Associate Scientist - In Vitro Biology

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Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

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. 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.

Associate Scientist

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. Amgen’s cardiometabolic team is an innovative target discovery and translational research unit with a focus on identifying novel targets for development of game-changing therapies for patients with obesity and associated cardiometabolic diseases. We employ advanced computational biology, state-of-the-art discovery screening technologies, genetics, and human-centric cell systems to dissect pathophysiology and identify novel drug targets. In this vital role you will support the advancement of drug discovery programs by performing in vitro laboratory experiments under minimal supervision and working closely with a group of committed scientists.

• Perform a wide range of molecular biology experiments (including RNA/DNA extraction from tissues and cells, qPCR, cloning).

• Proficiency with basic immunoassay technique (such as ELISA, colorimetric assay, and western blotting).

• Ability to work in an in vitro setting using aseptic technique, passaging, expansion, cryopreservation, assessment of cell-line quality, and cell characterization.

• Operate and maintain standard lab equipment.

• Document experimental plans and procedures with attention to detail in a timely manner.

• Exhibit self-motivation and proactive attitude in designing and conducting experiments using state-of-the-art technologies.

• With some supervision, plan, conduct or monitor experiments, record and organize data, analyze results, troubleshoot, and generate robust and reliable data.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek will have these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• Master's Degree and 1+ years of relevant experience

Or

• Bachelor's Degree and 3+ years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience using functional cell-based assays.

• Hands-on experience in handling samples in 96- and 384-well format is preferred.

• Familiarity with metabolic disease biology, particularly in obesity or related fields.

• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Proficiency in GraphPad Prism and experience with basic biostatistics.

What you can expect of us

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, including remote and