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South San Francisco, California, United States
Onsite
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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. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. 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.
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Sr. Scientist – Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Proteomics
What You Will Do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world.
Amgen is seeking a hands-on bioinformatician to develop computational tools and data infrastructure to support the Discovery Proteomics Group. The successful candidate will combine strong scientific expertise in proteomics, bioinformatics, and drug discovery with software engineering skills to understand experimental and discovery needs and translate them into fit-for-purpose computational solutions. In this vital role, they will conduct statistical analysis, data ingestion, database and tool development, and computational pipeline implementation for proteomics data to support biomarker discovery, target evaluation, experimental design, and mechanism-of-action studies. The successful candidate will join the Discovery Proteomics group at our South San Francisco campus.
Key Responsibilities
This role will enable Amgen’s preclinical pipeline through the delivery of innovative technologies and technical expertise. Responsibilities will include the development and implementation of data analysis, management, and visualization strategies for complex datasets generated by mass spectrometry and other technologies. The successful candidate will be expected to work closely with scientists from different functions and therapeutic areas, deliver and present analysis results to key stakeholders, collaborate across both genomic and proteomic platforms for data integration and mining, and utilize available external resources where appropriate.
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Sr. Scientist – Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Proteomics we seek is a scientifically driven, collaborative, and innovative expert.
Basic Qualifications
Doctorate degree
OR
Master’s degree and 3 years of scientific experience
OR
Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of scientific experience
Preferred Qualifications
What you can expect of us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll 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, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll 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, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:
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Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.
Amgen anticipates accepting applications until 1 week before the posting; however, we may continue accepting applications beyond this date if we do not receive a sufficient number of candidates.
Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.
As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.
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Amgen will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.Salary Range
146,404.00USD -198,076.00 USD