Non Clinical CMC Statistician

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Job description

Amgen is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer (Statistician) to be part of the Global Quality Engineering (GQE) team. We are pursuing highly motivated, mid-level career candidates, who are passionate practitioners of non-clinical statistics. The successful candidate will contribute to Amgens pipeline of new molecules and commercial products, that are treating serious illnesses and transforming lives.

As part of the Global Quality Engineering team, the Senior Statistician will use their expertise to implement statistical tools and techniques with science-based practices used throughout the product life cycle. The statistician will support the Final Product Technology team in the development of delivery devices, where they will provide statistical analysis, study designs, acceptance sampling plans and acceptance criteria for the development, qualification and transfer of physical test methods. They will also establish appropriate study designs and carry out evaluation of acceptance criteria for Design Verification testing ensuring that the overall program is compliant with Amgen and Regulatory/ISO requirements. They will support component and material qualifications using process capability analysis and equivalence tests. Ad-hoc statistical support will be provided for root-cause analysis for protocol or method deviations.

The statistician will also provide support to clinical and commercial manufacturing sites in the network. This involves statistical support for monitoring programs, analytical methods and investigations. Finally, the candidate will contribute to continuous improvement efforts across Amgens networks, leading to harmonization, efficiency gains and scientific innovation and, administration of statistical training for Amgens engineers and scientists.

Primary Responsibilities for the Senior Statistician includes:

Acts as a technical lead in the development, implementation and maintenance of statistical tools used to support product life cycle activities. This may include, drafting/updating white papers, writing standardized SAS code, outlining report templates, and aligning relevant SOPs.

Provides continuous statistical support to a site or functional group by consulting with technical associates to develop an experimental study, perform statistical analysis, and document results in a technical report that complies with Amgens document control system and has statistical integrity.

Supports regulatory audits by interacting with technical staff to answer questions during on-site inspections; and, provides written responses to clarify a statistical approach or perform additional analysis to support a Request for Information, as required.

Participates in improvement efforts to promote statistical techniques used in biologics and monoclonal antibodies processes; and, mentors and teaches statistical techniques and software tools to technical associates.

Stays up to date on biotechnology industry trends, best practices, guidance documents and participates in external conferences, as appropriate.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree in Applied Statistics, Industrial Statistics or Non-clinical Biostatistics

OR

Masters degree in Applied Statistics, Industrial Statistics or Non-clinical Biostatistics and 3 years of applied statistics experience

Or Bachelor's degree in Applied Statistics, Industrial Statistics or Non-clinical Biostatistics and 5 years of applied statistics experience.

or Associate's degree and 10 years of Applied Statistical Experience.

Or
High school diploma / GED and 12 years ofApplied Statistical Experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Doctorate degree with 2 years experience

Proficient in statistical tools and techniques commonly used in biopharma manufacturing operations, such as, Design of Experiments, Statistical Process Control, Process Capability Analysis, Measurement System Analysis, Acceptance Sampling Plans, Non-linear and Linear Regression, Significance Tests, and Simulation.

Proficient in SAS programming (data manipulation techniques, macro, statistical and graphical PROCs, and ODS) and JMP statistical software.

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, or disability status

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If you're seeking a career where you can truly make a difference in the lives of others, a career where you can work at the absolute forefront of biotechnology with the top minds in the field, you'll find it at Amgen.

Amgen, a biotechnology pioneer, discovers, develops and delivers innovative human therapeutics. Our medicines have helped millions of patients in the fight against cancer, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses.

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 but compete intensely to win. Together, we live the Amgen values as we continue advancing science to serve patients.

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, or disability status.

Amgen requires all staff in the United States and Puerto Rico to be vaccinated from COVID 19 as a condition of employment. In accordance with applicable law, Amgen will provide reasonable accommodations to staff members who qualify on the basis of a medical reason or a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance. Such accommodation may not pose an undue hardship to Amgen, its operations, or its staff.