R&D Inflammation Research - Grad Intern

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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.

R&D Inflammation Research - Grad Intern

What You Will Do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. During this program, you will collaborate on discovery research projects in the Inflammation therapeutic area and play a key role in advancing innovative, early-stage research programs toward novel therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Your responsibilities will include learning and providing both scientific and technical expertise while generating robust proof-of-concept data to support our discovery efforts.

• Perform cellular and molecular immunology techniques, including primary cell isolation from tissues, in vitro immunological assays, and multiparameter flow cytometry.
• Design and execute experiments, analyze data, interpret results, and contribute to experimental optimization.
• Learn the drug development process, understand what distinguishes industry-driven research from academic discovery, and gain new perspectives on translational science.
• Present your research findings at lab meetings, as well as an internal symposium at the conclusion of the internship.

What We Expect of You

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The curious and motivated individual we seek is a developing scientist with a strong interest in research and a desire to explore a future career in industry-based science with these qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

Amgen requires that all individuals applying for a grad internship assignment at Amgen must meet the following criteria:

• 18 years or older
• Graduated with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Currently enrolled in an MBA program for an MBA internship OR a Master’s program for a Master’s internship OR a PharmD program for a PharmD internship OR Ph.D. for a PhD internship from an accredited college or university and completion of the first year of MBA OR Master’s OR Pharm D OR Ph.D. program before the internship starts
• Enrolled in an accredited college or university following the potential internship assignment
• Must not be employed at the time the internship starts
• Student must be located in the United States for the duration of the [internship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree concentrations in immunology, molecular biology, or related life sciences.
• Experience with mammalian cell culture and aseptic technique.
• Experience in multicolor flow cytometry of immune cells.
• Experience with immunoassay platforms and data analysis methods, including but not limited to ELISA, MSD, AlphaLISA, and HTRF, is a plus.

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 base pay range for this opportunity in the U.S. is $30-$40 per hour

• Build a network of colleagues that will endure and grow throughout your time with us and beyond.
• Bring your authentic self to the table and become the professional you’re inspired to be through accepting a culture that values the diversity of thought and experience and will flex to your strengths and possibilities.
• Participate in executive and social networking events, as well as community volunteer projects.

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

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