Amgen
Scientist – Erythroid Biology
US - California - Thousand Oaks
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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.
- Since 1980, we've helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world's toughest diseases.
Responsibilities
- Design and execute in vitro and ex vivo assays to evaluate siRNA delivery and function
- Develop human primary cell-based systems
- Support target validation and mechanism-of-action studies for siRNA therapeutics
- Collaborate with Delivery/chemistry teams, Translational and biomarker teams
- Establish and optimize Flow cytometry panels, qPCR / RNA-based readouts
Requirements
- Master's degree and 2 years scientific experience
- Bachelor's degree and 4 years scientific experience
- Doctorate degree
Nice to have
- Award-winning time-off plans
- Experience with siRNA / RNA therapeutics (delivery or functional assays), Erythroid biology and hematopoiesis.
- Strong background in Flow cytometry (multi-color), Cell-based functional assays
- Familiarity with gene expression (qPCR, RNA assays), target engagement assays Experience working in cross-functional drug discovery teams
- Knowledge on Hemoglobinopathies, conjugated delivery systems, CRISPR or gene editing is a plus
- What you can expect of us
- careers.amgen.com
- 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.
Compensation
- 115,393.45USD -156,120.55 USD
Company info
- Career Category Research Job Description Join Amgen's Mission of Serving Patients At Amgen, if you feel like you're part of something bigger, it's because you are.
- If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you'll thrive as part of the Amgen team.
Equal opportunity
- 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.
- Please contact us to request accommodation.
- Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
- 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.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.
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