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Join Amgens Mission of Serving Patients
At Amgen, if you feel like youre part of something bigger, its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients living with serious illnessesdrives all that we do.
Since 1980, weve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the worlds toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, youll 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, youll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.
Scientific Associate Director Medicinal Chemistry
What You Will Do
Lets do this. Lets change the world. This Scientific Associate Director role will be part of an innovative Medicinal Chemistry group, with primary responsibilities being the design of novel compounds for potential clinical development, while also serving as a Project Team Representative (PTR).
In addition, this Scientific Associate Director role will help recruit top talent and manage several PhD level chemists designing and synthesizing potential drug candidates.
As a manager of others, this role will be responsible for providing motivating professional development guidance and/or coaching of colleagues within their group, as well as others across the group.
As a PTR, this role will typically also manage an external synthetic chemistry team and work together with a diverse cross-functional team of research scientists to help determine team direction and advance programs in Amgens small molecule portfolio.
Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to: independently devise and implement creative scientific strategies to address complex drug discovery issues through direct reports and a larger team, determine team direction to advance programs, regularly communicate progress and strategy in various forums.
Expectations for this role are to be full time onsite at our Research and Development facility in South San Francisco CA (ASF).
What We Expect Of You
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The qualified professional we seek is a Scientific Associate Director with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications
Doctorate degree PhD OR PharmD OR MD [and relevant post-doc where applicable] and 4 years of medicinal chemistry experience or
Masters degree and 7 years of medicinal chemistry experience or
Bachelors degree and 9 years of medicinal chemistry experience
Preferred Qualifications
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, well 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
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.
Application deadline
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.
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.
At Amgen, if you feel like youre part of something bigger, its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients living with serious illnessesdrives all that we do.
Since 1980, weve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the worlds toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, youll 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, youll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.
Scientific Associate Director Medicinal Chemistry
What You Will Do
Lets do this. Lets change the world. This Scientific Associate Director role will be part of an innovative Medicinal Chemistry group, with primary responsibilities being the design of novel compounds for potential clinical development, while also serving as a Project Team Representative (PTR).
In addition, this Scientific Associate Director role will help recruit top talent and manage several PhD level chemists designing and synthesizing potential drug candidates.
As a manager of others, this role will be responsible for providing motivating professional development guidance and/or coaching of colleagues within their group, as well as others across the group.
As a PTR, this role will typically also manage an external synthetic chemistry team and work together with a diverse cross-functional team of research scientists to help determine team direction and advance programs in Amgens small molecule portfolio.
Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to: independently devise and implement creative scientific strategies to address complex drug discovery issues through direct reports and a larger team, determine team direction to advance programs, regularly communicate progress and strategy in various forums.
Expectations for this role are to be full time onsite at our Research and Development facility in South San Francisco CA (ASF).
What We Expect Of You
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The qualified professional we seek is a Scientific Associate Director with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications
Doctorate degree PhD OR PharmD OR MD [and relevant post-doc where applicable] and 4 years of medicinal chemistry experience or
Masters degree and 7 years of medicinal chemistry experience or
Bachelors degree and 9 years of medicinal chemistry experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Doctorate degree in chemistry specializing in organic chemistry and 10 years of experience in synthetic organic and medicinal chemistry
- Experience leading medicinal chemistry teams/programs and delivering candidates for clinical development
- Extensive track record of consistent and successful drug discovery accomplishments (e.g. patent inventorship, conference presentations, and peer-reviewed publications)
- Deep understanding of drug discovery and relevant drug discovery disciplines (e.g. chemistry, biology, safety, PKDM, etc.)
- Expert in modern medicinal and synthetic chemistry approaches to enable others
- Demonstrated experience managing several direct reports
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills (both written and oral)
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, well 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, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible
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.
Application deadline
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.
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.
