JOIN AMGEN’S MISSION OF SERVING PATIENTS

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.
Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.
Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Doctorate degree PhD OR PharmD OR MD [and relevant post-doc where applicable] and 3 years of directly related experience
OR
Master’s degree and 6 years of directly related experience
OR
Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of directly related experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• MD or PhD + >2 years industry or academic experience
• Excellence in the method and logic of experimental biology
• Experience in target discovery, drug discovery and/or therapeutics
• Ability to develop rigorous analysis plans and to interpret experimental results through statistical and quantitative approaches
• Proven ability in written or oral scientific communication – a strong record of scientific publication or presentation
• Strong track record of mentorship at the bench
• Highly adaptable individual with a firm grounding in the fundamentals of genetics, molecular biology and target discovery.
• Demonstrated experience in hypothesis development and experimental design is crucial as is the desire to lead from the front and generate data necessary to test therapeutic hypotheses.
• A highly collaborative leader able to simplify and unambiguously communicate data, logic and strategy across a diverse team environment.

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. Precision Medicine is seeking an innovative scientist to drive novel target discovery at the intersections of translational research, human genetics and disease biology. In this vital role you will validate novel target nominations supported by real world evidence and human genetics through functional and mechanistic investigation. This individual will lead a small team of experimental biologists integrated within a broader collaborative target discovery working group spanning therapeutic areas and modalities, computational biology, precision medicine and the human genetics team at deCODE genetics. Success in these efforts will have the impact of advancing novel targets into drug development and ultimately the clinic