Career Category

Scientific

Job Description

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. 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. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us.

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What you will do

Amgen is a leading global biotechnology company, with a mission to serve patients around the world. As a science-based, patient-focused organization, we discover and develop innovative therapies to treat serious illnesses. Our medicines have made a spectacular difference in the lives of millions. To underpin our commitment to serve patients, Amgen is developing our Translational Science focus with modern molecular and cellular science and pathology laboratories, designed to discover and develop valuable biomarkers in support of our clinical programs.

The Department of Clinical Biomarkers & Diagnostics at Amgen in South San Francisco (ASF) is seeking a highly motivated Manager to support our efforts to implement flow cytometry based clinical biomarker assays. The candidate will be an integral member of a dynamic group of scientific and platform experts. The candidate will collaborate across Amgen’s scientific community, interfacing with multiple therapeutic areas and functions across all stages of the commercialization pipeline. The Manager will bring an in-depth technical knowledge of flow cytometry, in order to drive the development, validation, and implementation of flow cytometry assays to support various clinical programs.  Specific responsibilities associated with the job include independent critical thinking, choosing the appropriate platform, reviewing assay development and validation activities, analyzing and interpreting data, presenting results to the stakeholders and working effectively with internal and external partners.

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What we expect of you

Basic Qualifications

Doctorate degree and 2 years of relevant scientific and project management experience

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Master’s degree and 5 years of relevant scientific and project management experience

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Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of relevant scientific and project management experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree with 5+ years of experience in flow cytometry biomarker assay development and qualification
• Previous experience working in a matrixed environment to execute flow cytometry assay development and validation to support clinical trials
• Project management skills to meet critical timelines associated with various activities necessary to support biomarker assessment of clinical samples using flow cytometry.
• A strong background in multiparametric flow cytometry assays including immunophenotyping and immune based functional assays
• Knowledge of instrumentation including traditional flow cytometry, spectral flow cytometry and mass cytometry
• Familiarity in complex flow cytometry data analysis using DIVA, FlowJo, FCS Express, SPADE, viSNE and CITRUS
• Demonstrated track record of critical independent thinking and troubleshooting ability
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple studies, strong verbal and written communication skills with a high degree of motivation, creativity and collaborative qualities
• Must be able to work and coordinate with internal stakeholders as well as external partners such as CROs and vendors to support outsourced activities
• Familiarity with processes and factors needed to evaluate, qualify and manage CROs

Amgen will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.