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Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Data Engineer – Amgen India DTI Data Engineer for R&D Omics

What you will do

Amgen India will be an integral part in driving growth & innovation, improving efficiency and creating enterprise value – supporting our mission “To Serve Patients”.

The Amgen India Digital Technology & Innovation Data Engineer for Research Informatics (RDI) will be responsible for advanced Bioinformatics pipelines for Proteomics, Singlecell transcriptomics etc. in support of target/biomarker discovery at Amgen.

This role requires expertise in code development (e.g. Python, Java, R, etc), some systems administration knowledge, experience with CI/CD processes and cloud computing technologies (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud, etc). The role will also involve handling large datasets and developing automation tools. Additionally, experience in working with cross functional teams that include other data engineers, business analysts, architects, cloud infrastructure teams and experience in agile practices, along with effective communication skills are highly desired. Any experience in use of Generative AI is desirable.

• Develop scripts to query and manipulate omics data using programming languages such as Python, Java, R.
• Develop bioinformatics applications (e.g. R Shiny, Plotly Dash) and relevant usage analytics
• Develop data processing pipelines for large datasets in the cloud (e.g. AWS HealthOmics, Nextflow); integrate with other data sources where applicable
• Collaborate with the other engineering team members to ensure all services are reliable, maintainable, and well-integrated into existing platforms
• Adhere to best practices for testing and designing reusable code
• Ensure effective communication between scientific area management, technical staff and vendors to analyze scientific needs and implement informatics solutions in data acquisition, integration and analysis

What we expect of you

• Doctorate Degree (OR)
• Master’s degree with 4 - 6 years of experience in Computer Science, IT or related field (OR)
• Bachelor’s degree with 6 - 8 years of experience in Computer Science, IT or related field (OR)
• Diploma with 10 - 12 years of experience in Computer Science, IT or related field

Must Have Skills:

• Experience in the software development lifecycle.
• Experience in one or more of the following programming languages (R, Python, Java)
• Experience with cloud computing platforms and infrastructure
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

Good to Have Skills:

• Experience with Systems Administration for Linux-based systems Work experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience using and adopting Agile Framework

Certification:

• Agile certifications (e.g. SAFe)
• Cloud Computing (AWS)

Soft Skills:

• Strong learning agility, ability to pick up new technologies used to support early drug discovery data analysis needs
• Collaborative with good communication skills.
• High degree of initiative and self-motivation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully.
• Team-oriented with a focus on achieving team goals.

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.

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As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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