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.

Protein Expression & Purification - Senior Scientist

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What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be part of a team supporting lead identification for therapeutic proteins and protein reagent production for Amgen Discovery Research. This individual will perform day-to-day, hands-on operation for protein purification and characterization.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute expression and purification strategies to recover recombinant proteins

• Contribute to innovative strategies on purifying multi-chain protein complexes.

• Functional analytics and molecular characterization of purified proteins

• Analyze data and communicate results to colleagues and project teams

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What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is a scientist with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree PhD OR PharmD OR MD and relevant post-doc where applicable OR

• Master’s degree and 3 years of scientific experience OR

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of scientific experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD degree with experience in protein expression and biochemistry

• Postdoctoral studies or industry experience

• Expertise in microbial and/or insect expression systems, as well as protein purification and characterization technologies, including chromatography and biochemical/biophysical characterization of proteins

• Experience with laboratory automation and software programming

• Demonstrated strong communication skills and ability to multi-task and work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment

• Independent critical thinking and scientific achievement in research, exemplified by strong publication and/or patent record

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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 expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

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

Apply now for a career that defies imagination

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your 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.