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At Amgen, if you feel like you're part of something bigger, it's because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do. Since 1980, we've helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world's 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, you'll 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, you'll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.
Job Responsibility
Build upon Amgen's differentiated Induced Proximity Platform to define and execute a long-term scientific vision for targeted protein degradation and proximity-based therapeutics
Establish a differentiated scientific strategy that identifies where degradation and proximity-based mechanisms can uniquely address high-value biological targets
Drive innovation across the targeted protein degradation landscape, including molecular glues, heterobifunctional degraders, tissue-selective degraders, event-driven pharmacology, and emerging induced proximity modalities
Develop frameworks for identifying, evaluating, and prioritizing new biological opportunities enabled by targeted protein degradation and proximity biology
Anticipate emerging scientific, technological, and competitive trends and translate them into actionable platform strategies and capability investments
Serve as a key scientific advisor to Research leadership
Foster a culture of scientific ambition, rigor, and innovation
Define and build next-generation capabilities required to enable world-leading targeted protein degradation discovery
Champion the integration of AI- and data-driven approaches
Drive the development and adoption of novel experimental and computational technologies
Establish scalable scientific workflows and decision-making frameworks
Identify capability gaps and proactively build internal expertise, external partnerships, and enabling technologies
Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing multidisciplinary team
Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, inclusion, and scientific excellence
Attract, develop, and retain exceptional scientific talent
Enable a highly innovative environment
Partner closely with Therapeutic Areas, Medicinal Chemistry, Research Informatics, Translational Sciences, Pharmacology, and Development organizations
Drive alignment across functions
Identify and evaluate emerging scientific advances, enabling technologies, and partnership opportunities
Cultivate a broad external network of scientific leaders and innovators
Represent the IPP organization in scientific, strategic, and executive forums
Requirements
Doctorate degree and 4 years of scientific experience
Master's degree and 8 years of scientific experience
Bachelor's degree and 10 years of scientific experience
at least 4 years experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation or resources
Nice to have
PhD in Chemical Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Medicinal Chemistry, or a related scientific discipline
Recognized scientific leader with significant contributions to targeted protein degradation, molecular glues, induced proximity biology, or adjacent fields
Deep understanding of degrader mechanisms, E3 ligase biology, chemical proteomics, structural biology, and translational pharmacology
Experience establishing scientific strategies, building research capabilities, and driving organizational transformation
Strong understanding of emerging computational and AI-enabled approaches in drug discovery
Demonstrated success developing strategic external collaborations and evaluating innovative technologies
Exceptional communication, influencing, and leadership skills with the ability to engage audiences ranging from scientific teams to executive leadership
What we offer
Comprehensive employee benefits package including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions