Amgen
Job title:
Center of Excellence Postdoc: Immunogenicity Mitigation and Immunopeptidomics
Company
Amgen
Job description
Career Category ResearchJob DescriptionHOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.Center of Excellence Postdoctoral Fellow – Immunogenecity Mitigation and ImmunopeptidomicsLiveWhat you will doLet’s do this. Let’s change the world. We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow with previous training in immunology and biochemistry to help develop the next generation of screening tools to identify and quantify the presence of immunogenic sequences, motifs, and structures in candidate therapeutic molecules by leveraging multiple different emerging technology streams. These platforms would then be used to aid in the development of biologic therapies by facilitating the selection or design of therapeutic candidates with reduced immunogenic liabilities. In this vital role you will develop, assess, and integrate new technologies to identify T and B cell epitopes in therapeutic proteins of interest.Lead an effort to develop and implement new B and T cell epitope determination tools and screening platforms.Perform various immune assays utilizing primary human cells to validate experimental data.Critically analyze and interpret data.Explore opportunities to develop and/or deploy relevant machine learning models.Prospect the research space to identify additional emerging technologies.The postdoctoral fellow will receive personalized training in relevant areas of immunology, biochemistry or peptidomics as requiredWinWhat we expect of youWe are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a creative problem solver with these qualifications.Basic Qualifications:Doctorate degree in immunology or related field.Deep understanding of mechanistic immunology, with previous research in the field of antigen processing/presentation or immunopeptidomics.A strong grasp of protein biochemistryA strong background in modern molecular biology techniques.Excellent communicator able to write and speak about technical concepts to business, technical, and lay audiencesPreferred Qualifications:Previous experience in sample preparation for mass spectrometry-based proteomics.Experience with standard immunology assays and immunophenotyping.Understanding of or T and B cell biology and de novo immune response mechanisms.A mechanistic understanding of class II antigen processing and presentation.Previous experience modelling T cell responses in vitroPrevious experience working with primary human immune cells.ThriveWhat you can expect of usAs we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.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.Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising 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 including: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 planStock-based long-term incentivesAward-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdownsFlexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possibleApply nowfor a career that defies imaginationObjects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.careers.amgen.comApplication deadlineAmgen 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.Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.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..
Expected salary
Location
Burnaby, BC
Job date
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 07:49:22 GMT
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