Amgen

Science Fellow – Computational Biology, AI, Advanced Computing

Amgen

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: South San Francisco • California • United States

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Cloud

About the role

  • Establish an independent research program at the intersection of drug discovery, computational biology, artificial intelligence, and emerging computational paradigms
  • Develop and apply advanced computational methods to address foundational challenges in biology, chemistry, and/or therapeutic discovery
  • Define a forward-looking research agenda that advances computational science as a core driver of next-generation biopharmaceutical R&D
  • Work independently with the guidance of a highly distinguished mentoring committee
  • Develop a robust research project aimed at breakthrough discoveries and publication!
  • Initiate and manage an independent project with technical support under their direction.

Requirements

  • Ph.D. in a computational or life sciences discipline with research experience in Computational Biology, AI, and Advanced Computing
  • Demonstrated record of first-author or corresponding-author publications in high-impact journals at the intersection of computation and life sciences
  • Evidence of independent scientific vision
  • Experience framing and pursuing long-horizon, high-risk scientific questions
  • Advanced proficiency in modern machine learning architectures
  • Strong programming skills with evidence of production-quality code or open-source contributions
  • Experience working with large-scale, multimodal biological datasets
  • Familiarity with high-performance computing environments, cloud-based workflows, or scalable model training
  • Proven ability to integrate data-driven AI approaches with mechanistic, physics-based, or systems-level models
  • Background in at least one core domain relevant to therapeutic discovery
  • Prior exposure to quantum computing, quantum-inspired algorithms, or advanced optimization methods
  • Track record of scientific leadership, including mentoring students, coordinating collaborations, or driving cross-disciplinary projects
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting complex computational ideas to experimental or translational audiences.
Benefits
  • A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions
  • group medical, dental and vision coverage
  • life and disability insurance
  • flexible spending accounts
  • A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
  • Stock-based long-term incentives
  • Award-winning time-off plans
  • Flexible work models where possible.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
computational biologyartificial intelligenceadvanced computingmachine learning architecturesprogrammingproduction-quality codelarge-scale biological datasetshigh-performance computingcloud-based workflowsquantum computing
Soft Skills
independent scientific visionscientific leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunication skillspresentation skills
Certifications
Ph.D. in computational or life sciences