Associate - Protein Chemistry - Purification

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. 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. 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. Associate – Protein Chemistry-Purification What you will do 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. In this role, you will support the purification of large molecule therapeutic drug candidates, many of which are complex biologics. Responsibilities 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. What we expect of you We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is a highly collaborative, motivated scientist with these qualifications. Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in life sciences. 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. Preferred Qualifications 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. 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: A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts. A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales‑based incentive plan. Stock‑based long‑term incentives. Award‑winning time‑off plans. Flexible work models where possible. 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. Please contact us to request accommodation. #J-18808-Ljbffr Amgen SA