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Join Amgens Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen if you feel like youre part of something bigger its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients living with serious illnessesdrives all that we do.

Since 1980 weve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the worlds 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 youll 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 youll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

CDnA - Data Science Associate Director

What you will do

Lets do this. Lets change the world! Amgen Data Science department is seeking a US-based Associate Director of Data Science to lead our globally distributed Business Intelligence (BI) operations team. This role is responsible for driving global BI delivery excellence data quality rigor and the integration of advanced analytics and AI technologies into our reporting ecosystem.

You will play a central role in transforming BI operations into a scalable automated and innovation-forward capability that supports decision-making across addition to ensuring operational stability and consistency this role will champion the adoption of AI-assisted analytics automated data pipelines and emerging technologies that elevate our analytical maturity.

This is a Flexible Commuter role based at Amgens Thousand Oaks CA or Deerfield IL office requiring on-site presence 23 days per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor BI Engineering Leads and their teams based in Portugal and India fostering a culture of engineering excellence accountability and inclusion.

• Drive team performance using well-defined KPIs SLAs and delivery standards aligned to enterprise goals.

• Ensure seamless collaboration between global engineering teams and US-based business stakeholders.

• Oversee the design development and maintenance of scalable and secure BI solutions across multiple business domains.

• Implement modern development operations including version control automated testing CI/CD pipelines and monitoring for BI assets.

• Collaborate with teams to embed machine learning and AI-generated insights into dashboards and reporting workflows.

• Champion the adoption of emerging technologies (e.g. generative AI LLMs vector databases natural language querying) to improve data access storytelling and user experience.

• Stay current with innovation trends in analytics and integrate applicable tools and frameworks into the BI ecosystem.

• Translate BI priorities and business goals into actionable agile delivery plans for execution by offshore teams.

• Collaborate with Architecture Platform Engineering and Governance functions to ensure compliance scalability and technical alignment.

• Champion a product-oriented delivery model and agile methodology across offshore BI teams.

• Promote self-service BI through the development of governed business-friendly data models and semantic layers.

• Drive process improvements and tooling enhancements to maximize development efficiency and business impact.

What we expect of you

We are all different yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a collaborative partner with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 3 years of data engineering science and/or operations experience

Or

Masters degree and 5 years of data engineering science and/or operations experience

Or

Bachelors degree and 7 years of data engineering science and/or operations experience

Or

Associates degree and 12 years of data engineering science and/or operations experience

Or

High school diploma / GED and 14 years of data engineering science and/or operations experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8 years of experience in data/BI engineering data operations or analytics delivery.

• Extensive experience with SQL Python and similar programming languages

• Understanding of best practices in data management architecture and creating efficient data pipelines

• Demonstrated success in leading offshore or globally distributed technical teams.

• Proficiency with BI platforms (Power BI Tableau Looker) and cloud-native data ecosystems (Snowflake Databricks Azure).

• Experience implementing DevOps practices for BI: version control CI/CD monitoring automation.

• Strong cross-functional communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Exposure to AI/ML integration into BI solutions or operationalizing AI outputs.

• Experience in biotechnology pharmaceutical or other regulated industry environments.

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 well support your journey every step of the way.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to relevant skills experience and qualifications.

In addition to the base salary Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan based on eligibility comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals work/life balance and career development opportunities that may include:

• A comprehensive employee benefits package including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions group medical dental and vision coverage life and disability insurance and flexible spending accounts

• A discretionary annual bonus program or for field sales representatives a sales-based incentive plan

• Stock-based long-term incentives

• Award-winning time-off plans

• Flexible work models including remote and hybrid work arrangements where possible

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

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

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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