Amgen Cell Culture Associate Vacancy – Biology & Life Science Apply
Amgen hiring Cell Culture Manufacturing Associate. Biology or life science job opening 2022. Life Science job vacancy 2022. Associate job opening 2022. Candidates with a bachelor’s degree in biology and life science may apply for the job opening at Amgen. Intrested candidates may check out all the details on the same below:
Job Title: Manufacturing Associate- Cell Culture
Location: US – California – Thousand Oaks
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and/or Life Sciences
- Mechanically inclined
- Able to work in teams to complete operational tasks
- Ability to take direction well, follow documents and policies at all times
- Proactive work ethic
- Build a positive work environment through interactions with team members
- Able to regularly lift up to 35lbs, push and pull objects that require up to 50lbs of force, and work on your feet for long durations
- Able to perform the list of physical movements that may be vital to perform daily functions on the production floor: bending, reaching above the head, climbing, kneeling, squatting, stooping, walking upstairs, and standing on portable stairs or ladders up to 6 feet off of the ground.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree OR Associate’s degree and 4 years of Manufacturing /Operations experience OR High school diploma / GED and 6 years of Manufacturing /Operations experience
Job Responsibilties:
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will work in a dynamic production environment at the Amgen Thousand Oaks Drug Substance plant supporting development, clinical, and launch activities. Under general supervision, employees will perform operations in the Manufacturing area. Operations will be performed according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Responsibilities include:
- Hands-on operations: set-up, cleaning, and sanitization of various manufacturing equipment
- Preparing buffers/media per defined manufacturing procedures (MPs) and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Following GMP documents (SOPs, MPs) with strict adherence to safety and compliance
- Performing and monitoring critical processes with the ability to perform basic troubleshooting
- Performing in-process sampling of equipment and operating analytical equipment
- Performing washroom activities: clean small and large scale equipment used in production activities
- Maintaining an organized and clean workspace
- Working in a clean room environment wearing steel toe shoes, full cleanroom gowning, hairnet, and gloves when performing all work
- Initiating quality deviation reports
- Drafting and revising documents (SOPs, MPs)
- Identifying, recommending, and implementing improvements related to routine functions
Assisting in the review of documentation for assigned functions (equipment logs, batch records) - Performing activities that include periods of rigorous, repetitive work
- Working around high-pressure systems and occasionally work around heavy equipment
- Available to work various shifts (day, swing, graves, weekends, holidays, 5x8hrs, 4x10hrs, 3 or 4x12hrs) as decided by the production schedule.
Amgen Cell Culture Associate
