Amgen

We are all different, yet we have this in common: our mission to serve patients. This sense of shared purpose is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. It guides us as we continue to launch new medicines and reach millions of patients worldwide.

We live the mission.

We win together.

We thrive on continual challenge.

Our team of 27,000+ scientists and professionals worldwide bring distinct perspectives and experiences to all we do. We leverage our global talent to achieve together—to research, manufacture and deliver ever-better products and greater depth to our mission.

At Amgen, there is a strong correlation between our high level of diversity and performance. Because addressing issues with a wider range of perspectives and approaches leads to more creative problem-solving. Together, we’re transforming the promise of science and biotechnology into therapies that have the power to restore health.

Connect with us to explore how you can Win, Live, and Thrive at Amgen.

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Corporate Headquarters
One Amgen Center Drive
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
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We know an idea—any idea—can blossom into a lifesaving treatment. That’s why we dare to ask the questions most people won’t. Join us in pushing biotechnology.
Employee Testimonials
  • “Amgen fosters a culture of innovation, with a science-based risk approach, centered in the benefit of our patients and powered by the diversity of our staff.”
    Jorge D.
    Porcess Scientific Director
    Juncos, PR
  • “Cultivate your curiosity and continue to learn at Amgen — grow daily and explore career opportunities that align with your competencies and motivation”
    Fernando F.
    Executive Director Plant Manager
    Rhode Island, US
  • “Working at Amgen, as Specialist Quality Control gives me the opportunity to work with Amgen products in benefit of the patients. Using my knowledge in science and share my diversity with my peers, is the best experience I have as part of the Amgen family.”
    Niria R.
    Specialist Quality Control
    Juncos, PR
Serving patients across the globe requires a global team. We continue building a diverse workforce that reflects the needs of those they serve, bringing with them innovative ideas that can push biotechnology forward.
We offer more than benefits. Our Total Rewards Program secures the long-term financial, physical and overall well-being of you and your family. Among leading biotechnology and pharmaceutical leaders, we stand among the very best.
Through Amgen Volunteers, you can dedicate eight hours to participating organizations of your choice. This along with matching employee donations to charities and our diverse corporate giving initiatives are just some ways you can make meaningful contributions as a global citizen
Amgen is proud of the achievements we have realized as a mission-driven team—particularly the accolades we have earned as an employer. You can find our teams named in respected lists including Forbes, Fast Company and more.
NEWS
In its first-quarter earnings report, Thousand Oaks, California-based Amgen cited total revenue for the quarter of $5.6 billion, up 2 percent compared to the first quarter of 2017. But the quarter’s earnings were driven by double-digit growth for new and recently launched products.
Sanofi announced that Elias Zerhouni, head of Global Research and Development, is retiring on June 30. The company has appointed John Reed to replace him as of July 1.
Takeda Pharmaceutical has made an official bid to acquire London’s Shire for about $60 billion. And in breaking news, Shire rejected the bid, saying it undervalued the company.
Novartis announced that John Tsai, formerly of Amgen, is joining the company as Head of Global Drug Development and chief medical officer.
Amgen announced final data from its Phase IIIb LIBERTY clinical trial of Aimovig (erenumab), with positive results likely to lead to a blockbuster drug for migraine sufferers.
U.S. sales of AbbVie’s blockbuster Humira is safe from a biosimilar challenge from Samsung Bioepis, a joint project between Samsung and Biogen, until 2023.
After winning Amgen’s coveted 2017 Golden Ticket in December 2017 startup company QurAlis officially launched with financial backing from Amgen Ventures with a mission to develop a cure for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
If a brand name drug loses patent protection, that often marks the date when companies can begin marketing generic versions of the drug. However, this has grown more complicated with the approvals of biosimilars.
Amgen gets to breathe a small, but temporary sigh of relief as a court case determining whether or not Novartis subsidiary Sandoz can launch its biosimilar challenge to blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug Enbrel has been delayed.
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