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HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?
Do more with the knowledge you’re working hard to acquire and the passion you already have. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Through this program, you will acquire the valuable hands-on skills and foundational experience to become the professional you are meant to be in your chosen field.
Undergrad Intern – R&D Strategy & Operations
Live
This could be your everyday
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. This internship will be approximately 12 weeks and includes both project-based and experiential learning. The intern will be an integral member of the R&D Strategy and Operations (RDSO) organization, which is focused on driving innovation beyond the molecule and applying digital strategies to simplify processes. The 3 functional areas within RDSO are:
- Portfolio, Strategy & Execution: Catalyzing innovative drug development through insights-driven decisions and strategic R&D portfolio management
- R&D Business Operations: Innovating excellence and navigating efficiency to manage R&D operational activities, including budget and contracting, suppliers, laboratories, and biospecimen and research compliance
- R&D Capability Center: Transforming and advancing digitization and contemporized learning as well as cultivating talent & culture for a people-centric and inclusive workforce
As a member of Amgen's RDSO Organization, your work will be highly collaborative across multiple functions and levels within Amgen, including for example, Research & Development, Corporate Affairs, Digital Technology & Innovation, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging, and others. You will be uniquely responsible for one or more key projects that will advance RDSO’s mission, including the following:
- Developing a project charter to map out objectives and identify key stakeholders, timelines, and deliverables
- Leveraging your analytical, leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills to work in teams, identify problems, conduct research, develop recommendations through qualitative and quantitative analysis, and deliver final projects
- Presenting your deliverables/findings through various forums including an intern-wide poster session and a final readout to executive management
- You will also be engaged in learning activities, networking with colleagues across the company, and enjoying full access to Amgen’s Employee Resource Groups
This job description serves as a general outline for the responsibilities of an undergraduate intern in RDSO. The specific tasks and requirements may vary depending on the organization and its projects.
Win
Here’s what it takes to Win
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The collaborative individual we seek is hard-working with these 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
- Pursuing a degree in Business, Finance, Management Sciences, Life Sciences, Engineering, Communications, Psychology, Human Resources, or a similar field
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Highly organized, with an ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
- Enthusiastic, proactive, and a willingness to learn.
- Adaptability in navigating and effectively responding to ambiguity and evolving circumstances and priorities.
- Basic understanding of project management concepts is a plus.
Thrive
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.
Apply now
for an internship/co-op that defies imagination
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Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.
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