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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.

Sr. Associate Scientist - Autoimmunity/In Vivo

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. The Department of Oncology and Inflammation Research is seeking a Sr. Associate Scientist to join the In Vivo Pharmacology group. In this vital role you will be responsible for exploring and understanding the pharmacology of drug targets and surrogate therapeutics within autoimmune, inflammatory diseases, and cancer.

The candidate will be part of a laboratory group and contribute to multiple project teams, and will collaborate with other research scientists at multiple Amgen sites, including teams in other functional areas such as Therapeutic Discovery, Medical Sciences, and Computational Biology. The candidate will apply in vivo pharmacology and animal models to validate and accelerate molecules through the research pipeline. In addition, the candidate will be expected to publish and present at national/international conferences.

• Contribute independently and as part of the team in in vivo studies, performing techniques with precision (dosing, sample collection and necropsy), monitoring animal welfare and support ex vivo studies.
• Plan and perform in vivo experiments, collect and analyze data, communicate with manager and colleagues, present results in team meetings.
• Show good scientific judgment in studies and be accountable for delivering accurate data
• Demonstrate commitment to compliance and lab safety
• Enjoy teamwork

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 & 3 years of scientific experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree & 5 years of scientific experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD or MD, in the fields of immunology, autoimmunity, cancer immunotherapy, microbiology or human genetics
• Demonstrated track record of independent critical thinking and scientific achievement in the area of immunology or oncology.
• Demonstrated experience in pharmacology and in vivo models of inflammation.
• Hands on experience administering drugs through various routes, with molecular and cellular biological technique, and experience with flow cytometry and multi-parametric analysis.
• Highly motivated, creative and collaborative. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to collaborate across teams and troubleshoot to solve problems.
• Flexibility to effectively work independently and as part of the team to advance programs
• Desire to learn new skills, take on new ideas and branch out to new territory.

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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