Specialist Software Engineer – Biological Studies for Global Research IS

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.

Specialist Software Engineer -Biological Studies for Global Research IS

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software solutions for Research scientists. Additionally, it involves automating operations, monitoring system health, and responding to incidents to minimize downtime. You will join a multi-functional team of scientists and software professionals that enables technology and data capabilities to evaluate drug candidates and assess their abilities to affect the biology of drug targets. This team implements scientific software platforms that manage compound inventories / biological sample banks, as well as those that enable the capture, analysis, storage, and report of in vitro assays and in vivo / pre-clinical studies. The ideal candidate possesses experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry, deep technical skills, and full stack software engineering experience (spanning SQL, back-end, front-end web technologies, automated testing).

• Take ownership of complex software projects from conception to deployment
• Manage software delivery scope, risk, and timeline
• Possesses strong rapid prototyping skills and can quickly translate concepts into working code
• Contribute to both front-end and back-end development using cloud technology
• Develop innovative solution using generative AI technologies
• Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to best practices
• Create and maintain documentation on software architecture, design, deployment, disaster recovery, and operations
• Identify and resolve technical challenges effectively
• Stay updated with the latest trends and advancements
• Work closely with product team, business team including scientists, and other stakeholders
• Design, develop, and implement applications and modules, including custom reports, interfaces, and enhancements
• Analyze and understand the functional and technical requirements of applications, solutions and systems and translate them into software architecture and design specifications
• Develop and execute unit tests, integration tests, and other testing strategies to ensure the quality of the software
• Identify and resolve software bugs and performance issues
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, and QA, to deliver high-quality software on time
• Maintain detailed documentation of software designs, code, and development processes
• Customize modules to meet specific business requirements
• Work on integrating with other systems and platforms to ensure seamless data flow and functionality
• Provide ongoing support and maintenance for applications, ensuring that they operate smoothly and efficiently

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients.

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate Degree OR
• Master’s degree with 4 - demonstrated ability in Computer Science, IT, Computational Chemistry, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics or related field OR
• Bachelor’s degree with 6 - demonstrated ability in Computer Science, IT, Computational Chemistry, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics or related field OR
• Diploma with 10 - demonstrated ability in Computer Science, IT, Computational Chemistry, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics or related field

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in implementing and supporting biopharma scientific software platforms

Must-Have Skills:

• Hands-on experience with Full Stack software development. Proficient in programming language SQL, Java, Python, Javascript, Sencha ExtJs
• Good understanding of software development methodologies, mainly Agile and Scrum
• Strong problem solving, analytical skills; Ability to learn quickly & work independently; Good communication and interpersonal skills

• Good understanding of cloud platforms (e.g AWS) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Working experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with big data technologies (e.g., Spark, Databricks)
• Experience with API integration, serverless, microservices architecture (e.g. Mulesoft, AWS Kafka)
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk)
• Experience of infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Experience with version control systems like Git
• Experience with Benchling
• Experience with automated testing tools and frameworks

Professional Certifications (please mention if the certification is preferred or mandatory for the role):

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner preferred

• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
• High degree of initiative and self-motivation
• Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully
• Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills

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.

for a career that defies imagination

Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.

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.

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