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Vivienne Watson

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Scientific Director at Amgen
📍 South San Francisco, California, United States

Vivienne Watson is a Scientific Director at Amgen, specializing in oncology, human genetics, and genomics. With a PhD from The University of Edinburgh, she has focused her career on target discovery and validation for cancer therapeutics and tumor immunotherapy.

Vivienne is passionate about fostering the next generation of scientists. She actively supports the Amgen Foundations mission to provide hands-on science experiences to high school students and enjoys sharing career opportunities in the biotech industry.

She has played a direct role in the entire drug development lifecycle, from initial target discovery to seeing a drug impact patients lives.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Scientific Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
South San Francisco, California, United States
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Oncology Target Discovery
Her career at Amgen has been dedicated to identifying and validating novel targets for cancer therapeutics, including work in tumor immunotherapy and oncogenomics.
Genomics & Genetics
Integrates genomic profiling data with cell sensitivity data for biomarker identification and to validate novel drug targets in oncology.
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Career

Work history

9-2022
Scientific Director
Amgen
3-2014 - 9-2022
Principal Scientist
Amgen
3-2008 - 2-2014
Senior Scientist: Oncology Discovery Research
Amgen
3-2006 - 2-2008
Scientist: Oncology Discovery Research
Amgen
10-2004 - 2-2006
Scientist: Lead Discovery
Amgen
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On this #DNADay, hear from Amgen's Vivienne Watson, a molecular .... Featured in Instagram
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Mean Green Genes – Educational video series featuring Vivienne Watson, Scientific Director, Amgen. Featured in The Amgen Foundation
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Education
1990 - 1994
PhD
The University of Edinburgh
1985 - 1988
Bachelor of Science
Imperial College London
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