Data Engineer

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 Engineer

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role will be a key contributor to the Clinical Trial Data & Analytics (CTDA) Team, driving the development of robust data pipelines and platforms to enable advanced analytics and decision-making. Operating within a SAFE Agile product team, this role ensures system performance, minimizes downtime through automation, and supports the creation of actionable insights from clinical trial data.

Collaborating with product owners, architects, and engineers, the Data Engineer will implement and enhance analytics capabilities. Ideal candidates are diligent professionals with strong technical skills, a problem-solving approach, and a passion for advancing clinical operations through data engineering and analytics.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Proficiency in developing interactive dashboards and visualizations using Spotfire, Power BI, and Tableau to provide actionable insights.

• Expertise in creating dynamic reports and visualizations that support data-driven decision-making and meet collaborator requirements.

• Ability to analyze complex datasets and translate them into meaningful KPIs, metrics, and trends.

• Strong knowledge of data visualization standard methodologies, including user-centric design, accessibility, and responsiveness.

• Experience in integrating data from multiple sources (databases, APIs, data warehouses) into visualizations.

• Skilled in performance tuning of dashboards and reports to optimize responsiveness and usability.

• Ability to work with end-users to define reporting requirements, develop prototypes, and implement final solutions.

• Familiarity with integrating real-time and predictive analytics within dashboards to enhance forecasting capabilities.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients.

Basic Qualifications:

Master's degree / Bachelor's degree and 5 to 9 years' of experience in Computer Science/IT or related field

Must-Have Skills:

• Proven hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.

• Proficiency in using Python, PySpark, and SQL, with practical experience in ETL performance tuning.

• Development knowledge in Databricks.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to tackle complex data challenges, with expertise in using analytical tools like Spotfire, Power BI, and Tableau.

Preferred Qualifications:

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Experienced with software engineering best-practices, including but not limited to version control (Git, Subversion, etc.), CI/CD (Jenkins, Maven etc.), automated unit testing, and Dev Ops

• Familiarity with SQL/NOSQL database, vector database for large language models

• Familiarity with prompt engineering, model fine tuning

Professional Certifications

• AWS Certified Data Engineer (preferred)

• Databricks Certification (preferred)

• Any SAFe Agile certification (preferred)

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 presentation skills

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.

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

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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.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided 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 accommodation.