Associate Scientist – In Vivo Pharmacology, Oncology

Associate Scientist – In Vivo Pharmacology, Oncology

What You Will Do
Work onsite at Amgen’s South San Francisco campus as part of an in vivo research team exploring therapeutics for oncology programs. Generate and communicate in vivo pharmacology data to support oncology and immunotherapy research.

Key Responsibilities
- Hands-on in vivo mouse work: handling, tumor inoculation and measurement, dosing (oral, SC, IP, IV), blood/tissue collection, and health monitoring.
- Perform necropsies and support ex vivo tissue activities: dissection, processing, sample prep, experimental readouts.
- In vitro work including multiparametric flow cytometry and molecular biology techniques for in vivo studies.
- Communicate results, maintain accurate study records, and present findings.
- Participate in cross-departmental teams/meetings.
- Participate in dosing rotations, with occasional evening/weekend work.

Basic Qualifications
- Master’s degree and 2+ years in in-vivo rodent work; OR Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years; OR High school diploma/GED and 6 years.

Preferred Qualifications
- M.S. in Oncology/Biology or related; or B.S. with drug discovery experience and strong productivity.
- Hands-on cancer in-vivo model experience and pharmacology experience.
- Mouse techniques: dosing, in vivo PK/PD/efficacy, health monitoring, blood/tissue collection (preferably small-molecule oncology).
- PDX model experience.
- In vivo bioluminescence imaging (BLI).
- Flow cytometry and multi-parametric analysis.
- Molecular/cellular/ex vivo biological techniques and assays.
- Proficiency with GraphPad Prism, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and scientific software.

Application Instructions
- Apply now via careers.amgen.com.