Associate QA

Career Category

Quality

Job Description

You’ve earned your degree and are shaping your early career. Do more with the knowledge you’ve worked hard to acquire and the passion you already have. At Amgen our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Become the professional you are meant to be in this meaningful role:

Associate Quality Assurance (Incoming QA)

At Amgen Breda medicines are labelled, assembled, stored and eventually shipped to various countries worldwide. Every day more than 1000 people with 38 different nationalities are working on supply chain processes, manufacturing, marketing and sales of our medicines and clinical research into new medicines.

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What you will do

You’ve earned your degree and are shaping your early career. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives everything we do. As Associate Quality Assurance, you will be part of the Incoming QA team, playing a critical role ensuring a continuous and compliant flow of materials into ABR production, supporting both commercial and clinical supply through strong collaboration and quality excellence.

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world.

In this vital role you will:

• Execute sampling and inspection of incoming materials, including commercial and clinical printed and non‑printed packaging components and devices.
• Perform review and release of incoming materials in accordance with applicable procedures and quality requirements.
• Collect data and initiate follow‑up with internal stakeholders (e.g. Warehouse, Supply Chain, External Supply) and/or Amgen suppliers to resolve quality issues.
• Initiate, document, and own minor deviations, ensuring timely investigation and closure.
• Perform reserve sample inspections to support product complaint investigations, deviations, or the annual reserve sample inspection process.
• Execute additional sampling, inspection, and damage assessment of received components as required

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What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The detail‑oriented and collaborative Quality professional we seek is someone eager to learn, take ownership, and work confidently in a regulated environment, with these qualifications:

• MBO or Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Preferably around three years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry or a regulated environment.
• Working knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and/or Good Distribution Practice (GDP), with the ability to interpret and apply requirements in routine situations.
• Strong attention to detail, structured way of working, and a quality‑first mindset.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

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What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being. Therefore, Amgen is recognized as World's Best Workplace 2021 (ranking: #8).

• Full support and resources to expand your skills, enhance your expertise, and maximize your potential along your career journey.
• Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act.
• Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising competitive salary, bonus structure, fixed 13th month, holiday allowance and a collective health insurance.
• Focus on vitality with an on-site gym, vitality program and a restaurant with healthy food.

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