Computational Chemistry Intern

Career Category

College Job

Job Description

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, and 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.

Grad Intern – Computational Chemistry 

What You Will Do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. We are looking for a summer intern to join the Computational Chemistry team in the summer of 2027. Computational chemistry plays a crucial role in our drug discovery engine, speeding up our pipeline from target inception to drug development. As a member of our team, you will develop and deploy tools that will help guide the successful discovery of small molecule therapeutics.

In this role, you will: 

·         Develop and implement computational chemistry methods to compute DFT energies and molecular descriptors 

·         Use these descriptors to train and evaluate AI/ML models that support the Design-Make-Test- Analyze cycle in producing the next generation of therapeutic molecules 

·         Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to ensure the successful execution and implementation of the project 

·         Review and summarize project-related literature 

·         Communicate findings and progress effectively to team members 

·         Clearly document methods and analyses to allow reproducible research 

Program Eligibility Requirements

• Must be available to work a full-time schedule.
• Expected continued enrollment in an accredited college or university following the internship program / co-op
• Student must be located in the United States for the duration of the internship program

 

What We Expect of You

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

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

• 18 years or older
• Graduated with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Currently enrolled in an MBA program for an MBA internship OR a Master’s program for a Master’s internship OR a PharmD program for a PharmD internship OR Ph.D. for a PhD internship from an accredited college or university and completion of the first year of MBA OR Master’s OR Pharm D OR Ph.D. program before the internship starts

Preferred Qualifications:

·         Degree in Computational Chemistry, Computational Biophysics, Cheminformatics or a similarly quantitative field 

·         Working knowledge of conformational sampling tools, DFT calculations and machine learning  

·         Familiar with QM software such as Gaussian, Jaguar, Psi4 or GAMESS and visualization tools such as pymol or VMD 

·         Demonstrated experience in modern programming and data science languages such as Python 

·         Experience with Unix-based systems and version control software (git), and working in a high performance computing environment 

·         Highly motivated; enthusiastic about science and problem solving 

·         Track record of research contributions through peer-reviewed publications or presentations at scientific conferences 

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.

The base pay range for this opportunity in the U.S. is $35.34 – $41.20 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 and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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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.

Sponsorship

Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. for the duration of this program. Sponsorship for future FTE roles is not guaranteed.

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.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided 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 accommodation.

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