Senior Scientist
About the role
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.
Responsibilities
- Plan, manage, and monitor in vivo outsourced nonclinical safety studies.
- Primary contact for study protocols, study activities, and reports working directly with Study Directors and study teams.
- Travel (up to 30%) is required for onsite study monitoring and team meetings.
- Prepare scientific figures and presentations, organize and interpret data, adapt scientific and technical information for broader audiences, write departmental guidelines and SOPs, and participate in departmental initiatives.
- Effective meeting facilitation and study status reporting.
- Management of complex issues and coordination of resolution plans involving multiple parties.
Requirements
- Master’s degree with 4 or more years of relevant experience in nonclinical safety
- Bachelor’s degree with 6 or more years of relevant experience in nonclinical safety
- Ability to review, analyze, and communicate in vivo nonclinical safety data and results
- Experience with GLP guidelines
Qualifications
- Experience as a study director, study monitor, or study coordinator in the nonclinical safety space specifically in vivo studies
- Experience applying program and study management principles and skills in a scientific setting
- Experience working and collaborating with Contract Research Organizations
- Ability to interpret and deliver results in a team environment
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills, ability to adjust to a dynamic and collaborative work environment, lead and embrace change, and possess strong communication skills
- Previous people‑management experience, including coaching, performance management, and staff development
- Proficiency with graphing software, Microsoft Office, Planisware or similar timeline management software, and Gantt charts
Benefits
- 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
- Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising 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
Pay
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.