Associate Scientist

Join Amgen and help serve patients living with serious illnesses. Our mission to advance the lives of millions of patients spans oncology, inflammation, general medicine, and rare disease. As part of the Amgen team, you will research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller, happier lives.

We are seeking an innovative Associate Scientist to join our Protein Therapeutics (PT) Protein Chemistry team. In this vital role you will develop and execute high-throughput assays to support the pipeline, contribute to the development of innovative solutions to advance our purification, analytics, and molecular assessment capabilities, and help the team engineer, produce, assess, and select large molecule drug candidates.

• Advancing our pipeline by purifying and characterizing novel and complex molecules that will be the next generation of large molecule therapeutics
• Developing novel, innovative solutions to advance our purification, analytics, and molecular assessment capabilities with automation
• Analyzing and reporting data for large molecule drug candidate selection
• Partnering with Project, Data Science, Analytics and Automation teams to drive innovation

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is a highly collaborative, motivated candidate with strong communication skills, the ability to multi‑task and work collaboratively in a cross‑functional team environment, and a proven track record of independent critical thinking and creative problem‑solving.

• Masters degree and 1 year of protein analytics and characterization assay experience OR
• Bachelors degree and 3 years of protein analytics and characterization assay experience

• Masters degree and 5 years of high-throughput large molecule characterization experience
• Demonstrated 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

From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we 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.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan that may include a comprehensive employee benefits package, a discretionary annual bonus program, stock‑based long‑term incentives, award‑winning time‑off plans, and flexible work models, including remote and hybrid arrangements where possible.

• 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
• Award‑winning time‑off plans
• Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements where possible

Amgen does not have an Final date to receive applications for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

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 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.