Senior Scientist: Synthetic Biology, Molecular engineering, and NGS

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Amgen Protein Therapeutics is seeking a highly motivated Scientist to join our multidisciplinary team in Thousand Oaks, CA. Our group integrates protein engineering and design, synthetic biology, protein chemistry and advanced analytics to develop next-generation biologic therapeutics. You are a creative, critical thinker with a passion for innovation, with strengths in synthetic biology and molecular engineering. In this role, you will help develop and deploy novel synthetic biology and sequencing workflows that enable rapid and scalable realization of complex protein designs, central to advancing the frontier of therapeutic biologic development in the service of patients.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree (PhD) in Molecular Biology, Synthetic Biology, Biochemistry, or a related field OR Master’s degree and 2 years of scientific experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of scientific experience
• Strong practical and theoretical experience in molecular/synthetic biology.
• Experience in Next Generation Sequencing.
• Demonstrated ability to optimize experiments and troubleshoot molecular biology workflows with a detail-oriented and thoughtful approach.
• Clear communicator and collegial collaborator who can work in teams to achieve excellence in fast-paced, cutting-edge laboratory environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience or exposure to laboratory automation and scripting.
• Laboratory management experience, that may include equipment maintenance, reagent supply, Laboratory Information Management Systems and capacity planning.
• Experience with NGS data analysis, or high-throughput sample management and large volume data analysis and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and execute innovative, integrated synthetic biology and NGS capabilities to advance programs in Amgen’s large molecule portfolio.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to enable seamless design-build-test cycles at speed to drive iterative learning at scale.
• Collaborate to translate early-stage ideas into robust, high-throughput experimental workflows, including opportunities to contribute to automation-enabled pipelines.
• Work within and contribute towards the success of a supportive, collaborative team engaging with a deep commitment to excellence in scientific rigor and inquiry, high-quality data generation and documentation, and clear, timely and considerate communication.

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: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree