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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, Veterinary Technician – Comparative Medicine

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role, the Veterinary Associate Scientist that will be a part of the progressive and dynamic Comparative Medicine team.  The successful candidate will work onsite at our Thousand Oaks, CA site.

Are you a highly motivated and skilled veterinary associate scientist and a great team player? The Translational Safety & Bioanalytical Sciences (TS&BA) group needs you! Our team is in charge of leading all aspects of animal health care for a multi-species research colony, championing innovative and translationally relevant animal models to advance critical therapies to patients.

• Ensure flawless animal care and welfare championing the “3 Rs” principles.
• Triage clinical cases, provide clinical care, and maintain clinical records for a variety of species including USDA regulated species under the direction of the site veterinarian.
• Provide quality standard of veterinary care for multiple species including physical examinations, handling, dosing and sample collection in rodents and non-rodent species.
• Communicate with investigators on animal health cases.
• Provide innovation/opportunities for technique refinement and new techniques for rodent and non-rodent species.
• Contribute to the development adherence and revision of clinical care guidance documents
• Assist with Animal Health Surveillance and Environmental Enrichment Programs.
• Implement laboratory animal care guidelines and regulations
• Participate in group, departmental, and Amgen teams for improving process or other organizational endeavors.
• Produce reports, posters, presentations, and other project communications, and contribute to manuscripts.

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek, is a creative problem-solver and passionate teammate, who is willing to learn, ready for a challenge and has fun while doing so.

Basic qualifications

• Master’s degree and 2 years of relevant experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of relevant experience

Preferred qualifications

• Prior In vivo experience
• Clinical and surgical experience with canines is desired
• Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) certification
• AALAS certification at the LATG level and/or other laboratory animal certifications
• Previous clinical experience conducting animal research
• Strong leadership, written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• High proficiency with basic and advanced in vivo techniques for multiple animal species
• Working knowledge of The Guide, USDA regulations, AAALAC and veterinary best practices
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Open to learn new skills and adapt
• Ability to work independently

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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