New skills in Safety
Career Opportunities in Drug Safety (Pharmacovigilance)
Uxbridge or Cambridge

Amgen, a biotechnology pioneer, discovers, develops and delivers innovative human therapeutics. Our medicines have helped millions of patients in their fight against cancer, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses.

Drug safety is a key part of the development and life cycle management of these medicines. Our European regional Safety team, based in the UK, has an important role in Amgen’s Global Safety organisation, focusing on the therapeutic safety needs of patients, healthcare professionals and regulators. We work with our innovative products within the legislative framework of a highly regulated industry and use specialist systems and professional expertise to understand and enhance product safety in support of optimum patient care.

We have some exciting opportunities within our regional Safety team to work on a range of projects as we move into a very dynamic phase in the evolution of the Global Safety organisation. There are database, product-related and educational initiatives to suit the skill sets of the successful candidates.

We need two enthusiastic, versatile, high-calibre individuals who have a real desire to apply their scientific background to explore a career in Safety. With a good degree in life sciences, pharmacy or another healthcare subject, ideally you will have some knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, possibly gained while working in an area such as pre-clinical or clinical development, data management, QA/QC or product quality. Alternatively, you may be seeking a change of direction from a current academic or healthcare environment.

You will also have good team working and organising abilities, diplomacy and interpersonal skills, as well as high proficiency in verbal and written communication.

If you would like to join our business at this exciting time, then please apply online, attaching your covering letter, via the job posting ‘Safety Associates’, on the Careers page at www.amgen.co.uk

Closing date: 27th November 2009.

These two posts provide initial eleven month assignments.

Candidates should be available for interviews during the week commencing 23rd November or 30th November.

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