Amgen Inc. Posted October 12, 2026

Process Development Associate

Thousand Oaks, United States Full time
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About this opportunity

Career Category

Process Development

Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission, to serve patients living with serious illnesses, drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Process Development Associate

Duties: Research and provide hands on formulation and process expertise during the development of clinical and commercial products for solid oral dosage forms (small molecule focus); Design and develop specialized digital tools and applications for the synthetic drug products team to streamline experimental workflows to enable accurate and efficient calculation of critical parameters – directly supporting data driven decision making in process development; Collaborate across departments, including analytical, R&D, and manufacturing teams, to align project goals, resolve technical challenges, and ensure timely progress. Act as a liaison to integrate diverse expertise and maintain momentum on high priority-initiatives; Contribute to the drafting of scientific review papers and technical guideline documents by performing in-depth data analysis and experimental work; Support scientific content development through literature research, experimental validation, and cross functional collaboration to ensure scientific accuracy and practical relevance;  Interface within the Drug Product Technologies and external functions as a team member to support programs and initiatives; Contribute to experimentation design and execution and assist in analysis and interpretation of data; and showcase understanding of organic and physical chemistry, material sciences, and statistics. Organize and communicate information within the team to help lead to the best possible formulation and processes for drug development.

Requirements: Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Bioengineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical or Pharmaceutical Engineering, Chemistry, Life Sciences or a related field & completion of a university-level course, research project, internship, thesis, or one year of experience.

Understanding of unit operations and formulation principles involved in the development and manufacture of oral solid dosage forms and related pharmaceutical processes;

Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, and MATLAB, with experience in developing and enhancing AI-driven digital tools and user interfaces;

Experience with GMP-compliant manufacturing operations under established SOPs to support clinical and commercial development programs;

Experience introducing and integrating new digital modalities and visualization tools such as Figma, Power BI to improve user experience and data presentation, reducing manual data entry errors and streamlining cross-team data communication;

Knowledge of image and statistical analysis tools including IMARIS, GraphPad Prism, and Excel to interpret experimental results and validate findings;

Experience in market research, data analysis, statistical design and literature review to guide experimental design and support scientific publications; and

Experience with ELN systems to accurately track experiments, improving data integrity and knowledge sharing across teams.

Contact: Interested candidates please apply via https://careers.amgen.com/en/search-jobs and search for job # R-255465.

Job type: Full-Time position. The annual salary range for this position in the U.S. is $74,503.00 - $100,799.00 per year. Also, this position offers stock, retirement, medical, life and disability insurance and eligibility for an annual bonus or for sales roles, other incentive compensation. For more details visit  https://careers.amgen.com/life-at-amgen/benefits/

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

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.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of 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 that may include:

A 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

Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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.

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Job details

Seniority
Associate
Function
Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Thousand Oaks, United States
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 187 comparable Associate Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research roles across 41 biopharma companies.

187Comparable roles tracked
170Currently active
41Companies hiring similar roles
18Countries represented

Salary context

66 of 187 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

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Peer group range $53,500 – $199,700 (median $90,200)

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France14
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Belgium7
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Seniority mix

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Manager26

Therapeutic area mix

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Oncology8
Neuroscience4
Immunology3
Cardiovascular / CVRM1
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