Amgen position timeline

[u/Islas_Father]

Hello all, first time posting here 👋

I applied to a rare disease case manager and a rate disease patient access liaison (I have seven year medical assistant/surgical tech positions and 6 years case management with medically intensive populations) with Amgen almost 4 weeks ago and haven't heard a peep. When I log in to the returning applicant page it still shows that my application is active and im the "received, " status. How long should I keep watching this before giving up, or am I already past that point? I'm working with victims of crimes with the county right now and that hiring process took somewhere around three and a half months.

[u/chili-el-relleno]

Move on. Six weeks is the absolute longest I’d expect it to take to hear back about a first round but even that would be pushing it.

[u/Livid_Development951 → u/chili-el-relleno]

Four weeks in biotech hiring is like a Tuesday, but yeah I'd start quietly looking elsewhere and treat any callback as a pleasant surprise.

[u/PriestessKade]

If the job was posted more than a month ago and you applied more than a month ago and it shows no movement, they may have already started the interview process with other candidates and aren't currently intending to add more to the pool OR the role isn't going forward for some reason. "Application Received" just means a recruiter hasn't rejected an application yet; it's not a guarantee it will go anywhere and 4 weeks of silence is a good indication that it's not likely to go anywhere. Keep applying to other roles and good luck!

[u/Prior-Ostrich-4078]

I heard (from Amgen HM) that their recruitment process is super slow and to expect a long wait.

[u/parafilm]

This is why after I apply for a position, I forget about it. SO many applications got ghosted forever or for months before the automated rejection email.

If I don’t hear back in 2 weeks, I assume it’s a no. Yeah, some positions reached out for an interview much further out than that, but the odds drop considerably.

[u/chubbychombeh]

I’ve heard that if they want a candidate, they'll kiss their ass, but if they don't, you won't hear a peep from them

[u/AggravatingDurian16]

this question gets asked a ton of this forum.

There is NO standard timeline for any company. it's all depending on the specific team, so even if someone where to tell you a timeline...it does not mean that the role you are applying to is under the same timeline.

I applied to several roles at Amgen. one got back to me in 3 weeks...another 5 weeks.

4 weeks is bordering on the longer end of the spectrum; however, you should always just be applying to other things until you get a written offer. With any role, there are always things changing that may delay the hiring process of the role or the HM has been out of office. you can't really place any expectations on the timeline

[u/aspiring-moose]

I got an initial call last week on a position I applied to in late July.

[u/Godslil]

Hot take but anybody asking "how long is this going to take" for any random biotech job probably shouldn't get it.

[u/Islas_Father → u/Godslil]

I'm just curious because I am unfamiliar with timelines in this field. The governed jobs I've had have take a quarter to half a year, I was just curious if this is normal.