Career Category

Research

Job Description

The Immuno-Oncology Therapeutic Area at Amgen - South San Francisco (ASF) is seeking a highly motivated Senior Associate Scientist, who will be an integral member of our discovery research team, collaborating with scientists in multiple functional areas at Amgen, and contribute to Amgen’s drug development pipeline and to peer-reviewed publications.

Position Responsibilities

Design, plan, and execute laboratory-based experiments to enable the discovery, validation, and mechanistic understanding of novel immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer or auto-immune diseases

Analyze, communicate and document results in a timely manner

Stay up to date with relevant literature

Incorporate recent advances in relevant fields into experimental design and execution

Basic Qualifications

Master’s degree and 3 years of scientific experience

OR

Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of scientific experience

Preferred Qualifications

Doctorate degree or Doctorate degree completed by March 2020

Degree(s) in immunology, molecular biology, cell biology

PhD with 3+ years of recent academic or industry experience with in vitro assay development or a Master’s with 5+ years postgraduate experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a biopharmaceutical setting to develop in vitro immune cell-based assays

Strengths in one or more of these technical areas: 

1. Development of cell-based assays involving immune cells (proliferation, cytokine production, etc.) 2. multi-color flow cytometry 3. Genetic engineering of primary immune cells 4. in vivo models of cancer and/or inflammation

A track record of productivity, through external presentations, publications, patents, and/or significant contribution to drug development programs

Able to understand, integrate, and synthesize information from complex data sets, to approach questions with quantitative and probabilistic thinking, and to effectively prioritize, plan, and execute next steps based on experimental results

Strong organizational, interpersonal/teamwork and communication skills, both verbal and written

Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people’s lives.

Our culture is what makes Amgen a special place to work. We have a powerful shared purpose around our mission – to serve patients. We respect one another, recognize contributions, and have embedded collaboration, trust, empowerment and inclusion in all that we do.

Join Us

If you're seeking a career where you can truly make a difference in the lives of others, a career where you can work at the absolute forefront of biotechnology with the top minds in the field, you'll find it at Amgen.

Amgen, a biotechnology pioneer, discovers, develops and delivers innovative human therapeutics. Our medicines have helped millions of patients in the fight against cancer, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other but compete intensely to win. Together, we live the Amgen values as we continue advancing science to serve patients.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Amgen will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.