Biostatistical Programming Manager

Biostatistical Programming Manager
India - Hyderabad Apply NowJoin 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.
What you will do
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. Managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources in programming projects and Experience in R Shiny, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. In this vital role you will Guide and support junior team members by offering technical advice, conducting code reviews, and sharing knowledge to promote their professional development
Provide technical solutions to programming problems within CfOR
Lead and develop technical programming and process improvement initiatives within CfOR
Represent the programming function and participate in multidisciplinary project team meetings
Project manage all programming activities, according to agreed resource and timeline plans
Ensure all programming activities on the project adhere to departmental standards
Write and/or review and approve all programming plans
Oversee the work of outsourced resources assigned to project
Lead and/or participate in the development and review of CfOR Policies, SOPs and other controlled documents
Participate in the recruitment of programming staff
Actively participate in external professional organizations, conferences and/or meetings
Provide input to and participate in intra-departmental and CfOR meetings
Contribute to the continuous improvement of programming, CfOR, and Research and Development (R&D)
Manage staff performance and oversee staff assignments and utilization
Enhance and support existing R Shiny applications with a focus on front-end improvements
Provide support for the Atlas web-based application from the OHDSI community
Develop and implement web solutions using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their requirements and translate them into technical solutions
Implement CI/CD processes to ensure efficient and reliable deployment of applications
Manage and optimize data workflows to support efficient data processing and analysis
Stay updated with R programming trends and integrate new technologies as needed
Establish coding standards and best practices for R package and R Shiny development
Optimize performance and refactor code to enhance efficiency and reliability
Validate and test software tools
What we expect of you
Master’s degree and 4 to 6 years of Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field OR
Bachelor’s degree and 6 to 8 years of Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field OR
Diploma and 10 to 12 years of Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
Experience:
Developing and maintaining web applications using R Shiny
Supporting and enhancing web-based applications in a collaborative environment
Collaborating with multi-functional teams to deliver technical solutions that meet user requirements
Global collaboration
Request fulfillment oversight, clarifying requirements, project tracking, project fulfillment, statistical programming, issue resolution, expert resource, results delivery
Preferred Qualifications:
Training or experience using the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) common data model
Experience working with the OHDSI community and supporting Shiny applications
Familiarity with Real-World Evidence and its applications in observational studies
Key Competencies
Required: Proficient in R and R Shiny (Intermediate)
Required: HTML (Expert)
Required: CSS (Expert)
Required: JavaScript (Expert)
Preferred: Python (Intermediate)
Git workflows using version control
Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
Ability to have efficient exchanges with colleagues across geographical locations
Agile project management
Real-world data (RWD) including insurance claims databases, electronic medical records and patient registries; for example, Market Scan, Optum, PharMetrics, Flatiron, Medicare
OMOP common data model
Scientific / technical excellence
Oral and written communication, documentation skills
Leadership
Innovation
Teamwork
Problem solving
Attention to detail
Learning attitude
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
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.