AddressHOW 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.
Sr. Scientist - Soluble Biomarker Laboratory, Clinical Assay Development
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What you will do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you as an integral member of a dynamic group of scientists and platform experts will perform and evaluate clinical biomarker assays employing a variety of platforms to support our drug development efforts.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Employ a wide variety of platforms in our Biomarker Laboratory to develop and qualify biomarker assays to support various clinical programs and assess Soluble Biomarkers
Choose the most appropriate platform to address biomarker questions by employing innovative approaches
Collaborate with scientists representing multiple therapeutic areas and work closely with groups in other functional areas
Analyze, interpret, and present data to the partners
Work collaboratively with internal and external partners and manage vendors
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What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is a scientist with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate degree PhD OR PharmD OR MD [and relevant post-doc where applicable]
Or
Master’s degree and 3 years of scientific/technical experience
Or
Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of scientific/technical experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Deep understanding of biomarker assay platforms particularly those that are used to assess Soluble Biomarkers such as ELISA, Luminex, MSD, Simple Plex, and Simoa is required; Basic understanding of quantitative LC/MS and proteomics platforms such as O-Link and SomaLogic is preferred; knowledge of cell-based (including flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry) and genomics platforms is a plus
Basic understanding of disease biology and biomarker approaches in multiple therapeutic areas
Basic knowledge of working in a regulated environment
Experience working in a matrixed environment to implement biomarker Assay Development and validation employing innovative approaches to support clinical trials
Project management skills to meet critical timelines associated with various activities necessary to support biomarker assessment of clinical samples
Demonstrated track record of critical independent thinking, troubleshooting ability and innovative approaches to solve complex questions is highly desirable
Ability to multi-task and manage multiple studies, strong verbal and written communication skills with a high degree of motivation, creativity and collaborative qualities
Work and coordinate with internal stakeholders as well as external partners such as CROs and vendors to support outsourced activities
Familiarity with processes and factors needed to evaluate, qualify, and manage CROs
Experience with complex data analysis and interpretation
Thrive
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.
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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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.
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