Data Engineer – R&D Multi-Omics (Open)
About this opportunity
Career Category
Information Systems
Job Description
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 -R&D-Multi Omics
What you will do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be responsible for development and maintenance of software in support of target/biomarker discovery at Amgen.
Design, develop, and implement data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and data integration solutions
Contribute to data pipeline projects from inception to deployment, manage scope, timelines, and risks
Contribute to data models for biopharma scientific data, data dictionaries, and other documentation to ensure data accuracy and consistency
Optimize large datasets for query performance
Collaborate with global cross-functional teams including research scientists to understand data requirements and design solutions that meet business needs
Implement data security and privacy measures to protect sensitive data
Leverage cloud platforms (AWS preferred) to build scalable and efficient data solutions
Collaborate with Data Architects, Business SMEs, Software Engineers and Data Scientists to design and develop end-to-end data pipelines to meet fast paced business needs across geographic regions
Identify and resolve data-related challenges
Adhere to best practices for coding, testing, and designing reusable code/component
Explore new tools and technologies that will help to improve ETL platform performance
Participate in sprint planning meetings and provide estimations on technical implementation
Maintain documentation of processes, systems, and solutions
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The role requires proficiency in scientific software development (e.g. Python, R, Rshiny, Plotly Dash, etc), and some knowledge of CI/CD processes and cloud computing technologies (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud, etc).
Basic Qualifications:
Master’s degree/Bachelors Degree and 5 to 9 years of Computer Science, IT, Computational Chemistry, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics or related field experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
5+ years of experience in designing and supporting biopharma scientific research data analytics (software platforms.
Functional Skills:
Must-Have Skills:
Proficiency with SQL and Python for data engineering, test automation frameworks (pytest), and scripting tasks
Hands on experience with big data technologies and platforms, such as Databricks (or equivalent), Apache Spark (PySpark, SparkSQL), workflow orchestration, performance tuning on big data processing
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work with large, complex datasets
Good-to-Have Skills:
Experience the git, CICD and the software development lifecycle
Experience with SQL and relational databases (e.g PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle) or Databricks
Experience with cloud computing platforms and infrastructure (AWS preferred)
Experience using and adopting Agile Framework
A passion for tackling complex challenges in drug discovery with technology and data
Basic understanding of data modeling, data warehousing, and data integration concepts
Experience with data visualization tools (e.g. Dash, Plotly, Spotfire)
Experience with diagramming and collaboration tools such as Miro, Lucidchart or similar tools for process mapping and brainstorming
Experience writing and maintaining technical documentation in Confluence
Professional Certifications:
Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional preferred
Soft Skills:
Excellent critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
Strong communication and collaboration skills
High degree of initiative and self-motivation.
Demonstrated presentation skills
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.
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.
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