Sr Scientist
Amgen
Full-time
Remote friendly (Thousand Oaks, CA)
United States
Clinical Research and Development
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Role Summary
Senior Scientist in Amgen’s Discovery Proteomics Group. Utilize mass spectrometry-based proteomic technologies to advance target discovery and support pipeline programs across Amgen’s therapeutic areas.
Responsibilities
- Design, execute, and analyze proteomic experiments to explore pathways relevant to human disease
- Identify and implement new proteomic strategies and methodologies to accelerate scientific discovery
- Collaborate with disease areas and therapeutic development teams as a technical and intellectual subject matter expert
- Effectively communicate plans, results, and analyses to cross-functional teams
Qualifications
- Required: Doctorate degree
- Required: Master’s degree with 3 years of scientific experience
- Required: Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of scientific experience
- Required: Associate’s degree with 10 years of scientific experience
- Required: High school diploma / GED with 12 years of scientific experience
- Preferred: PhD or MD with postdoctoral research experience in mass spectrometry
Skills
- Technical expertise in proteomic sample preparation workflows, peptide and protein level chromatographic separations, mass spectrometer operation, and bioinformatic analysis of proteomics data
- Experience with programming (R/Python), Unix/Linux environments, and cloud computing environments for proteomic data analysis
- Independent critical thinking and scientific achievement demonstrated by high impact publications
- Ability to collaborate in an integrated team with strong organizational, verbal, and written communication skills, and a track record of reliable, reproducible results
Education
- Doctorate degree or equivalent in a relevant field