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Thousand Oaks, California · USA job

Scientist - LC-MS Bioanalytical

Amgen

Thousand Oaks, California

Job description

Overview

In this LC-MS Bioanalytical Scientist role, you design, validate, and implement quantitative LC-MS/MS methods across small molecules, oligonucleotides, proteins, and complex entities to support discovery and regulated activities. You'll modernize automation and instrumentation, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and deliver data-driven insights. This position provides a pathway to impact GLP preclinical and clinical work while advancing bioanalytical capabilities. You join a collaborative, science-driven culture focused on patient outcomes.

Compensation / Benefits
  • Retirement and Savings Plan
  • health/dental/vision coverage
  • life and disability insurance
  • flexible spending accounts
  • discretionary annual bonus
  • stock-based long-term incentives
Responsibilities
  • Plan, execute, and document quantitative LC-MS/MS bioanalytical experiments
  • Develop and implement fit-for-purpose bioanalytical methods with rapid turnaround
  • Perform small- and large-molecule bioanalysis in matrices (plasma, urine, CSF, tissues)
  • Prepare biological samples via protein precipitation, SPE, LLE, affinity capture, and related techniques
  • Organize, analyze, interpret, and present bioanalytical data with data integrity
  • Maintain complete, accurate documentation in ELN and lab systems
  • Ensure data/records meet regulatory expectations for global submissions
  • Author/review study reports, methods, SOPs, memos, regulatory documents
  • Communicate results to discovery/development teams; contribute to publications
  • Support report quality control, time management, and cross-functional communication
  • Follow safety, training, and site procedures; perform housekeeping and operational support
Key requirements
  • Doctorate degree
  • Bachelor's degree with 4 years of relevant industrial/technical experience or Master's with 2 years or Doctorate
  • Preferred: CRO/pharma/biotech experience
  • Strong expertise in quantitative mass spectrometry on triple quadrupole (QQQ) and HRMS
  • Experience with analytical technologies enabling bioanalysis, automation, and micro-sampling
  • GLP and GCP experience
  • Experience with diverse sample types (blood, plasma, serum, tissues, CSF)
  • Hands-on automated sample preparation for LC-MS bioanalysis (protein precipitation, SPE, affinity capture) and high-throughput workflows (KingFisher APEX/FLEX, automated SPE, robotic liquid handlers)
  • Experience in regulated bioanalytical assay execution and transfer to CROs
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-project environment with high workload
  • Strong problem-solving, project/time management, and collaboration skills
  • Supervisory/mentoring experience in a lab setting
  • collaboration
  • problem-solving
  • time management
  • quantitative mass spectrometry (QQQ, HRMS)
  • bioanalytical method development
  • automation and micro-sampling

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