Sr Machine Learning Scientist

Machine Learning Scientist Within Amgen’s Research and Development organization, the Therapeutic Protein Design (TPD) team supports the broad goal of advancing and applying computational protein design to revolutionize how biologic therapeutics are made. What You Will Do In this role, you will work with a cross‑functional team of scientists and engineers building foundational models that are used, tested, and trained on real‑world applications of generative design to the development of therapeutic biomolecules. You will provide technical leadership and partner across broad discovery areas of research. Your responsibilities include: Develop and implement groundbreaking machine learning and protein science solutions. Collaborate with computational and experimental scientists to establish these tools as a foundation of the discovery pipeline. Work toward individual ownership and a leadership role in determining model architectures and research program needs. Engage with open‑source and academic collaborations in the machine learning field. What We Expect Of You We seek a highly collaborative and confident researcher with the following qualifications: Basic Qualifications Doctorate degree or Master’s degree and 2 years of machine learning experience or Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of machine learning experience or Associate’s degree and 8 years of machine learning experience Preferred Qualifications PhD in Computational Sciences, Computational Biology, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or related quantitative field. Strong track record of research accomplishments including three or more scientific publications or conference presentations in machine learning. Experience specifically with model training and diffusion model architecture, demonstrated by scientific publications or conference presentations. Experience with UNIX/Linux, Python, PyTorch, Git, and cloud computing platforms. Experience working with biological data and applying machine learning to computational biology. Strong communication and technical leadership skills with enthusiasm for working in an interdisciplinary team environment. What You Can Expect From Us We support your professional and personal growth through competitive benefits, a comprehensive employee benefits package, retirement and savings plans with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, discretionary annual bonus program, stock-based long‑term incentives, award‑winning time‑off plans, and flexible work models where possible. Equal Opportunity Employer 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr