Senior Packaging Engineer

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. 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.

Senior Packaging Engineer

What you will do

Let's do this. Let's change the world. The Packaging Engineering department is a key partner to commercial manufacturing, providing direct technical support to ensure reliable, compliant, and efficient packaging operations. In this role, you will work closely with manufacturing teams on the shop floor to sustain packaging line performance, resolve issues in real time, and drive continuous improvement. The position focuses on lifecycle management of packaging systems within a GMP environment, ensuring consistent product supply and operational excellence across commercial production.

This role is highly hands-on and requires applying engineering, physics, and materials science principles to troubleshoot and resolve packaging and material-related challenges in a fast-paced manufacturing setting. You will also play an important role in mentoring junior engineers and supporting the development of technical capabilities within the team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day technical support to commercial packaging operations, including on-the-floor troubleshooting and issue resolution
• Investigate and resolve deviations, non-conformances, and packaging-related events, including root cause analysis and implementation of effective CAPAs
• Support packaging line performance by identifying and implementing improvements to enhance efficiency, reduce downtime, and minimize waste
• Evaluate and qualify packaging materials to ensure suitability for commercial manufacturing, including managing material changes and supplier issues
• Develop and execute test protocols, generate technical assessments, and support documentation required for material and process changes
• Collaborate closely with Manufacturing, QA, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and Regulatory teams to ensure alignment and rapid issue resolution
• Manage and prioritize multiple operational and project-based activities to meet production schedules and business needs

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The packaging professional we seek will possess these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree

OR

Master's degree and 2 years of Engineering, Materials Science, or Industrial Design experience

OR

Bachelor's degree and 4 years of Engineering, Materials Science, or Industrial Design experience

OR

Associate's degree and 8 years of Engineering, Materials Science, or Industrial Design experience

OR

High school diploma / GED and 10 years of Engineering, Materials Science, or Industrial Design experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, or Industrial Design
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical packaging, with strong exposure to commercial manufacturing support
• Hands-on experience in a GMP manufacturing environment, including deviation management and root cause analysis
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, operations-driven setting
• Experience leading or mentoring team members is preferred
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills

A strong understanding of materials commonly used in pharmaceutical packaging is essential. Familiarity with the structural and chemical properties of glass, polymers, adhesives, inks, varnishes, and paper is critical to effectively support manufacturing operations.

If you are motivated by solving real-time challenges on the production floor and ensuring consistent, high-quality product supply, this role offers an excellent opportunity to make a direct impact.

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 where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

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

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

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.

Salary Range
115,494.60USD -156,257.40 USD