Associate Scientist - Cardiometabolic Disorders

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

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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.

Requirements

• Master’s degree and 1 year of related field with academic or industrial lab experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of related field with academic or industrial lab experience

Nice To Haves

• Educational or practical experience related to obesity research
• Hands-on experience with molecular and cellular biology techniques including RNA and protein extraction and analysis, quantitative PCR and mammalian cell culture
• Hands on experience and knowledge in developing, validating and executing cell-based and biochemical assays, including ELISA/immunological assays and cAMP assays
• Organizational and notebook/record keeping skills
• Highly motivated, creative, collaborative and detail-oriented
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Work effectively in a highly collaborative research environment
• Computer literacy, e.g., GraphPad Prism, Excel, PowerPoint and Word

Responsibilities

• Performing in vitro assays.
• Conduct laboratory experiments
• Analyze data, communicate results & develop solutions to technical problems

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees