Sr. Scientist - Cardiometabolic Research
Amgen
Full-time
Remote friendly (South San Francisco, CA)
United States
Clinical Research and Development
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Role Summary
Sr. Scientist - Cardiometabolic Research
Responsibilities
- Design and perform laboratory-based assays to deepen our understanding of cardiometabolic disease biology
- Develop functional screening assays and evaluate potential therapeutics to advance the pre-clinical pipeline
- Organize and interpret data and present work to colleagues and project teams
- Contribute to the identification and validation of therapeutic targets
- Coordinate cross-functional efforts to achieve project goals and drive project advancement
Qualifications
- Required: Doctorate Degree (PhD) or Master’s Degree with 3 years of experience or Bachelor’s Degree with 5 years of experience
- Preferred: Demonstrated expertise in the molecular mechanisms underlying cardiovascular disease biology; high-throughput cell-based and biochemical assays; live cell imaging and image processing; qPCR, ddPCR, Western Blot, MSD, ELISA and flow-based expression analysis; cell line engineering technologies (CRISPR, lentivirus, retrovirus, or piggyBac); high-throughput functional perturbation approaches (CRISPR-based or RNAi screens); single-cell transcriptomics or other omics data for disease pathology and novel target identification
Skills
- Strong communication skills
- Collaborative and team-oriented
- Proficiency in organizing and interpreting complex biological data
Education
- Doctorate Degree (PhD) or Master’s Degree with relevant experience or Bachelor’s Degree with relevant experience