Associate Scientist - Biology
About The Position
Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients. At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do. Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives. Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career. Associate Scientist - Biology. What you will do. Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. As the candidate for this largely laboratory-based position, you will be responsible for driving cutting-edge technology development in RNA Therapeutics and Genetic Medicines. You will work cross-functionally as you use biology and chemistry to help drive innovation in oligonucleotide drug discovery and delivery to new cellular targets. By embracing the ability to delivery any molecule anywhere at the right time for specific outcomes you will help deliver on the promise of therapeutic modularity.
Requirements
- Master’s degree OR Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of related scientific research experience OR Associate’s degree and 4 years of related scientific research experience OR High school diploma / GED and 6 years of related scientific research experience
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated ability to independently and iteratively plan, execute, and analyze complex experiments bridging in vitro and in vivo systems.
- Show a proactive and enthusiastic desire to learn and be a part of a growing, highly productive cross-functional team.
- Willingness to embrace and implement AI-enabled workflows to accelerate therapeutic modularity and discovery research programs.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills to give presentations in team meetings along with the ability to work in a flexible team-oriented environment
Responsibilities
- Hands on experience with molecular and cellular biology techniques and assays including but not limited to: nucleic acid transfection, protein and RNA isolation, protein and RNA analysis.
- Experience with developing and implementing automation of high throughput RT-qPCR and RNA-seq workflows.
- Experience with mammalian tissue culture and cell-based assays. Previous experience with primary cells is essential.
- Design and execute in vivo pharmacology studies, model system implementation, dosing, sample collection, and processing.
Benefits
- A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
- A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
- Stock-based long-term incentives
- Award-winning time-off plans
- Flexible work models where possible
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
