Amgen Inc

Associate – Protein Chemistry - Purification

Amgen Inc$70K — $95K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in life sciences or equivalent experience
  • Associate's degree with 4 years of relevant scientific experience
  • High school diploma / GED and 6 years of protein purification & analytics experience
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team
  • Experience with protein purification techniques and chromatography

Responsibilities

  • Purify novel, complex molecules for therapeutic use
  • Contribute to protein purification and analytics execution
  • Organize, analyze, and report findings for candidate selection
  • Collaborate with Project, Analytics, and Automation teams

Benefits

  • Comprehensive employee benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions
  • Discretionary annual bonus program
  • Stock-based long-term incentives
  • Award-winning time-off plans
  • Flexible work models where possible
Full Job Description
Career Category
Scientific
Job Description
Associate – Protein Chemistry- Purification

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. Amgenis seekinga highly motivated Associate to join the Protein Therapeutics (PT) – Protein Chemistry team. PT is a multidisciplinary team with broad capabilities in protein engineering, expression, purification, and characterization. We are responsible for the engineering, production, assessment, and final selection of large molecule drug candidates that advance to Process Development.

In this role, you will supportthepurificationof large molecule, therapeutic drug candidates, many of which are complex biologics. 

Responsibilities:

  • Purifying novel and complex molecules that will be the next generation of large molecule therapeutics.

  • Contributing to theexecutionof our protein purification and analyticscapabilities.

  • Organizing, analyzing, and reportingfindings to support lead candidate selection.

  • Partnering with Project, Analytics and Automation teams to advance our pipeline.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional weseekis a highly collaborative, motivated scientist with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree inlife sciences.

OR

Associate’sdegree and 4years of relevant scientific experience

OR

High school diploma / GED and 6 years of protein purification, and/or protein analytics experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Demonstratedstrong communicationskills,ability to multi-task and work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.

  • Demonstratedtrack recordof independent critical thinking and creative problem-solving.

  • Experiencewithprotein purification, chromatography resins,instrumentation,and software.

  • Familiarity with protein analytics fundamentals and techniques.

  • Familiarity with handlingand analyzinglarge datasets.

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 where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

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

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

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Salary Range

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About Amgen Inc

Amgen is a biotechnology company that develops and manufactures human therapeutics for various illnesses and diseases. The company is values-based and deeply rooted in science and innovation to transform new ideas and discoveries into medicines for patients with serious diseases. They offer products for treating illness in the areas of oncology/hematology, cardiovascular, inflammation, bone health, nephrology, and neuroscience.

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24,200 employees
Market Cap
$141.2 billion
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Net Income
$7.2 billion
Founded
1980
5 Year Trend
+2.5%
Revenue
$25.4 billion
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