Sr. Data Scientist

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of.

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will work as Senior Data Scientist at Amgen, you will be responsible for developing and deploying advanced machine learning, operational research, semantic analysis, and statistical methods to uncover structure in large data sets. This role involves creating analytics solutions to address customer needs and opportunities.

• Develop analytics to address customer needs and opportunities.
• Work alongside software developers and software engineers to translate algorithms into commercially viable products and services.
• Work in technical teams in development, deployment, and application of applied analytics, predictive analytics, and prescriptive analytics.
• Perform exploratory and targeted data analyses using descriptive statistics and other methods.
• Model and analytics lifecycle management leveraging MLOps technologies.
• Model/analytics experiment and development pipeline leveraging MLOps.
• Work with data engineers on data quality assessment, data cleansing and data analytics
• Generate reports, annotated code, and other projects artifacts to document, archive, and communicate your work and outcomes.
• Share and discuss findings with team members practicing SAFe Agile delivery model.

What we expect of you

• Master’s degree and 1 to 3 years of experience with one or more analytic software tools or languages (e.g., SAS, SPSS, R, Python) OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 3 to 5 years of experience with one or more analytic software tools or languages (e.g., SAS, SPSS, R, Python) OR
• Diploma and 7 to 9 years of experience with one or more analytic software tools or languages (e.g., SAS, SPSS, R, Python)

• Experience with one or more analytic software tools or languages (e.g., SAS, SPSS, R, Python)
• Demonstrated skill in the use of applied analytics, descriptive statistics, feature extraction and predictive analytics on industrial datasets
• Demonstrated skill at data visualization and storytelling for an audience of collaborators
• Strong foundation in machine learning algorithms and techniques
• Experience in statistical techniques and hypothesis testing, experience with regression analysis, clustering and classification

• Experience in MLOps practices and tools (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow, Airflow); Experience in DevOps tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD)
• Proficiency in Python and relevant ML libraries (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn)
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills; Ability to learn quickly; Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience with data engineering and pipeline development
• Knowledge of NLP techniques for text analysis and sentiment analysis
• Experience in analyzing time-series data for forecasting and trend analysis
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Experience with Databricks platform for data analytics and MLOps

• Any AWS Developer certification (preferred)
• Any Python and ML certification (preferred)
• Any SAFe Agile certification (preferred)

• Initiative to explore alternate technology and approaches to solving problems.
• Skilled in breaking down problems, documenting problem statements, and estimating efforts.
• Excellent analytical and solving 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

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

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

In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us.

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.