BioSpace
Principal Scientist Oligonucleotide Chemistry
BioSpace, Thousand Oaks, California, United States, 91362
Overview
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Principal Scientist Oligonucleotide Chemistry
role at Amgen. 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 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 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.
What you will do In this vital role you will use your experimental background in oligonucleotide chemistry and biochemistry to design, synthesize, and optimize therapeutic RNA oligonucleotides to directly support the pre-clinical pipeline within Amgen.
Hands-on laboratory role for the in-house development and optimization of oligonucleotide synthesis and analytical methods
Conjugation of lipids, carbohydrates and other building blocks to be used for therapeutic oligonucleotide delivery
Lead internal and external cross-discipline collaborations to advance an RNA therapeutic preclinical pipeline including mentoring junior scientists
Liaise with external CRO partners to implement and scale synthetic methodologies
Contribute to overall strategy, including intellectual property planning and competitive landscape assessment
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 chemist with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications
PhD and 2 years of relevant industry experience
Master's degree and 5 years of relevant industry experience
Bachelor's degree and 7 years of relevant industry experience
Preferred Qualifications
Leadership/mentoring experience
Ability to effectively communicate within cross-functional teams
Experience managing and developing relationships with external vendors
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 hybrid work arrangements, where possible
Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.
careers.amgen.com
In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
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.
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
Industries Biotech / Pharmaceuticals
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Join to apply for the
Principal Scientist Oligonucleotide Chemistry
role at Amgen. 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 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 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.
What you will do In this vital role you will use your experimental background in oligonucleotide chemistry and biochemistry to design, synthesize, and optimize therapeutic RNA oligonucleotides to directly support the pre-clinical pipeline within Amgen.
Hands-on laboratory role for the in-house development and optimization of oligonucleotide synthesis and analytical methods
Conjugation of lipids, carbohydrates and other building blocks to be used for therapeutic oligonucleotide delivery
Lead internal and external cross-discipline collaborations to advance an RNA therapeutic preclinical pipeline including mentoring junior scientists
Liaise with external CRO partners to implement and scale synthetic methodologies
Contribute to overall strategy, including intellectual property planning and competitive landscape assessment
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 chemist with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications
PhD and 2 years of relevant industry experience
Master's degree and 5 years of relevant industry experience
Bachelor's degree and 7 years of relevant industry experience
Preferred Qualifications
Leadership/mentoring experience
Ability to effectively communicate within cross-functional teams
Experience managing and developing relationships with external vendors
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 hybrid work arrangements, where possible
Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.
careers.amgen.com
In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
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.
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
Industries Biotech / Pharmaceuticals
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