Career Category

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. 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 – U.S. Value & Access | Contracting, Analytics, Pricing, and Execution

What You Will Do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. During this program, you will have the opportunity to partner with Amgen’s US Value and Access leaders and experience our mission-driven culture firsthand.

Each summer intern will be placed on a team and assigned a meaningful project that’s tied directly to our strategic and tactical goals. These projects give interns the opportunity to engage with subject matter experts and business units to support the development and execution of pricing, reimbursement, and contracting strategy to achieve and maintain payer coverage and provider adoption goals. The intern will conduct qualitative and quantitative pricing/contracting analyses to support pricing decisions. This will ensure that the intern will build a strong foundation in U.S. Value and Access organization and gain valuable experience in the biotechnology industry. Throughout the summer, each intern will benefit from the support and guidance of their manager, assigned mentor, teammates, fellow interns, recruiting team members, and the greater Amgen community. Upon successful completion of the summer experience, interns will be evaluated for a full-time position post-graduation.

This role interacts cross functionally with Value Marketing, Patient Access, Ecosystems & Insights, Sales, Brand Marketing, Government Affairs, Trade & Distribution, Business Unit Leadership, Finance, Accounting, and Legal. This role will provide a strong foundation in the U.S. healthcare market and is a good avenue to many future commercial healthcare roles.

• Develop financial, technical and analytical skills as you work on a meaningful project which includes meaningful insights and recommendations for the business
• Support strategic planning and forecast for multiple products within a Business Unit
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including regular touchpoints with manager and teammates
• Attend weekly lunch and learn sessions with Amgen executives and engage personally with leadership
• Collaborate with fellow interns in a week-long multidisciplinary case study competition that will expose you to various aspects of our business including operations, sales and marketing, and forecasting
• Network with colleagues across the company, including full access to Amgen’s Employee Resource Groups and an on-site visit to Amgen’s headquarters in Thousand Oaks

What We Expect of You

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The hardworking individual we seek is a team player 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 3.5 minimum GPA or equivalent
• 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

• Graduation in either December 2026 or Summer 2027
• Major or Concentration in Economics, Business Administration, Biotechnology Management, Statistics, Accounting or Finance
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of basic financial analytical principles
• Effective communication and organizational skills
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong team mentality and ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues on complex assignments
• Prior work experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical or healthcare industry

What You Can Expect of Us

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 and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

careers.amgen.com Please search for Keyword R-224379

In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

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.

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