Career Category

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.

Senior Associate Scientist - Viral Vector Technology

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. Amgen’s Molecular Targeting and Delivery Group in the Genome Analysis Unit is seeking a Sr. Associate Scientist for a position based in Thousand Oaks, CA with possible assigned duties in South San Francisco, CA. In this vital and largely lab-based role you will be responsible for:

• Generation and purification of viruses, virus QC as well as designing and cloning plasmids for virus production.
• Driving cutting-edge technology development impacting virus production.
• Working cross-functionally and across Amgen sites, utilizing virology knowledge and techniques to help drive Amgen’s pipeline forward.

Win

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications

Master's degree in Virology, Biology, Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences and 3 years experience

Or

Bachelor's degree in Virology, Biology, Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences and 5 years experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Virology, Biology, Pharmaceutical or Life Science and 3 years experience
• Strong theoretical understanding and hands-on experience in virus production, especially adeno-associated virus and lentivirus, and experiences with upstream and downstream processing of virus production.
• Experience in virus/protein purification and chromatographic techniques/instrumentation.
• Experience in molecular cloning techniques.
• Demonstrate independence and ability to produce quality results under minimal direction.
• Generate complete, accurate, and concise documentation using electronic systems and laboratory notebook.
• High energy individual who can multi-task and handle a fast-pace, dynamic work environment.
• Perform general laboratory housekeeping activities.

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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