Software Engineer – Amgen India DTI Software Engineer for R&D Omics
Software Engineer – Amgen India DTI Software Engineer for R&D Omics
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
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will will be responsible for advanced Bioinformatics pipelines for Proteomics, Single-Cell transcriptomics etc. in support of target/biomarker discovery at Amgen.
This role requires expertise in code development (e.g. Python, Nextflow, R, etc), some systems administration knowledge, experience with CI/CD processes and cloud computing technologies (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud, etc). Additionally, experience in working with multi-functional teams that include software/data engineers, business analysts, architects, cloud infrastructure teams and experience in agile practices, along with effective communication skills are highly desired. Any experience in use of Generative AI is desirable.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Develop scripts to query and manipulate omics data using programming languages such as Python, Java, R.
- Develop bioinformatics applications (e.g. R Shiny, Plotly Dash) and relevant usage analytics
- Develop data processing pipelines for large datasets in the cloud (e.g. AWS HealthOmics, Nextflow); integrate with other data sources where applicable
- Collaborate with the other engineering team members to ensure all services are reliable, maintainable, and well-integrated into existing platforms
- Adhere to standard methodologies for testing and designing reusable code
- Ensure effective communication between scientific area management, technical staff and vendors to analyze scientific needs and implement informatics solutions in data acquisition, integration and analysis
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients.
Basic Qualifications:
- Doctorate degree OR
- Master’s degree and 4 to 6 years of Computer Science, IT or related field experience OR
- Bachelor’s degree and 6 to 8 years of Computer Science, IT or related field experience OR
- Diploma and 10 to 12 years of Computer Science, IT or related field experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Functional Skills:
Must-Have Skills (Not more than 3 to 4):
- Experience in the software development lifecycle.
- Experience in pipeline development using one or more of the following programming languages (Python, Nextflow, etc)
- Experience with cloud computing platforms and infrastructure
- Experience with Application development (RShiny, Ploty Dash, etc)
- Experience with Bioinformatics tools, development and usage
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
Good-to-Have Skills:
- Experience with installing software and configuring linux-based systems
- Work experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.
- Experience using and adopting Agile Framework
Professional Certifications(please mention if the certification is preferred or mandatory for the role):
- Agile certifications (e.g. SAFe) – (preferred)
- Cloud Computing (AWS) – (preferred)
Soft Skills:
- Strong learning agility, ability to pick up new technologies used to support early drug discovery data analysis needs
- Collaborative with good communication skills.
- 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 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.
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