Amgen Inc. Posted July 20, 2026

Clinical Scientist Associate Director – Early Development Inflammation

Remote, United States Full time
Clinical Development Associate Director

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About this opportunity

Career Category

Clinical Development

Job Description

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.

Clinical Scientist Associate Director – Early Development Inflammation

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this role, the Clinical Scientist Associate Director supports Inflammation early clinical development by contributing to protocol development, study start-up, data review and monitoring and analysis activities. Working collaboratively with the study team and clinical leadership, this role focuses on study-level implementation and cross-functional coordination to help ensure high-quality, decision-ready clinical data.

Support set up and execution of early phase clinical trials with a focus on data quality.

Assist in authoring clinical protocols, Investigators Brochures and other regulatory documents ensuring consistency and clarity.

Provide input into and implementation of data management plan, CRF design, and data review oversight.

Support review, analysis, and presentation preparation of clinical trial data for internal decision making, external interactions, and regulatory submission.

Assists the management of collaborators, consultants, and/or Clinical Research Organizations in completion of key projects.

Anticipate and actively manage problems across a broad spectrum of cross-functional teams.

Work cross-functionally within teams to ensure clinical strategy is translated into the development of the study concept document, study protocol and related documents.

Support appropriate training, recruitment, and development requirements for matrix team resources.

WHAT WE EXPECT OF YOU

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

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 3 years of clinical development experience

OR

Master’s degree and 5 years of clinical development experience

OR

Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of clinical development experience

OR

Associate’s degree and 12 years of clinical development experience

OR

High school diploma / GED and 14 years of clinical development experience

Preferred Qualifications:

3 years of experience in a pharmaceutical industry setting with at least 1 year supporting early or late-phase clinical development within a relevant therapeutic area or disease indication

Demonstrated experience contributing to clinical trial process improvements within a therapeutic area or study team environment

Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly convey scientific concepts and clinical data to cross-functional teams and leadership audiences, both written and oral

Experience supporting the design, monitoring, and implementation of clinical trials in compliance with Good Clinical Practice standards and applicable regulatory requirements

Working knowledge of study data readout activities, including data cleaning, database lock, data extraction, and generation of clinical data outputs

Experience contributing to regulatory submission documents and supporting clinical regulatory responses for health authority interactions under guidance

Experience serving as a contributing author on scientific publications or data presentations for internal forums or scientific conferences

Experience in clinical data analysis such as Spotfire or other data analysis tools

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 expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:

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, and 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. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

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

Sponsorship for this role 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.

. Salary Range

192,597.25USD -260,572.75 USD

Job details

Seniority
Associate Director
Function
Clinical Development
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Remote, United States
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Clinical Development role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 309 comparable Associate Director Clinical Development roles across 48 biopharma companies.

309Comparable roles tracked
273Currently active
48Companies hiring similar roles
28Countries represented

Salary context

66 of 309 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Peer group range $90,199 – $315,000 (median $180,250)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 309 comparable roles

United States106
India87
China13
Poland11
United Kingdom11
Spain9

+ 22 more countries

Seniority mix

309 of 309 peers have a known seniority level

Manager146
Senior91
Associate Director72

Therapeutic area mix

24 of 309 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology9
Immunology6
Cardiovascular / CVRM4
Neuroscience3
Dermatology & Aesthetics1
Ophthalmology1

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