Specialist Solution Architect - Biological Studies for Global Research IS

Specialist Solution Architect - Biological Studies for Global Research IS
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 be responsible for defining the architecture vision, creating roadmaps, and ensuring that IT strategies align with business goals. You will join a multi-functional team of scientists and software professionals that enables technology and data capabilities to evaluate drug candidates and assess their abilities to affect the biology of drug targets. This team implements scientific software platforms that manage compound inventories / biological sample banks, as well as those that enable the capture, analysis, storage, and report of in vitro assays and in vivo / pre-clinical studies. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the software ecosystem in this area, ensuring that it meets both current and future business needs while providing technical leadership to junior team members.
Create and maintain architectural roadmaps that guide the evolution of IT systems and capabilities
Maintain documentation of the architecture, including principles, standards, and models
Drive continuous improvement in the architecture by identifying opportunities for innovation and efficiency
Work with stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements, ensuring that solutions meet both business and technical needs
Evaluate and recommend technologies and tools that best fit the solution requirements
Ensure seamless integration between systems and platforms, both within the organization and with external partners
Design systems that can scale to meet growing business needs and performance demands
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients.
Basic Qualifications:
Master’s degree and 4 to 6 years of Computer Science, IT, Computational Chemistry, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics or related field OR
Bachelor’s degree and 6 to 8 years of Computer Science, IT, Computational Chemistry, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics or related field OR
Diploma and 10 to 12 years of Computer Science, IT, Computational Chemistry, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics or related field.
Preferred Qualifications and Experience:
3+ years of experience in implementing and supporting biopharma scientific research software platforms
Must-Have Skills:
Strong architectural design and modeling skills
Experience with system integration, IT infrastructure
Experience directing solution design, business processes redesign and aligning business requirements to technical solutions in a regulated environment
Experience working in agile methodology, including Product Teams and Product Development models
Good-to-Have Skills:
Problem-Solving: Ability to identify and solve complex technical challenges.
Solution Design: Proficiency in designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions.
Vendor Management: Experience in evaluating and selecting technology vendors.
Proof of Concept: Ability to create and demonstrate proof of concept solutions to validate technical feasibility.
Systems Analysis: Ability to decompose complex systems into smaller, manageable components.
Design Patterns: Knowledge of common design patterns and their application in software development.
Non-Functional Requirements: Consideration of factors like performance, scalability, security, and reliability in system design.
Integration: Understanding of system integration principles and technologies (e.g. Mulesoft, AWS Kafka)
Technology Stack: Familiarity with a variety of programming languages (e.g. Python, Java), frameworks, databases (e.g. Oracle, MySQL) and Salesforce
Experience with cloud computing platforms (AWS)
Strong solution design and problem-solving skills
Strong understanding of technology, function, or platform
Experience in developing differentiated and deliverable solutions
Ability to analyze client requirements and translate them into solutions
Soft Skills:
Excellent critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Demonstrated awareness of how to function in a team setting
Demonstrated awareness of presentation skills
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.