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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 - Molecular Imaging

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What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role, you will have the opportunity to establish a laboratory with new hardware, generate decision making data packages across the pipeline (oncology, cardiometabolic disease, inflammation, and biomarkers), and have high visibility across the discovery research organization.

Amgen Comparative Medicine is seeking a Senior Scientist - Molecular Imaging to join our dedicated team of scientists in our Thousand Oaks, CA location.

Key responsibilities include:

• Partner with multiple therapeutic area researchers to advance the pipeline by running model development, biodistribution, and pharmacodynamic imaging studies
• Design and conduct preclinical imaging studies
• Mentor, train, and lead all aspects of staff performing studies
• Analyze images (e.g. place regions of interest)
• Statistically analyze imaging data
• Author study reports
• Lead preclinical imaging laboratory operations and supporting function including radiopharmacy contracts and maintaining IACUC protocol
• Represent Comparative Medicine through internal and external presentations and the submission of manuscripts for publication

Win

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of imaging or pharmacology experience
• Master’s degree and 5 years of imaging or pharmacology experience
• Bachelor s degree and 7 years of imaging or pharmacology experience

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in pharmaceutical sciences, biology, and/or imaging or related fields with equivalent professional degrees (e. g. DVM) with 3 years of preclinical imaging experience
• 3+ years industry or relevant academic experience imaging or pharmacology
• Proficiency in 1+ statistical software (e. g. GraphPad PRISM) and 1+ image analysis package (e.g. Amira, Vivo Quant, OsiriX)
• Strong in vivo rodent skills including IV injection, anesthesia, and sample collections
• Proficiency in preclinical imaging acquisition (PET/CT preferred)
• Broad in vivo experience working with multiple therapeutic areas
• Strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
• Desire to be a team player in a dynamic, cross-functional environment

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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