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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 Scientist - Protein Engineering & Optimization Automation

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will seek out, develop and implement novel process and data automation solutions to advance our biologics drug discovery capabilities.

Amgen is seeking an innovative Senior Associate Scientist to join the Protein Engineering & Optimization (PEO) – Protein Chemistry team. PEO is a multidisciplinary team with broad capabilities in protein engineering, expression, purification, and characterization. Key responsibilities will include:

• Collaborate with molecular biology, display technologies, expression and purification experts to translate scientific needs and challenges into robust laboratory automation solutions
• Identify and implement innovative solutions to increase our throughput, improve quality and reduce cycle times
• Apply technical skills to continuously improve and support automation technologies
• Partner with Research Informatics and Automation teams to develop seamlessly integrated solutions

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is a go-getter with these qualifications.

Our success is inspired by our commitment to our patients, to our business partners, and to using technologies that deliver critical value. At Amgen, we are building upon our solid protein sciences foundation and commitment to patients by developing new classes of novel molecules – and we need top talent to ensure these molecules become medicines and realize their full potential to help patients.

Basic Qualifications:

Master’s degree and 3 years of scientific experience OR

Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of scientific experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated strong communication skills and ability to multi-task and work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Expertise with high through-put technologies, automation platforms, and data management.
• Familiarity with modern programming languages, such as Python/R or PySpark.
• Strong knowledge of protein purification, characterization, and analytical techniques; Knowledge of cloning, protein engineering and mammalian cell protein expression.
• Demonstrated track record of independent critical thinking and scientific achievement in research, exemplified by a strong publication and/or patent record

Thrive

Some of the vast rewards of working here

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also 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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Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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Amgen requires all staff in the United States and Puerto Rico to be vaccinated from COVID 19 as a condition of employment. In accordance with applicable law, Amgen will provide reasonable accommodations to staff members who qualify on the basis of a medical reason or a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance. Such accommodation may not pose an undue hardship to Amgen, its operations, or its staff.