analyze, and interpret technical data through trend analysis, forecasting, and modeling.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical information effectively with internal and external colleagues at varying organizational levels, through presentations and technical writing.
  • Ability to coach, mentor, and/or cross-train colleagues within core technical areas.
  • Background in lean manufacturing methodologies and operational excellence.

About the Company

Amgen

Makes biotech medicines for serious illnesses

Amgen develops and makes biologic medicines, which are drugs built from proteins and antibodies grown in living cells, for serious conditions such as heart disease, cancer, and bone loss. Its anemia drug Epogen, approved in 1989, became one of the biotechnology industry's first blockbuster medicines. Amgen grows these drugs in large tanks called bioreactors, and its products include the cholesterol drug Repatha, the bone-building drug Evenity, and the severe asthma drug Tezspire. It earns money by selling these medicines, mostly through large drug wholesalers that supply hospitals and pharmacies. Amgen was founded in 1980 and is based in Thousand Oaks, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Thousand Oaks, CA
Founded
1980

Recently Posted Jobs

Explore more opportunities at Amgen

See more jobs