Senior Associate - Biobank Specialist

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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, 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.

What you will do:

• Project management support - initiate program meetings, update trackers, monitor milestones

• Responsible for managing day-to-day activities related to assigned biobank tasks and responsibilities

• Responsible for representation on study startup meetings to discuss protocol, ICF, and assent language requirements

• Participate in study planning discussions with applicable stakeholders

• Support process improvement projects

• Support revision of controlled documents

• Responsible for supporting sample, data and consent transfers from various vendors

Basic Qualifications:

• Master’s degree & 5 years of related experience OR

• Bachelor’s degree & 7 years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using electronic document management systems and principles

• Outstanding attention to detail, including the ability to verify data/information, proofread, and reformat documents

• Strong team player working across multiple sites and R&D functions

• Proficient in Microsoft office and online collaboration tools

• Sharp learning agility, problem solving, and multi-tasking skills

• Reliable contributor with the ability to work independently

Core Competencies:

• Understanding and application of principles, concepts, theories and standards of professional field

• Specialized knowledge within the informed consent field, biobank operations, and basic knowledge about laboratory information management systems

• Drafting and interpreting clinical protocol and ICF language

• Knowledge of related regulatory/industry considerations and compliance issues

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.

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.