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Associate FUEL Rotational Program - West Greenwich, RI

Employer
Amgen
Location
West Greenwich, RI
Start date
Sep 13, 2022

Job Details

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

Do more with the knowledge youre working hard to acquire and the passion you already have. At Amgen, our shared missionto serve patientsdrives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the worlds leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Through this program, you will acquire the valuable hands-on skills and foundational experience to become the professional you are meant to be in your chosen field.

Associate FUEL Rotational Program - West Greenwich, RI

Live

This could be your everyday

Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing, and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology.

Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve peoples lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the worlds leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.

Amgens Fuel Your Potential Emerging Talent Rotational Program (ETRP) is committed to provide an enriching environment to inspire innovation and career growth. Were looking for upcoming college graduates who are self-motivated individuals, with strong analytical skills, decision-making, and leadership attributes, seeking to join a World-Class Biotechnology Company. The objective is to develop future leaders with a blend of technical knowledge and soft skills (extracurricular activities, leadership, and/or associations), so that participants are ready to make a positive impact and use their talents to accomplish more than they thought possible.

While being self-motivated is a key, Amgen provides a robust system to make you successful. The ETRPs selected candidates will work under minimal supervision, but along with a solid mentor, coach, and buddy support system to guide you during the assimilation process from Academia to Workplace, and throughout the program. This 26-month Rotational Program consists of one 10-month and two 8-month rotations in Operations. Example functions include Manufacturing, Quality, Process Development, Engineering, and Supply Chain.

We have open positions based in West Greenwich, RI. Candidates will go through an interview process during their summer internship, and those selected will start in the summer of 2023.

Amgen offers staff members a Total Rewards package, which includes excellent benefits, competitive base pay, bonus opportunities, stock plans, an outstanding work environment and the chance to grow, both financially and professionally.

Leadership / Management
  • Meet with support system on a regular basis

  • Complete deliverables of projects/tasks assigned

  • Responsible to present achievements to Site Leadership and Talent Council after each rotation

  • Will act as an Amgen ambassador during internal and external extracurricular activities

  • Will be assigned as a Buddy to an upcoming cohort in the future

  • Will participate in regularly scheduled meetings with all ETRP participants and Program Manager to present and report out on accomplishments and deliverables

  • Will lead and/or participate in a community service project

  • May train staff to perform hands-on tasks

  • May act as program representative

  • May assist with system ownership responsibilities

Technical
  • Basic troubleshooting

  • Assist in the review of documentation for assigned functions

  • Perform routine project management

  • May assist in the analysis and interpretation under direct supervision of own data and verifies experimental data from other group members

  • May develop basic scientific skills through routine laboratory tasks completion

Processes
  • Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices and Good Laboratory Procedures as applicable

  • Regularly draft and revise routine documents (e.g. MPs, SOPs, and technical reports)

  • Demonstrate significant contributions to the business by identifying and recommending improvements related to routine functions

  • Recognize & accurately report problems

  • Maintain appropriate documentation up to date

  • Document appropriate work output (lab notebook compliance, SOPs, etc.)

  • Read and follow written technical procedures

Win

Heres what it takes to Win

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The collaborative individual we seek is a Human Resources leader with these qualifications:

Basic Qualifications
  • Currently enrolled in final year of a full-time Bachelors Degree program from an accredited college or university with a 3.2 minimum GPA or equivalent in Life Sciences, Engineering, or other relevant disciplines

  • Scheduled to graduate no later than May 2023

  • 2 or less years relevant work-experience

  • Previous internship and/or co-op experience

Preferred Qualifications
  • Proven leadership skills

  • Self-motivated

  • Results oriented

  • Effective communication skills (both written and verbal)

  • Efficient time management skills

  • Excellent presentation skills (both written and verbal), word processing, and spreadsheet application skills (MS systems)

  • Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines

  • Demonstrate the Amgen Values

  • Strong analytical skills

  • Strong decision-making skills

  • Ability to work as a team player and/or independently, evaluate documentation and operations according to company procedures, interact constructively with peers and prioritize and meet deadlines

  • Ability to thrive in a high-performance culture

  • Robust curiosity and willingness to learn

  • Ability to apply research findings, gather information, interpret, and analyze results, develop and implement a logical and strategic plan of action

  • Ability to think critically, proactively anticipate problems and propose solutions

  • Ability to work effectively/collaboratively across teams, levels of management, across partnerships, leverage contact network to motivate diverse teams, and enable cross-functional collaborations

  • Basic understanding of cGMPs

  • Previous Amgen intern and/or Co-Op experience in a GMP/Manufacturing environment

Thrive

Some of the vast rewards of working here

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates professional and personal growth in addition to their well-being:

  • Build a network of colleagues that will endure and grow throughout your time with us and beyond.

  • Bring your authentic self to the table and become the professional youre inspired to be through accepting a culture that values the diversity of thought and experience and will flex to your strengths and possibilities.

  • Participate in executive and social networking events, as well as community volunteer projects.

Apply nowfor an internship/co-op that defies imagination

If you feel like you're part of something bigger, it's because you are. Join us.

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Join Us

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.

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.

Amgen requires all staff in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada 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.

Company

We are all different, yet we have this in common: our mission to serve patients. This sense of shared purpose is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. It guides us as we continue to launch new medicines and reach millions of patients worldwide.

We live the mission.

We win together.

We thrive on continual challenge.

Our team of 22,000+ scientists and professionals worldwide bring distinct perspectives and experiences to all we do. We leverage our global talent to achieve together—to research, manufacture and deliver ever-better products and greater depth to our mission.

At Amgen, there is a strong correlation between our high level of diversity and performance. Because addressing issues with a wider range of perspectives and approaches leads to more creative problem-solving. Together, we’re transforming the promise of science and biotechnology into therapies that have the power to restore health.

Connect with us to explore how you can Win, Live, and Thrive at Amgen.

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Phone
805-447-1000
Location
Corporate Headquarters
One Amgen Center Drive
Thousand Oaks
California
91320-1799
United States

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