Learning Development Associate Jobs in Puerto Rico

Career Category
Process Development
Job Description
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 Scientist - Inspection Vision System
What you will do
Let's do this. Let's change the world! In this vital role, you will join the Drug Product Process Development Inspection team to support Drug Product inspection processes with emphasis on inspection vision systems, data-driven troubleshooting, recipe/process optimization, inspection performance analysis, and technology transfer. The role will partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Automation, and Process Development teams to improve inspection reliability, reduce false rejects, support deviation investigations, and implement innovative inspection technologies in a cGMP manufacturing environment. This role may include hands-on support in laboratory and manufacturing environments, including periodic support of production investigations or non-standard shifts based on business needs.
Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Support troubleshooting, optimization, and lifecycle management of automated inspection vision systems used for Drug Product inspection.
• Analyze inspection performance data, defect libraries, reject trends, false reject rates, and system performance indicators to identify improvement opportunities.
• Support vision recipe development, camera/lighting/lens setup, image acquisition studies, and inspection method optimization.
• Contribute to investigations involving inspection performance, defect detection, reject classification, and automated inspection system behavior.
• Support implementation of advanced inspection technologies, including machine vision, statistical analysis, automation, and AI/deep learning where appropriate.

What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Process Development Associate Scientist professional we seek is a collaborative and technically strong individual contributor with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate degree
OR
Master's degree
OR
Bachelor's degree and 2 years of scientific, process development, laboratory, or manufacturing support experience
Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience or academic exposure in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, automation, engineering, computer vision, data analysis, or other technical environments.
• Exposure to automated inspection, machine vision, visual inspection, packaging inspection, manufacturing automation, image analysis, or related technologies.
• Interest in learning visual inspection of parenteral drug products, including particles, cosmetic defects, container closure defects, defect libraries, and inspection lifecycle activities.
• Working knowledge or willingness to develop knowledge of cGMPs, quality systems, deviations, CAPA, change control, and technical documentation.
• Experience with data analysis, statistical tools, visualization, or programming languages such as Python, C#, .NET, VBA, or similar.
• Familiarity with machine vision concepts or components, including cameras, lighting, lenses, image acquisition, frame grabbers, and inspection algorithms.
• Familiarity with industrial vision platforms, PLCs, automation systems, machine learning, deep learning, or AI-based image analysis is a plus.
• Strong technical writing, communication, problem-solving, learning agility, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Bilingual communication skills in English and Spanish, written and verbal.

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.
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 & vision coverage, and life & disability insurance
• 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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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.
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