Associate- Protein Chemistry Purification - Thousand Oaks CA

Job Description

Amgen is seeking a highly motivated Associate to join the Protein Therapeutics (PT) – Protein Chemistry team. PT is a multidisciplinary team with broad capabilities in protein engineering, expression, purification, and characterization. We are responsible for the engineering, production, assessment, and final selection of large molecule drug candidates that advance to Process Development.

This position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers.

In this role, you will support the purification of large molecule therapeutic drug candidates, many of which are complex biologics.

• Purifying novel and complex molecules that will be the next generation of large molecule therapeutics.
• Contributing to the execution of our protein purification and analytics capabilities.
• Organizing, analyzing, and reporting findings to support lead candidate selection.
• Partnering with Project, Analytics and Automation teams to advance our pipeline.

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences.
• OR
• Associate’s degree and 4 years of relevant scientific experience.
• OR
• High school diploma / GED and 6 years of protein purification, and/or protein analytics experience.

• Demonstrated strong communication skills, ability to multi-task and work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Demonstrated track record of independent critical thinking and creative problem-solving.
• Experience with protein purification, chromatography resins, instrumentation, and software.
• Familiarity with protein analytics fundamentals and techniques.
• Familiarity with handling and analyzing large datasets.

Thousand Oaks, California

$75,000-$100,000