Associate Scientist, Purification Analytics (12 Month Contract)
Associate Scientist, Purification Analytics (12 Month Contract)
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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.
Associate Scientist Purification Analytics (12 Month Contract)
What you will do
Lets do this. Lets change the this exciting role you will join our Biologic Discovery Department at our research facility in Burnaby BC Canada.
We are looking for a highly motivated candidate to join the CREATE team. This specialized group is responsible for the high-throughput generation of tool and lead candidate large molecules for therapeutic discovery programs. It leverages a state-of-the-art fully automated Biofoundry to produce recombinant DNA and protein to support early-stage large molecule screening campaigns. The successful candidate will join a larger team dedicated to the identification and characterization of candidate therapeutic proteins for Amgen Research.
You will work in a highly integrated and collaborative team environment and contribute independently to diverse projects depending upon evolving needs and priorities.
This is a contract on-site laboratory-based role and successful candidates must reside in the Greater Vancouver area.
Responsibilities:
- Protein Purification
- High-throughput purification of proteins using KingFisher automated purification instruments
- Low-medium throughput purification using AKTA chromatography systems
- Buffer exchange of purified proteins
- Protein Analytics
- High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Size Exclusion Chromatography (HPLC-SEC) analysis of purified proteins
- Thermostability analysis
- SDS-PAGE
- Data interpretation and presentation
- General routine laboratory activities
- Maintenance of laboratory and workstation cleanliness and organization
- Utilization of enterprise informatics ecosystem and maintenance of electronic laboratory notebooks (ELNs)
What we expect of you
We are all different yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The scientific professional we seek has strong learning agility with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology Biochemistry or a related field and
- 4 years of scientific laboratory experience.
Or
- Masters Degree in a scientific field and 2 years of laboratory experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Training in protein biochemistry including proficiency in protein purification methods with 2-10 years general laboratory experience having performed significant hands-on laboratory work.
- Experience with modern AKTA chromatography systems (FPLC) for affinity capture and SEC chromatography
- Experience with high-throughput automated protein purification systems (e.g. Kingfisher)
- Experience with basic mass-spectrometry.
- Familiarity with automation and liquid handling systems.
- Ability to follow established laboratory protocols and adhere to data standards; attention to detail and careful execution of laboratory tasks are essential to our team
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel Word PowerPoint; experience with electronic notebooks
- Must work well in a team environment and be capable of multi-tasking with flexibility
What you can expect of us
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 salary range for this position in Canada is $91913 - $113134 CAD.
Amgen is proud to have been recognized as one of LinkedIn Top 25 Companies in Canada for career growth. Click HERE for more details.
In addition to the base salary Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.
Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.
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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Employment Type
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