ASSOCIATE RESEARCH OPERATIONS (LEVEL 3 – OPERATIONS TRACK)

Career Category

Scientific

Job Description

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 - Research Operations

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. Amgen is seeking a talented and motivated individual to join the Research Materials Management (RMM) group at our South San Francisco, CA Research site. In this vital role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of integrated automation platforms that support the early drug discovery efforts of the Lead Discovery & Characterization department.

• Work with diverse Research stakeholders to specify, create, and implement sophisticated workflows that supply compounds and reagents to Amgen’s Research sites in North America, Asia, and Europe.

• Communicate and collaborate with scientists and partners in different time zones to achieve successful outcomes and be accountable for the productivity of workflows you manage.

• Operate specialized laboratory equipment and instrumentation

• Create protocols/scripts within automation software

• Build, prioritize, and coordinate work plans and adhere to timelines

• Multi-task the execution of deadline-driven workflows in real-time

• Troubleshooting of various lab instrumentation and automation

• Perform Quality Control (QC) and calibration of equipment for both accuracy and precision

• Perform HTQC using LC-MS to verify mass and purity of newly submitted compounds

• Interact with multiple functional areas in a highly matrixed-team environment

• Perform general laboratory housekeeping activities

• Complete training on assigned tasks

• Follow safety guidelines and site-specific procedures which include but is not limited to, the maintenance of training records, laboratory documentation, written procedures, building monitoring systems and laboratory logbooks

• This position is lab-based and requires the technical abilities to program, operate, and maintain automated liquid handling platforms dedicated to these workflows.

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 scientist] with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in Analytical Chemistry, Physical, Life Sciences or related technical discipline

OR

• Associate's Degree and 2 years experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1-3 years of experience in lab environment

• Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

• Excellent automation troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

• Experience operating specific liquid handling automation: Hamilton VANTAGE, Agilent Bravo, Beckman Echo

• Experience writing protocols with laboratory automation software: Hamilton VENUS, Agilent VWorks, Echo Liquid Handler, Titian Mosaic

• Experience operating Waters LC-MS equipment to perform quality control of organic chemistry molecules

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 op