Inflammation Discovery Scientist: AI-Driven Wet Lab & Omics

Amgen SA; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen in South San Francisco, CA, seeks a Scientist to advance inflammation discovery, combining wet-lab experiments with AI-enabled omics analyses to identify targets, test hypotheses, and interpret complex datasets. You will connect experimental results with published literature and human genetics to prioritize therapeutic strategies in inflammation biology.

You'll manage defined project components with minimal supervision, develop science expertise, and communicate data-driven insights to

Qualifications

• Doctorate or equivalent in immunology, molecular biology, or biomedical sciences.
• Hands-on wet-lab experience in inflammation biology.
• Experience with multimodal omics data analysis and AI-enabled approaches.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate project tasks for target identification and progression of inflammation discovery programs.
• Design, execute, analyze, and interpret bench/wet-lab studies to investigate disease mechanisms and test hypotheses.
• Apply computational, AI-enabled data-analytic approaches to generate mechanistic insights and refine experimental design.
• Integrate results with literature, human genetics, clinical observations, and internal/external datasets to inform project design.
• Develop and optimize solutions to technical problems within inflammation biology.
• Collaborate across functions and present data-driven insights in scientific forums.
• Organize, interpret, document, and present project data and recommendations.

Skills

Inflammation biology

Immunology basics

Spatial transcriptomics

Omics data analysis (Python/R)

Independent project work

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Doctorate degree

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Amgen in South San Francisco, CA, seeks a Scientist to advance inflammation discovery, combining wet-lab experiments with AI-enabled omics analyses to identify targets, test hypotheses, and interpret complex datasets. You will connect experimental results with published literature and human genetics to prioritize therapeutic strategies in inflammation biology.

You'll manage defined project components with minimal supervision, develop science expertise, and communicate data-driven insights to