Amgen Inc. Posted May 7, 2026

Associate Scientist - In Vivo Pharmacology

Thousand Oaks, United States Full time
Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research Associate

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About this opportunity

Career Category

Research

Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

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. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. 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.

Associate Scientist – In vivo Pharmacology

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be a part of a fast-paced, integrated, and interactive research group exploring therapeutics for immuno-oncology programs. You will be responsible for generating and communicating pharmacology data to support the progression of oncology and immunotherapy research programs.

Key Responsibilities:

Designing, conducting, analyzing, and reporting in vivo and in vitro studies

In vivo work will include handling techniques, such as, tumor inoculation and measurement, oral, SC, IP and IV dosing, blood, tissue collection and model development.

In vitro work includes a range of cellular assays including multiparametric flow cytometry and molecular biology techniques to help interpret in vivo observations.

Operation and maintenance of laboratory equipment, accurate, timely record-keeping, and data analysis

Active participation and presentation at cross-departmental teams and meetings

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Associate Scientist we seek is a Researcher with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Master’s degree and 1 year of In Vivo Pharmacology and Laboratory Experience

OR

Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of In Vivo Pharmacology and Laboratory Experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biology, Cell Biology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, or a related subject area and 4 years of scientific laboratory experience

Hands-on experience with preclinical models of cancer

Hands on experience administering drugs through various routes.

Hands-on experience with in vivo bioluminescence imaging (BLI)

Experience collecting blood by different routes and tissues for downstream analysis.

Flow cytometry and multi-parametric analysis (5+ colors) experience is strongly desired.

Hands-on experience with molecular, cellular, and ex vivo biological techniques and assays

Computer literacy, especially proficiency with GraphPad Prism, Excel, PowerPoint, Word and scientific software.

Previous drug discovery experience.

Attention to detail, translating into high-quality results.

Pro-active, enthusiastic, show desire to learn and be part of a highly productive team.

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, we’ll 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 where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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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.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

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.

. Salary Range

94,340.65USD -127,637.35 USD

Job details

Seniority
Associate
Function
Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Thousand Oaks, United States
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 61 comparable Associate Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research roles across 18 biopharma companies.

61Comparable roles tracked
60Currently active
18Companies hiring similar roles
7Countries represented

Salary context

19 of 61 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Associate Scientist I/II, In Vivo Pharmacology · AbbVie $58,656/yr – $99,000/yr
Highest disclosed · Advisor – In Vivo CAR Discovery · Lilly $138,000/yr – $224,400/yr
Peer group range $78,828 – $181,200 (median $90,600)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 61 comparable roles

United States51
Germany3
India2
Canada2
Switzerland1
Ireland1

+ 1 more countries

Seniority mix

61 of 61 peers have a known seniority level

Intern/Fellow/Postdoc34
Associate22
Manager5

Therapeutic area mix

9 of 61 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Neuroscience3
Cardiovascular / CVRM2
Oncology2
Vaccines & Infectious Disease1
Immunology1

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The closest matches from our peer group, ranked by how similar they are, not how well you'd qualify for them -- treat this as market context, not a guaranteed shortlist; a weak match is labeled as one below.

60%similar
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How we calculate "similar"

No black box, no LLM guesswork: a deterministic score built from four normalized attributes. Here's this role's own peer group at different match levels, so you can see the mechanism, not just the result.

Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
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Unmatched or unknown dimensions score exactly the same: 0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.