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Amgen Senior Associate Scientist - Target Evaluation and Targeted Protein Degradation in Thousand Oaks, California
HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?
You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? 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. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.
Senior Associate Scientist - Targeted Protein Degradation
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What you will do
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Set project goals and timelines, design, perform, and analyze experiments to evaluated which IPP modalities are suitable for which therapeutic targets.
Experimentally validate emerging IPP tools and technologies and their application.
Interact with IPP team members and members across different departments and research sites and communicate and present data to department leadership.
Contribute results and participate in the writing of manuscripts for publication.
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What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The outstanding professional we seek is a strong collaborator with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
Master’s degree and 2 years of relevant scientific experience or
Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of relevant scientific experience
Preferred Qualifications:
An advanced degree and training in cancer biology or a related field with an understanding of the ubiquitin proteasome system.
A track record of scientific achievement, supported by publications and/or significant contributions to a drug discovery program.
Experience with standard cell and molecular biology experimental design and techniques such as cell culture, lentiviral production, stable cell line generation, western blotting and qPCR.
Experience with gene knockdown techniques such siRNA, shRNA or CRISPR.
Experience with live cell imaging and analysis techniques (e.g. Incucyte) and high throughput assay such as CTG, HiBiT or MSD.
Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
Flexibility to work in teams to achieve changing project goals and meet timelines
Strong data analysis and independent critical thinking skills
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What you can expect of us
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.
The annual base salary range for this opportunity in the U.S. is $103,045-125,031.
In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:
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 and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible
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We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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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 cancers, 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.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.