Amgen Inc. Posted July 8, 2026

Process Development Associate Scientist- Biological and Structural Characterization

Cambridge, United States Full time
Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research Associate

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About this opportunity

Career Category

Process Development

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.

Process Development Associate Scientist- Biological and Structural Characterization

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be responsible for developing, qualifying and transferring state-of-the-art and fit-for-purpose quantitative potency and biological characterization assays and supporting sample testing and regulatory submissions.

Implementing state-of-the-art and fit-for-purpose analytical potency methods for: release testing, stability testing, product characterization/optimization, reference standard characterization, and investigations

Assisting in the preparation of technical reports for investigations, product and impurity characterization, and regulatory submissions

Generating and analyzing analytical data to support: product development and regulatory submissions

May contribute to critical analytical development teams (e.g., product and process development teams, product quality teams) by providing analytical updates, analytical documentation and data interpretation. Keeps current in analytical development field including literature and technology development. Supports analytical projects involving method development, qualification, and transfer

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is an individual with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Master’s degree and 1 year of scientific experience

OR

Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of scientific experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Expertise in cell culture, and cell biology techniques for quantitative determination of biological activity of proteins

Expertise in cell-based bioassay development (characterization methods, qualification, validation, technical transfer)

Expertise with signal transduction, gene expression, receptor binding and fluorescent probe technologies Experience in molecular biology techniques to manipulate plasmid constructs for generation of transfected stable cell lines

Innovation – supports new ideas and initiatives

Detail oriented and excellent documentation skills

Experience with automated liquid handling preferred

Client orientation– establishes effective and responsive relationships with all clients; ensures value is delivered

Communication and Interpersonal skills – communicates effectively with others, using appropriate diplomacy and sensitivity; makes others feel respected, valued and understood; works well in teams

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

90,442.55USD -122,363.45 USD

Job details

Seniority
Associate
Function
Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Cambridge, 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
Lilly Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America Associate
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60%similar
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Same function Same seniority Same country
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Pfizer Cambridge, United States Associate
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AbbVie North Chicago, IL Associate
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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.

60%
Advisor – In Vivo CAR Discovery
Lilly · Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America · Associate
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
60%
Associate Scientist I/II, In Vivo Pharmacology
AbbVie · North Chicago, IL · Associate
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.