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Associate Scientist - Thousand Oaks, CA

VetJobs, Thousand Oaks, California, United States, 91362

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Associate Scientist Eligible for Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers.

At Amgen, we help pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. As part of the Protein Therapeutics (PT) – Protein Chemistry team, you will develop and execute high throughput assays to support the pipeline, contribute to the development of innovative solutions for purification, analytics, and molecular assessment capabilities, and assist in the engineering, production, assessment, and selection of large molecule drug candidates.

What you will do Develop and execute high-throughput assays for large molecule therapeutics, publish data for drug candidate selection, innovate purification and analytics solutions through automation, and partner with cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

Purify and characterize novel and complex molecules that advance the next generation of large molecule therapeutics.

Develop innovative solutions to advance purification, analytics, and molecular assessment capabilities with automation.

Analyze and report data for large molecule drug candidate selection.

Partner with Project, Data Science, Analytics, and Automation teams to drive innovation.

Basic Qualifications

Master’s degree and 1 year of protein analytics and characterization assay experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of protein analytics and characterization assay experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree and 5 years of high throughput large molecule characterization experience.

Effective communication skills, ability to multi‑task and work collaboratively in a cross‑functional team environment.

Broad experience with automated high-throughput assay development, execution, and analysis.

Demonstrated expertise in protein characterization, bioanalytical techniques; familiarity with cloning, purification, protein engineering, and mammalian protein expression is a plus.

Demonstrated track record of independent critical thinking and creative problem‑solving skill set.

Benefits & Compensation

Expected annual salary range: $97,778.00 – $110,090.00 USD.

Comprehensive employee benefits package, including retirement and savings plan, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts.

Discretionary annual bonus program (or sales‑based incentive plan for field sales representatives).

Stock‑based long‑term incentives.

Award‑winning time‑off plans.

Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid arrangements where possible.

Job Details City: Thousand Oaks

State: California

Employment Type: Full‑time

Seniority Level: Entry Level

Job Function: Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

Auto req ID: 461551BR

Affiliate Sponsor: Amgen

Job Code: Pharmaceutical

Eligibility: Military affiliation recognized (Veterans, transitioning military, etc.).

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