Principal IS Architect

ABOUT AMGEN

Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world’s toughest diseases, and make people’s lives easier, fuller and longer. We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver innovative medicines to help millions of patients. Amgen helped establish the biotechnology industry more than 40 years ago and remains on the cutting-edge of innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond what’s known today.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Role Description:

The role is responsible for leading and charting the course for Corporate Functions, Data & Analytics team that builds and transforms technology capabilities that positively impacts business outcomes.  This individual will be responsible for leading a highly talented team that is built for delivering high-end and innovative technologies.  

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of leadership in technology-driven environments for Finance and HR business area and has a passion for fostering innovation and excellence in the biotechnology industry.  Additionally, collaboration with cross-functional and global teams is required to ensure seamless integration and operational excellence. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in end-to-end software development lifecycle and a Scaled Agile practitioner coupled with leadership and transformation experience. This role demands the ability to drive and deliver against key organizational strategic initiatives, foster a collaborative environment, and deliver high-quality results in a matrixed organizational structure. 

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Maintain strategic relationships and strong communication with the leadership team about IS services and service roadmaps to ensure that all the stakeholders feel informed and engaged
• Lead and manage large, 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
• Develop and implement strategic plans for technology and workforce. 
• Follow global standards and practices. 
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. 
• Attract and recruit top talent as part of an extensive Technology organization to be hired within India. 
• Develop talent, motivate the team, delegate effectively, champion diversity within the team and act as a role model of servant leadership. 
• Responsible for managing, growing, and developing the Amgen Technology team in India, ensuring global ways of working are imbedded in the local organization
• Understand the decision-making process, workflows, and business and information needs of business partners and stakeholders
• Contribute and define business outcomes + requirements, technology solutions, and services
• 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 an escalation point and facilitating communication when service commitments are not met
• Ensure communication of key performance metrics and analysis of unmet needs
• Participate in stakeholder and other leadership meetings, working with other parts of the organization, and functional groups to ensure successful delivery
• 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
• 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

Basic Qualifications and Experience:

• Master’s degree and 8 to 10 years of computer science and engineering preferred, other Engineering field is considered OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 10 to 14 years of computer science and engineering preferred, other Engineering field is considered OR
• Diploma and 14 to 18 years of in computer science and engineering preferred, other Engineering field is considered

Functional Skills:

Must-Have Skills:

• Strong data architectural design and modeling skills
• Proficiency in Python, PySpark, and Scala for data processing and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) workflows, with hands-on experience in using Databricks for building ETL pipelines and handling big data processing
• Strong knowledge of SQL and experience with relational (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) databases.
• Experience with data warehousing platforms such as Amazon Redshift, or Snowflake
• Familiarity with big data frameworks like Apache Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka for handling large datasets.
• Experience directing solution design, business processes redesign and aligning business requirements to technical solutions in a regulated environment

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Experience in a technical lead role within a pharmaceutical or technology organization, preferably in Finance and HR business functions
• Experience with Software engineering best-practices, including but not limited to version control, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and automated testing
• Experience using and adoption of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Understanding of machine learning pipelines and frameworks for ML/AI models
• Established business partnerships and IS governance practices involving senior business stakeholders
• Experience in managing diverse, cross-functional teams (data engineers, analysts, scientists).

Professional Certifications

• Databricks Certified (preferred)
• AWS Certified Data Engineer (preferred)

Soft Skills:

• 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

Shift Information:

This position requires you to work a later shift and may be assigned a second or third shift schedule. Candidates must be willing and able to work during evening or night shifts, as required based on business requirements.

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.