I applied in-person. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Amgen (Thousand Oaks, CA) in Aug 2014
Interview
Came in for full day interview at the Thousand Oaks campus, met with 8 people for about 30-45 minutes each. There was a bit of a delay between when I interviewed and when the offer actually came (~4 weeks), since there was a change in the org structure (again!) during that period.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All the usual stuff... "tell me about how you manage people" / "what does good look like to you" / "why leave consulting?"
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amgen in June 2025
Interview
AI bot is used for the initial scheduling of a phone screen.
Proceeded to speak to a recruiter.
Interview with the hiring manager.
Panel interview
Lengthy period of waiting while decisions are made
I applied online. I interviewed at Amgen in July 2024
Interview
Friendly discussion with HR to understand my interests / background. HR representative was honest at the start of the call that both positions I had applied for were being filled by internal candidates, but she was interested in my background for future opportunities.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Why did you apply for two different types of positions?
Thorough and pragmatic use of virtual rather than insisting on face to face. Cross functional panel which gives a good opp to speak to a range of people that you would be working with closely. Mix of more structured competency style interviews as well as less formal chemistry conversations.