The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amgen (South San Francisco, CA)
Interview
I applied online. A week later I was called by the hiring manager, a scientist in the group that the position belonged to. We chatted for an hour about my research and she said it would take two weeks for them to get back to me. They got back to me the same day and asked to arrange an onsite interview. The onsite interview was a day long and consisted of half hour interviews with 16 different scientists. Most of them wanted me to talk about my past experience and ask them questions. So have questions prepared. I went to dinner the same day with the hiring manager and a scientist within the group. I got a verbal offer a week later, pending background check of course. And a written offer a week and a half later.
A virtual interview followed by an in-person interview. A person should have atleast 2.5 yrs or more to apply for the position into that specific role. More of a managerial kinda interview with few technical questions specifically related to amgens background.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Introduction youself
Sql and execl questions
Managerial question
Question specific to your domain ie working experience and how you standout from others.
Completed the first round HR interview and was invited to choose a date and time through the AI assistant to interview with the Hiring Manager. 30 minutes before the scheduled interview time, I was notified that the hiring manager was no longer available and was provided another list of available dates and times. The day the rescheduled interview was supposed to take place, I was again notified that there was a scheduling conflict. Rescheduled once again, same thing happened again, and I didn't bother to continue. Extremely unprofessional
Quick, questions as to be expected at each stage. No panel interview or presentation. Questions following the usual 'tell me about a time when...' structure. Recruiter was prompt at sharing updates.
