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Senior Scientist - Computational Protein Design

Amgen Inc

Senior Scientist role focused on developing and deploying automated computational pipelines for large-scale protein binder design. The position supports molecular discovery efforts by accelerating generation of design candidates and libraries across multiple therapeutic targets using machine learning and structural biology approaches.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and automate machine learning protein design workflows for binder generation
  • Build scalable pipelines for designing large libraries of de novo proteins across multiple targets
  • Apply computational methods to support multiplexed screening and receptor discovery efforts
  • Collaborate with experimental scientists and data teams to enable rapid validation and iteration
  • Contribute shared tools, workflows, and best practices within protein design community

Requirements

  • PhD in computational biology, structural biology, bioengineering, biophysics, or computer science with protein design focus
  • OR Master's degree with 3+ years of protein design experience
  • OR Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of protein design experience
  • Demonstrated experience designing binders, minibinders, or antibodies computationally
  • Strong Python programming and workflow automation skills for large-scale experiments
  • Familiarity with AI/ML protein design tools such as AlphaFold, ProteinMPNN, or RFdiffusion
  • Experience integrating computational design with experimental validation and screening workflows
Vacancy posted a month ago
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