Data Scientist

About the role

Amgen is hiring a Data Scientist to design, develop and implement scalable data engineering, machine learning and analytics solutions that accelerate clinical development and advance therapies for patients. The role supports the Center for Design & Analysis, partnering with data scientists and cross-functional teams to turn business requirements into data pipelines, analytical tools and visualization solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Work with research scientists and other data scientists to build AI and advanced analytics solutions that speed drug research and development
• Design, write and test data and machine learning pipelines, and other analytics and visualization solutions
• Gather business requirements and user stories for new or improved analytic solutions
• Train users on the solutions provided by the CfDA Data Science organization
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives and to the development and review of CfDA policies, SOPs and controlled documents
• Take part in external professional organizations, conferences and meetings

Required profile

• PhD, PharmD or MD; or Master's degree with 3 years of related experience; or Bachelor's degree with 5 years of related experience
• Preferred: MS or PhD in statistics, biostatistics, mathematics, computer science, data science, physics, informatics, life sciences or a quantitative field
• Preferred: experience in drug development (pre-, early, late and/or observational) or academic research
• Preferred: experience in distributed compute and data technologies (e.g. Spark, Python Dask), DevOps frameworks (e.g. Git) and building analytic solutions in the cloud
• Preferred: experience working in a globally dispersed team and communicating complex ideas to non-technical audiences

Required skills

• Ability to write robust code in R and Python
• Working knowledge of common machine learning algorithms (neural networks, random forest classifiers, ensemble methods, NLP)
• Proficiency with Linux and its shell commands

What we offer

• Annual salary range of $134,168 to $181,521 in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico), varying with skills, experience and qualifications
• Health, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and a retirement savings plan with company contributions
• Discretionary annual bonus or sales-based incentive plan, stock-based long-term incentives and flexible time-off plans
• Flexible work models where possible