Data Scientist

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 Scientist

Duties: Apply statistical trending tools to product and method data; Apply engineering principles and multivariate statistical analysis in-order to understand sources of variation and evaluate opportunities for improvements; Use data analytics software to develop visualizations to review, assess, and improve analytical method performance; Interface with analytical scientists, process development scientists, and engineers to assess, understand, and support data consumption needs; Interface with product quality, QC, quality assurance, and manufacturing organizations to resolve method issues; Support on-going GMP activities such as the generation of the annual product review documents, regulatory inspections, and process documentation; and Stays abreast of new technologies and statistical approaches to recommend improvement. May Telecommute. 

Requirements: Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Business Analytics, Engineering, Data Science or a related field & completion of a university-level course, research project, internship, thesis, or one year of experience in the following: 

Regulatory and cGMP involves authoring routine analytical reports that directly support ongoing GMP production;  

Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), ICH guidelines, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure analytics are performed in compliance with regulatory standards, enabling the consistent production of safe and effective medicines;  

Understanding of Analytical Method Data to evaluate method performance, interpret variability, and understand the influence of method parameters to ensure appropriate statistical analysis and hypothesis development;  

Product quality data obtained from lot release and in-process testing utilized to interpret data in the context of process understanding and product specifications, selecting suitable statistical tools to ensure valid analyses conclusions;  

Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques including Nelson signaling rules, process capability (Cpk) calculations, and control charting - to identify trends and detect trends in product and analytical method performance;  

Statistical Analysis and Modeling to support a wide range of products and processes using statistical techniques including ANOVA, regression (including mixed-effects models), and hypothesis testing;  

Data Manipulation Using SQL code to extract and organize data from electronic systems efficiently this includes developing queries to retrieve data from relational databases, ensuring integrity and readiness for statistical or analytical evaluation;  

Develop and maintain code in Python and R to process, analyze, and visualize large datasets;  

Utilize data engineering infrastructure, including Databricks, to integrate and transform data from multiple systems including developing efficient workflows and scalable analytics pipelines that support reproducible and automated data processing; and  

Communicate analytical insights effectively utilizing visualization tools including Spotfire to build dashboards and self-service analytical applications to explore data independently, visualize trends, and make informed, data-driven decisions. 

Contact: Interested candidates please apply via https://careers.amgen.com/en/search-jobs and search for job # R-248086 

Job type: Full-Time position. The annual salary range for this position in the U.S. is $114,088.00 - $133,117.00 per year. Also, this position offers stock, retirement, medical, life and disability insurance and eligibility for an annual bonus or for sales roles, other incentive compensation. For more details visit https://careers.amgen.com/life-at-amgen/benefits/

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.  

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.  

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:  

• A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts  

• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan  

• Stock-based long-term incentives  

• Award-winning time-off plans  

• Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible  

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team. 

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Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position. 

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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