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Senior Scientist - Synthetic Chemist
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 biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With a 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 within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team.
What You Will Do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated organic chemist to join us in developing the next generation of RNA therapeutics. The Synthetic Chemist will be part of our oligonucleotide delivery team and utilize state-of-the-art methods to design and prepare novel delivery ligands, conjugation linkers, and nucleotides to chemically modify oligonucleotides for enhanced delivery and efficacy. The ideal candidate will have a diverse organic chemistry skillset with experience in small molecule and carbohydrate synthesis. The role will include interacting with oligonucleotide chemists, conjugation chemists, protein chemists, and biologists to help discover novel delivery mechanisms and contribute to our therapeutic RNA pipeline.
What We Expect Of You We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The qualified professional we seek is a Sr. Scientist with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications
Doctorate degree PhD OR PharmD OR MD or
Masters degree and 3 years of relevant experience
Bachelors degree and 5 years of relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications
Ph.D. in synthetic organic chemistry or related discipline with postdoctoral or >2 years industry experience with expertise in small molecule or carbohydrate synthesis.
Demonstrated hands on laboratory experience preparing a diverse range of synthetic compounds.
Ability to collaborate with oligonucleotide chemists, conjugation chemists, and biologists to design and prepare molecules to chemically modify oligonucleotides.
Experience with state of the art techniques and characterization of synthetic molecules. Must demonstrate ability to conduct independent research and have strong communication/teamwork skills in a dynamic environment.
What you can expect from us As we work to develop treatments, 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.
Benefits and Equal Opportunity In addition to the base salary, 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. Benefits 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
Awards-winning time-off plans
Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible
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 provide reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process upon request.
Recruiting Notes Application deadline: Amgen does not have a hard application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or until a candidate is selected.
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.
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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 biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With a 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 within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team.
What You Will Do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated organic chemist to join us in developing the next generation of RNA therapeutics. The Synthetic Chemist will be part of our oligonucleotide delivery team and utilize state-of-the-art methods to design and prepare novel delivery ligands, conjugation linkers, and nucleotides to chemically modify oligonucleotides for enhanced delivery and efficacy. The ideal candidate will have a diverse organic chemistry skillset with experience in small molecule and carbohydrate synthesis. The role will include interacting with oligonucleotide chemists, conjugation chemists, protein chemists, and biologists to help discover novel delivery mechanisms and contribute to our therapeutic RNA pipeline.
What We Expect Of You We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The qualified professional we seek is a Sr. Scientist with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications
Doctorate degree PhD OR PharmD OR MD or
Masters degree and 3 years of relevant experience
Bachelors degree and 5 years of relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications
Ph.D. in synthetic organic chemistry or related discipline with postdoctoral or >2 years industry experience with expertise in small molecule or carbohydrate synthesis.
Demonstrated hands on laboratory experience preparing a diverse range of synthetic compounds.
Ability to collaborate with oligonucleotide chemists, conjugation chemists, and biologists to design and prepare molecules to chemically modify oligonucleotides.
Experience with state of the art techniques and characterization of synthetic molecules. Must demonstrate ability to conduct independent research and have strong communication/teamwork skills in a dynamic environment.
What you can expect from us As we work to develop treatments, 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.
Benefits and Equal Opportunity In addition to the base salary, 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. Benefits 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
Awards-winning time-off plans
Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible
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 provide reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process upon request.
Recruiting Notes Application deadline: Amgen does not have a hard application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or until a candidate is selected.
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.
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