Undergrad Intern - Research Program (Summer 2025)

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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. 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.

Undergrad Intern - Research Program (Summer 2025)

This could be your everyday

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. This internship will be approximately 12 weeks of hands-on learning in the laboratory. In conjunction with the hands-on work, you will have the opportunity for professional development through lab/facilities tours, one-on-one mentoring, and various networking events.

Antibody-based therapeutics are already revolutionizing medicine, but currently require 10X the time and effort to develop compared to conventional small molecule drugs. Developing an antibody-based therapeutic requires extensive exploration, characterization and optimization of therapeutic format and properties. The mission of the Protein Engineering group at Amgen is to deliver panels of antibody-based molecules for evaluation as candidate therapeutics. To deliver such panels requires cloning of tens of thousands of DNA constructs annually, at significant cost and effort. This internship involves development of cutting-edge molecular biology and protein engineering.

• You will optimize miniaturized molecular biology protocols on high throughput robotics platforms.
• You will investigate possibilities for enzyme engineering to develop new molecular biology tools.
• You will work under guidance from a Principal Scientist with extensive experience in technology innovation & development, and also collaborate with Amgen’s advanced Research & Automation Technology team.

Here’s what it takes to Win

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The passionate and driven individual we seek exemplifies the following qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

Amgen requires that all individuals applying for an undergrad internship or a co-op assignment at Amgen must meet the following criteria:

• 18 years or older
• Currently enrolled in a full-time Bachelor’s Degree program from an accredited college or university with a 3.0 minimum GPA or equivalent
• Completion of one year of study from an accredited college or university prior to the internship commencing
• Enrolled in a full-time Bachelor’s degree program following the potential internship or co-op assignment with an accredited college or university
• Must not be employed at the time the internship starts
• Student must be located in the United States for the duration of the internship OR co-op

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree concentration(s) in Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, OR related field
• Strong basic laboratory skills, careful observational and record keeping habits
• Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational & problem solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently with careful planning & attention to detail
• Demonstrated personal initiative, self-motivation, flexibility and adaptability
• A passion to learn and explore, and has a team-oriented spirit

Some of the vast rewards of working here

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth in addition to their well-being:

The base pay range for this opportunity in the U.S. is $24.70 - $28.30 per hour.

• Build a network of colleagues that will endure and grow throughout your time with us and beyond.
• Bring your authentic self to the table and become the professional you’re inspired to be through accepting a culture that values the diversity of thought and experience and will flex to your strengths and possibilities.
• Participate in executive and social networking events, as well as community volunteer projects.

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

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.

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