Senior Scientist: Synthetic Biology, Molecular engineering, and NGS Full-time

Amgen Scientist Position

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.

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 molecular biology, in vitro synthetic biology, and molecular engineering. In this role, you will help develop and deploy novel molecular 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.

At Amgen, you will:

• Deploy and execute innovative, integrated in vitro synthetic molecular 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.

What we expect of you:

We recognize that strong candidates may bring different combinations of skills and experiences. The scientific professional we seek is curious, resilient, and motivated to tackle complex biological problems, and will have the experience that aligns with many of these qualifications. If you are excited about this role, we encourage you to apply – even if you don't meet every qualification listed.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree (PhD) in Molecular Biology, Synthetic Biology, Biochemistry, or a related fieldORMaster's degree and 3 years of scientific experienceORBachelor's degree and 5 years of scientific experience

Required Qualifications

• Strong practical and theoretical experience in molecular biology and in vitro synthetic & molecular engineering.
• Experience in Next Generation Sequencing and enzymes that act on DNA.
• Demonstrated ability to optimize complex molecular biology experiments and troubleshoot wet-lab 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we'll support your journey every step of the way.

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.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of 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 that may include:

• 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. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.