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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. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. 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 Senior Scientist. What you will do. Let's do this. Let's change the world. In this vital role you will join the Drug Substance Technologies – Synthetics (DSTS) group within Process Development at our Cambridge, Massachusetts site. The DSTS organization is responsible for the invention, development, and implementation of innovative drug substance manufacturing processes and technologies that advance Amgen's growing portfolio of small molecule and hybrid therapeutics. Our process chemists leverage deep expertise in organic chemistry to design efficient synthetic routes and scalable chemical processes that support drug substance manufacturing from early through late-stage development. The successful candidate will be a collaborative, scientifically driven individual with strong expertise in organic chemistry, a passion for innovation, and a demonstrated record of scientific achievement.
Job Responsibility
Design and develop synthetic routes and scalable chemical processes for the manufacture of synthetic and hybrid drug substances
Develop safe, robust, efficient, and cost-effective manufacturing processes suitable for clinical and commercial production
Advance enabling technologies that accelerate pharmaceutical development and improve sustainability, efficiency, and process robustness
Support cGMP manufacturing activities and assist with technology transfer efforts to internal manufacturing sites and external contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs)
Build process understanding through experimentation, process characterization, modeling, and data analysis to ensure consistent process performance
Contribute to cross-functional drug substance development teams by providing technical expertise, experimental data, scientific recommendations, and clear documentation
Collaborate across disciplines to support regulatory filings and author technical sections of regulatory documentation
Stay current with advances in synthetic organic chemistry, process chemistry, and related technologies, and apply new scientific insights to ongoing programs
Effectively collaborate within multidisciplinary teams that include chemists, engineers, analytical scientists, and other technical experts
Independently manage project activities and deliver high-quality results within established timelines
Requirements
Doctorate degree PhD OR PharmD OR MD and relevant post-doc where applicable completed by August 2026
OR Master's degree and 3 years of Scientific experience
OR Bachelor's degree and 5 years of Scientific experience
Nice to have
Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry with expertise in total synthesis, reaction methodology, mechanistic chemistry, and/or process development
Postdoctoral experience in academia or the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry
Experience with ADC, peptides
Demonstrated track record of scientific innovation through peer-reviewed publications, patents, and/or conference presentations
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively in a dynamic, interdisciplinary research environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong organizational and time management abilities
Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive complex projects to completion
A research summary submitted with the CV is strongly encouraged
What we offer
Health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents
Financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals
Work/life balance
Career development opportunities
Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions