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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.

Senior Associate - Protein Chemistry

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be responsible for the optimization, production, assessment, and selection of large molecule therapeutic drug candidates, with many of the molecules of interest being complex biologics.

• The Protein Chemistry group is primarily responsible for the purification and analytical assessment of novel and complex scaffold molecules, often antibody-based, that will be the next generation of large molecules therapeutics.
• Be a part of a multidisciplinary team with capabilities in protein engineering, purification and characterization of large molecule drug candidates with a heavy focus on purification and characterization.
• The Scientist should be able to interpret and report scientific results that support the generation of publications, patents, or regulatory submissions, and participate in internal and external scientific meetings.
• Good written and oral presentation skills are a must.

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 strong leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• Master’s degree OR
• Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of scientific experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to multi-task and work flexibly with a high sense of urgency in a cross-functional highly matrixed team environment
• Experience in purification of proteins including protein characterization and analytical techniques
• Ability to multi-task and work flexibly with a high sense of urgency in a cross-functional team environment
• Knowledge in cloning, protein engineering and mammalian cell protein expression is a plus
• 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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