Amgen is hiring an associate manufacturing worker for nights at its Rhode Island facility in West Greenwich. The role performs operations within multiple manufacturing areas, including cell culture and purification. It is part of an agile manufacturing excellence team.
Amgen states a shared mission to serve patients living with serious illnesses. Its focus areas are oncology, inflammation, general medicine, and rare disease. Its work includes research, manufacture, and delivery of medicines.
This is a night role with a rotating 12-hour schedule. The listing adds a 15 percent shift differential and premium pay for any Sundays worked. The initial onboarding and training phase runs 2 to 6 weeks on an administrative schedule.
Overview
| Detail | What the listing states |
|---|---|
| Employer | Amgen |
| Location | West Greenwich, RI |
| Pay | Not stated in supplied listing, 15% night shift differential |
| Job type | Full-time, night shift, agile manufacturing team |
| Shift | 12-hour shift, 7pm to 7am, rotating, plus premium pay for Sundays worked |
What you will do
- Perform cell culture, purification, weigh and dispense, and solutions batching tasks in two drug substance plants
- Perform tasks in accordance with standard operating procedures, manufacturing procedures, job hazard analyses, and applicable code of federal regulations
- Perform and monitor critical manufacturing processes
- Conduct basic troubleshooting and assist in the review of documentation for assigned functions
- Initiate and own area deviations where assigned
- Assist in the review of documentation, including routine area audits and batch records
- Perform activities that may include rigorous and repetitive work
- Work around high-pressure systems and occasionally around heavy equipment
- Train staff on hands-on tasks as needed, and serve as a safety representative as needed
- Provide operational feedback, escalate issues observed, and identify and implement improvements to routine functions
- Support an agile workforce by moving between areas where training, qualifications, and operational needs require it, including the AR5 and AR30 manufacturing areas
What the employer asks for
- Basic qualifications, one of three routes: high school or GED plus 2 years of manufacturing or operations work experience, or associate degree plus 6 months of manufacturing or operations work experience, or bachelor degree in a related field
- Preferred: bachelor degree in Science or Engineering
- Preferred: knowledge of large-scale biotechnology operations such as purification, cell culture, and aseptic processing
- Preferred: good manufacturing practice knowledge, basic chemistry, biology, and physical principles, and basic troubleshooting on production equipment
- Preferred: experience with Delta V, lab equipment and testing, single-use systems, and code of federal regulations and regulatory knowledge
- Preferred: mechanical ability, basic statistical and mathematical skills, analytical methods, and demonstrated technical writing capability
- Strong learning orientation, collaborative attitude, initiative, and comfort with changing environments
Pay and benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, including a retirement and savings plan with company contributions, group medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
- Discretionary annual bonus program, or a sales-based incentive plan for field sales representatives
- Stock-based long-term incentives and award-winning time-off plans
- Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid arrangements, where possible
- 15 percent shift differential for nights, plus premium pay for Sundays worked
How to apply
Amgen states that it does not have an application deadline for this position. It will continue accepting applications until it receives a sufficient number or selects a candidate. Do not treat that as an open-ended promise, because the listing can close once a candidate is selected.
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The schedule during the initial onboarding and training phase, 2 to 6 weeks, will be administrative. It runs Monday through Friday, approximately 8am to 5pm. After that phase, expect the 12-hour night shift, 7pm to 7am, on a rotating schedule.
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Frequently asked questions
What education and experience routes qualify for this Amgen role?
Three routes are listed: high school or GED plus 2 years, or associate degree plus 6 months. The third route is a bachelor degree in a related field. Both other routes require manufacturing or operations experience.
What is the shift?
The role works a 12-hour shift, 7pm to 7am, on a rotating schedule. Onboarding and training, 2 to 6 weeks, is administrative, Monday through Friday, approximately 8am to 5pm.
Is there extra pay for nights?
Yes. The listing adds a 15 percent shift differential for nights, and premium pay for any Sundays worked.
Is there an application deadline?
No. Amgen states that it does not have an application deadline for this position. It will continue accepting applications until it receives a sufficient number or selects a candidate.
Sources
- Supplied Amgen listing, seen October 28, 2026 – No apply URL and no salary figure were supplied in the listing text, so neither is linked or stated here.
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Disclaimer: Pay, shift, and deadline figures in this post come from the supplied listing seen on October 28, 2026. Listings change fast, so check the original employer posting before you apply. No apply URL was supplied with this listing, so none is linked here.
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Date published: October 28, 2026.
