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Amgen Senior Associate - Immuno-oncology Research in South San Francisco, 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 - Immuno-Oncology Research
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What you will do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. The Immuno-Oncology research group at Amgen is searching for a highly motivated Senior Associate to join our dynamic and supportive team. In this vital role, you will work in a highly matrixed environment and contribute to the discovery and validation of immune-oncology targets and therapeutic strategies. You will actively support the advancement of pipeline projects by generating and communicating decision-enabling data packages.
Design and perform in vitro studies to assess the biology of novel targets and evaluate mechanisms of actions of therapeutic molecules.
Collaborate closely with colleagues in In Vivo Pharmacology to support and execute pharmacodynamic studies.
Perform literature and database surveys to support new target ideation and evaluation.
Effectively communicate plans, results, and analyses to cross-functional 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 professional we seek is a team player with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
Master’s degree and 0 years of Scientific experience
Or
Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of Scientific experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Hands-on experience in laboratory techniques including mammalian cell line culture, siRNA/DNA transfection, genome editing, qRT-PCR, ELISA and western blot.
Expertise in the isolation and flow cytometry-based analysis of human or murine immune cells.
Prior experience with syngeneic murine models of cancer is preferred.
Proactive, curious, and eager to learn and grow.
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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
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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.