Specialist Software Engineer

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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.

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 forefront of innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond what is known today

What you will do

Amgen India will be an integral part in driving growth & innovation, improving efficiency and creating enterprise value – supporting our mission “To Serve Patients”.

We are seeking a highly skilled Specialist Software Engineer Visualization Role to join our Global Medical Data and Analytics team and lead the technology ecosystem for enhancing Amgen’s analytics and Visualization capability. This role will be be part of the development team under the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Medical Data Analytics and Insights Product Team and primarily focus on delivering Analytics capabilities across Global Medical business organization. The selected individual will engage with business users, validation engineers, product owner, architects and the members of the development team to develop and deliver analytics needs and enhancements.

This role requires expertise in BI reporting tools like Tableau, Power BI and ability to develop technical solutions using Datalake and ETL technology platforms. Additionally, collaboration with various global teams is required to ensure seamless integration and operational excellence. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in the end-to-end software development lifecycle and be a Scaled Agile practitioner. 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.

Additionally, this role will bridge the gap between IT and Amgen Medical across the broader scientific data/technology ecosystem. The ideal candidate will analyze, design, and support the implementation of software solutions that meet the unique needs of our medical teams. They will provide day to day operations, data standardization, ad hoc query, reporting, technical support, training, data

Roles & Responsibilities:

• As a specialist and Senior Visualization Developer Lead the design, development, and deployment of advanced data visualization solutions for Global Medical teams, enabling actionable insights across diverse business capabilities.
• Develop interactive dashboards and analytical reports using industry-standard tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) to visualize complex medical data for various stakeholders, ensuring clarity and accuracy.
• Develop visualization prototypes for building interactive applications using latest frameworks like React js.
• Drive innovation in data visualization by introducing advanced techniques (e.g., predictive analytics, dynamic storytelling) to highlight trends and opportunities.
• Monitor and enhance the performance of visualization tools, ensuring optimal load times and usability.
• Ensure data integrity, quality, and compliance with regulatory standards, such as HIPAA and GDPR.
• Oversee the implementation of automated data validation frameworks, ensuring consistency across datasets and reducing errors.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable visualization solutions.
• Present data insights and visualization solutions to senior leadership, enabling data-driven decision-making across the organization.
• Train and mentor team members and business users on the effective use of visualization tools and analytics best practices.
• Manage and mentor a team of data visualization experts and analysts, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.
• Establish and monitor KPIs for the visualization team to ensure alignment with business goals and objectives.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with engineering, data science, and business teams to streamline workflows and enhance efficiency.
• Drive the implementation of reusable, scalable frameworks for visualization solutions to support global reporting needs.
• Support ad-hoc and strategic reporting requests with customized data visualizations tailored to business needs.

What we expect of you

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

Technical Expertise & Innovation

• Stay updated with emerging trends and tools in data visualization and analytics, incorporating innovative solutions into the team's workflows.
• Advocate for the adoption of cutting-edge tools and methodologies to elevate the organization's visualization capabilities.
• Collaborate on the development of a centralized data lake and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
• An ongoing commitment to learning and staying at the forefront of AI/ML advancements

Key Skills Required

• Expertise in visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or React js equivalent.
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, R, or other data analysis programming languages.
• Strong understanding of medical data models, including Field Medical, Medinfo, and SciComm frameworks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong project management skills, with experience leading cross-functional teams.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree / Master's degree / Bachelor's degree and 8 to 13 years of Information Systems experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Analytics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in data analytics, visualization, or business intelligence, preferably within the pharmaceutical, life sciences, or healthcare industry.
• Demonstrated experience in managing global data projects and collaborating with cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization.
• Advanced certifications in data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau Certified Professional, Microsoft Power BI Certification).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, and experience in integrating data visualization solutions with cloud-based architectures.

Must-Have Skills:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey technical information to non-technical users
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights
• Strong skills in analyzing and modeling large datasets, with expertise in creating aggregate data models and enabling ad-hoc reporting.

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Work experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience using and adopting Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• An ongoing commitment to learning and staying at the forefront of AI/ML advancements.

Professional Certifications

• SAFe for Teams certification (preferred)

Soft Skills:

• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully.
• Team-oriented with a focus on achieving team goals.
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills.
• Strong ability to inspire and lead teams, fostering collaboration and accountability.
• Proactive approach to identifying challenges and implementing data-driven solutions effectively.
• Proven ability to work with cross-functional and multicultural teams to deliver on shared goals.
• Flexibility to manage evolving priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

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.