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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.

Let's do this. Let's change the world.

Overview: The In Vivo Senior Associate at Amgen in R&D (Research and Development) is involved in the planning and execution of in vivo research experiments and studies. They assist in the analysis and interpretation of data, contribute to the preparation of reports, and ensure all activities are in line with the R&D department's goals. They work under the guidance of a team leader or senior scientist.

Background: We are a highly integrated in vivo team, excelling at efficiency and productivity, working in a fast-paced dynamic environment supporting Obesity programs at Thousand Oaks site. New team member will be responsible for, including but not limited to:

• Hands-on execution of in vivo studies (including ALL in-life components)
• Team support for multiple ongoing studies/study activities
• Study data acquisition, organization, analysis, quality control
• Graphing and PP deck preparation for presentation
• Study/data documentation
• Study sample processing/inventory/tracking

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dedicated professional we seek is a conscientious solid in vivo performer with long-term career goals in in vivo pharmacology, demonstrating strong commitment to research animals and program advancement specifically through high quality in vivo support (please do not apply if this position is viewed as steppingstone in career path).

Basic Qualifications:

Master's degree

OR

Bachelor's degree and ~2 years of hands-on in vivo experience

OR

Associate's degree and ~4 years of hands-on in vivo experience

OR

High school diploma / GED and ~6 years of hands-on in vivo experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience with rodents in preclinical research setting (including but not limited to handling/restraint, multiple routes of dose administration, health status assessment/evaluation, necropsy, sample prep/processing)
• Experience with dose calculations (mass and molar concentrations)
• Experience with Excel and GraphPad Prism
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong team player

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. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

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 1-2 weeks 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.

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.

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