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Sr Associate-In Vivo Research

Employer
Amgen
Location
South San Francisco, CA, US
Start date
Mar 22, 2019

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Job Details

Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.

The Safety Pharmacology Animal Research Center (SPARC) is currently seeking an in vivo technical expert and process motivated team player to join Amgen. This dynamic team is responsible for managing all aspects of care in a research colony, providing strong scientific and technical support to multiple therapeutic areas for in vivo studies and providing technical training.

Responsibilities:
  • Providing a high proficient level of in vivo technical support to all therapeutic discovery research areas for various projects or programs
  • Creating and implementing policies/procedures in support of in vivo scientific research
  • Performing veterinary health care and monitoring within a research vivarium
  • Partnering with the team to provide technical skills training for research staff and investigators
  • Collaborating with Veterinarians, surgeon(s) and investigators to design and refine models


Basic Qualifications:

Master's degree

OR

Bachelor's degree and 2 years of scientific experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's degree in a scientific field
  • 4+ years working in a research setting
  • RVT or LVT certification
  • Certified by AALAS at the LATG level
  • Previous experience training in a technical training program
  • Experience leading and performing in-life research studies in various species
  • Strong technical skill set to support research studies for various therapeutic areas (cardiovascular, oncology, inflammation research)
  • Experience leading, performing and providing technical training
  • Proficient in basic bio-methodology techniques, anesthesia and physiological monitoring, compound dosing, and sample collection
  • Skilled in computerized data acquisition, post-acquisition processing and data analysis using analytical & graphic software, and data summarization
  • Organize information (data, results) and communicate to supervisor or peers
  • Experience managing veterinary health care in a vivarium, including healthcare management of specialized disease models
  • Adaptability/flexibility to effectively work in an environment with changing priorities and urgency for project completion
  • Highly self-motivated, driven to excel, ability to work independently and prioritize responsibilities and projects
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (written and oral) and the ability to function and collaborate successfully in a matrixed team environment

Company

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 22,000+ 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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Company info
Website
Phone
805-447-1000
Location
Corporate Headquarters
One Amgen Center Drive
Thousand Oaks
California
91320-1799
United States

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