Amgen is the new name of the Applied Molecular Genetics Company, and it is an American biopharmaceutical company. Amgen's headquarters are in Thousand Oaks, California. The company is best-known for two closely related drugs - Neulasta and Neupogen - which are used to prevent infections in patients who are undergoing chemotherapy. They are also the makers of Enbrel, Epogen, Aranesp, Sensipar/Mimpara, Nplate, Vectibix, Prolia, and XGEVA. As of 2016, there were over 19,000 people working for Amgen. Some of the employment opportunities at Amgen include sales positions, specialty representatives in a variety of fields including cardiovascular, tax reporting and finance workers, global health policy leads, clinical operations managers, and more.
