Senior Manager, Software Engineering

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.

Sr Mgr Software Development Engineering

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be responsible for leading and charting the course for the Research & Development (R&D) Informatics engineering team that builds and transforms R&D Data and Analytics search tools, APIs, and Biological Studies technology capabilities. This individual will be responsible for developing and leading a very hardworking team that is built for delivering high-end and innovative technologies.

The ideal candidate will have a consistent record of leadership in technology-driven environments that collect data and facilitate R&D activities, and has a passion for fostering innovation and excellence in the biotechnology industry. Additionally, collaboration with multi-functional and global teams is required to ensure seamless integration and operational excellence. The ideal candidate will have a good background in the end-to-end software development lifecycle, evaluation and coaching of software/data/systems engineers and engineering managers, coupled with leadership and transformation experience. This role demands the ability to drive and deliver against key organizational pivotal initiatives, foster a collaborative environment, and deliver high-quality results in a matrixed organizational structure.

• Lead and manage diverse teams within a matrixed organization.
• Collaborate with geographically dispersed teams, including those in the US and other international locations.
• Oversee the software development lifecycle
• Follow global standards and practices.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Develop talent, motivate the team, delegate effectively, champion diversity within the team and act as a role model of servant leadership.
• Managing, grow, and develop the Amgen Technology team in India, ensuring global ways of working are embedded in the local organization.
• Understand the decision-making process, workflows, and business and information needs of business partners and collaborators
• Improve activities being measured by crafting, monitoring, and optimizing relevant feedback loops through 'test & learn' activities
• Work with Product Owners, Service Owners and/or delivery teams to ensure that delivery matches commitments, acting as a blocking issue point and facilitating communication when service commitments are not met
• Ensure communication of key performance metrics and analysis of unmet needs
• Ensure ongoing alignment with strategy, compliance, and regulatory requirements for technology investments and services
• Facilitate best practice sharing, ensuring ongoing alignment with the Technology & Digital strategy
• Oversee operating budgets and product team budgets, ensuring regular review of actuals and latest estimates, managing according to agreed governance
• Ensure alignment of Technology service plans across organization
• Provide education to new partners with regards to IT service offerings
• Remain accountable for ensuring overall organizational compliance to quality/compliance requirements such as GXP and Privacy

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

Basic Qualifications:

• Master’s degree with 8 - 10 years of experience in Business, Engineering, IT or related field OR
• Bachelor’s degree with 10 - 14 years of experience in Business, Engineering, IT or related field OR
• Diploma with 14 - 18 years of experience in Business, Engineering, IT or related field

Must-Have Skills:

• Prior hands-on experience leading full stack development using infrastructure cloud services (AWS preferred) and cloud-native tools and design patterns (Containers, Serverless, Docker, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience building strong teams with consistent practices in a matrix organization
• In-depth knowledge of Agile processes and principles for coordinated solutions and teams via SAFe
• Define success metrics for developer productivity; on a monthly/quarterly basis analyze how the product team is performing against established KPI’s

• Experience in a leadership role within a pharmaceutical or technology organization
• Thorough understanding of modern application development, Gen AI application development, microservices, application integration patterns, and enterprise data frameworks for ELT pipelines
• Experience developing solutions on cloud platforms, preferably AWS such as Lambda, ECS, EKS, S3, DataBricks, Athena, Redshift and others
• Experience leading DevSecOps practices and implementing metrics for security, performance, cost, and usage
• Strong analytic/critical-thinking and decision-making abilities
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Established business partnerships and IS governance practices involving senior business collaborators
• Broad working knowledge of key IS domains and layers

• Scaled Agile Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) (preferred)
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (preferred)
• Certified DevOps Engineer (preferred)
• SAFe Agilist, Certified Agile Leader or similar (preferred)

• Excellent leadership and team management skills.
• Strong transformation and change management experience.
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills.
• 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.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with 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 an accommodation.

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.

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.