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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.

Senior Scientist - Immunology

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What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. The Amgen Translational Immunology and Safety Sciences group based in South San Francisco, CA, is seeking a Senior Scientist to independently investigate immune related safety assessment to support Oncology, Inflammation, Cardio-metabolic disorder pipeline projects.

In this vital role, the Senior Scientist will supervise and mentor junior lab scientists, collaborate closely with toxicologists, pathologists and scientists within the organization, and with multi-functional teams, perform literature-based evaluation and in vitro assays for various pipeline projects and present the work to cross-functional teams.

• The candidate should be able to independently initiate and drive projects
• Intellectually supervise and mentor junior lab scientists
• Contribute to the project development, as well as perform cellular immunological techniques, including multi-color flow cytometry, ELISA, MSD and in vitro immune cell assays.

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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 an innovative leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of immunology, immune-oncology or molecular biology experience
• Master’s degree and 7 years of immunology, immune-oncology or molecular biology experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of immunology, immune-oncology or molecular biology experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD, MD with postdoctoral training and 5+ years of research experience in the fields of immunology, immune-oncology or molecular biology OR
• MS with 10+ years of research experience in the fields of immunology, immune-oncology or molecular biology.
• Ability to independently initiate and drive projects, intellectually contribute to project development.
• Perform cellular immunology techniques including multi-color flow cytometry, ELISA, MSD and in vitro immune cell assays.
• Encouraged to have basic immunology training and strong cellular immunology and cell culture technical skills.
• In addition, the candidate should have strong verbal and written communication skills, be highly motivated, creative and collaborative.
• Track record of independent critical thinking and scientific achievement in the area of immunology.

Thrive

What you can expect of us

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.

• Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization
• 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

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for a career that defies imagination

In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us.

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