Grad Co-op: Small Molecule Safety Modeling

Amgen; Thousand Oaks (CA); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 56,000; Part time

Job summary

Amgen is seeking a graduate co‑op to expand its computational toolbox for assessing safety of small molecule drug candidates. You will work with computational scientists and nonclinical safety experts to develop strategies that provide early predictions in drug discovery and guide design and testing decisions.

This role combines data assessment, model development, and collaboration across teams. Preferred qualifications include pursuing a graduate degree in cheminformatics or related fields and

Qualifications

• 18 years or older and bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Currently enrolled in an MBA/Master’s/PharmD/PhD internship or equivalent and complete first year before start.
• Must be located in the United States for the duration of the internship.

Responsibilities

• Identify, curate, and compare relevant data including chemical structures, assay results, and exposure information.
• Develop and evaluate approaches such as structural alerts, analogue-based read-cross, ML and data-integrated models.
• Present results with reproducible analyses and documented model prototypes.

Skills

Python

Data analysis

Machine learning

Statistical modeling

Scientific communication

Reproducible workflows

Education

Graduate degree in cheminformatics / bioinformatics / computational chemistry / biology / data science / statistics / toxicology

Job description

Amgen is seeking a graduate co‑op to expand its computational toolbox for assessing safety of small molecule drug candidates. You will work with computational scientists and nonclinical safety experts to develop strategies that provide early predictions in drug discovery and guide design and testing decisions.

This role combines data assessment, model development, and collaboration across teams. Preferred qualifications include pursuing a graduate degree in cheminformatics or related fields and