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Scientific

Job Description

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

You’ve earned your degree. How will you use that achievement to reach your goals? 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 our 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 Scientist - Molecular Biology, Protein Technology

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role, you will join the Molecular Biology group, and apply molecular biology techniques to generate DNA constructs used for making proteins and cells lines for discovery and pipeline projects, including antibodies, bi-specifics and membrane proteins, as well as contribute to the implementation high-through put microbial and/or mammalian expression workflow.

Amgen’s Therapeutic Discovery organization is seeking an Associate Scientist to join the Protein Technologies department at our South San Francisco site. Protein Technologies is responsible for designing, planning and executing on the generation of key enabling reagents to support early discovery of small and large molecule therapeutics and ground-breaking modalities.

Responsibilities will include:

• Design constructs
• Apply automation and data management software to clone large panel of constructs for multiple projects
• Interact closely with and hand off gene constructs to the downstream partners.

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The scientific professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications

• Master's degree with 2 years of related scientific experience OR
• Bachelor's degree with 4 years of related scientific experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Broad training in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or Biological Sciences
• Expertise in cloning methods, primer design, DNA preps, DNA sequence analysis software
• Proven skills in molecular biology techniques and troubleshooting of cloning experiments
• Knowledge in high throughput cloning and automation equipment is desirable
• Demonstrated scientific analysis and problem-solving skills
• Track record as a team player in a dynamic and cross-functional environment
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Thrive

Some of the vast rewards of working here

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.

• Full support and career-development resources to expand your skills, enhance your expertise, and maximize your potential along your career journey
• A diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
• Generous Total Rewards Plan—comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits—with compensation and benefits rated above 4 stars (out of 5) on Glassdoor

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for a career that defies imagination

Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.

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