Senior Applied AI & Intelligent Automation Architect

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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.

Senior Applied AI & Intelligent Automation Architect

What you will do

Lets do this. Lets change the world. The Senior Applied AI & Intelligent Automation Engineer position offers a unique opportunity to join a fun innovative engineering team within the AI & Data Science (AI&D) - organization of Amgen. Youll work on next-generation capabilities and services in Applied AI & Automation using innovative Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS) products open-source software frameworks tools and cloud computing services. The role also emphasizes demonstrating these capabilities to support critical business operations and initiatives in ensuring quality compliance and performance across Amgens Applied AI & Automation Footprint.

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Specialist IS Architect to design develop and deploy scalable AI/ML systems with a strong emphasis on agentic automation generative AI and MLOps guidelines. This position is ideal for a hands-on architect who thrives at the intersection of modern AI technologies and enterprise-grade platforms of a maturity spectrum from Agentics Intelligent Automation to Robotic Process Automation.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Builds and maintains full-stack AI applications ensuring performance scalability and cost efficiency.
• Designs and implements agentic AI systems that autonomously perform sophisticated tasks demonstrating LLMs multi-agent orchestration and tool integration.
• Collaborates multi-functionally with data scientists engineers and product teams to drive innovation and platform reuse.
• Stays ahead of with the latest trends in generative AI multimodal models and agent frameworks (e.g. LangChain N8N CrewAI).
• Designs develops and deploys automation workflows using platforms such as UiPath and Power Automate.
• Integrates all solutions securely with enterprise systems (e.g. SAP Salesforce ServiceNow MES/LIMS/ELN/QMS) via robust APIs connectors and least-privilege access controls.
• Outlines design documents (e.g. Technical Design Documents) in support of development efforts.
• Contributes to the development of procedures and standards to continually improve delivery of intelligent automation and applied AI (GenAI agentic and ML) projects.
• Conducts code reviews with peers to ensure each increment aligns with the original design as defined in the user story and adheres to the highest quality standards continuously expanding the reusable object library.
• Finds opportunities to improve code quality reusability development methodologies and other technical areas and drives these improvements to implementation.
• Advises configures sizes and provisions applied AI (GenAI agentic and ML) and intelligent automation infrastructure to meet functional and nonfunctional requirements.
• Leads all aspects of design scoping implementation and testing in short Agile release cycles for both in-house development and vendor implementations end-to-end.
• Participates in the development promotion and utilization of applied AI (GenAI agentic and ML) and intelligent automation procedures.
• Continuously learns and stays informed on emerging automation technologies providing recommendations to the Intelligent Automation Product Team.
• Demonstrates excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate and identify the source of errors.

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree

OR

Masters degree and 2 years of computer science data science/engineering information technology (IT) or related field

OR

Bachelors degree and 4 years of computer science data science/engineering information technology (IT) or related field

OR

Associates degree and 8 years of computer science data science/engineering information technology (IT) or related field

OR

High school diploma / GED and 10 years of computer science data science/engineering information technology (IT) or related field

Preferred Qualifications:

Functional Skills:

Must-Have Skills:

• Experience with agentic AI frameworks across the no-code low-code and pro-code spectrum and with multi-agent orchestration. Strong working knowledge of agent-based automation such as AWS BDA OpenAI LangChain LangGraph and UiPath.
• Command of machine learning algorithmsincluding regression tree-based ensembles clustering dimensionality reduction time-series models deep-learning architectures (CNNs RNNs reinforcement learning and transformers) and modern LLM/RAG techniqueswith the judgment to choose tune and operationalize the appropriate method for a given business problem.
• Proficiency in Python ML frameworks (e.g. TensorFlow PyTorch) and cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) with hands-on experience using MLOps tools and managing the AI model lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of LLM-based architecture prompt engineering and fine-tuning techniques with current knowledge of when to use the right approach within the GenAI ecosystem.
• Skill in building hybrid products that combine LLMs with automation platforms (e.g. UiPath Power Automate) and enterprise data sources.
• Proficiency in designing developing and deploying automation workflows using platforms such as UiPath and Power Automate.

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Proficiency in business process modeling techniques such as UML or BPMN.
• Familiarity with vector databases and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
• Knowledge of architecting and deploying end-to-end machine learning pipelines using modern MLOps stacks such as Kubeflow Amazon SageMaker and the OpenAI SDK.
• Ability to optimize AI workloads for cloud-native environments ensuring robust CI/CD monitoring and governance.
• Experience with observability tools and model monitoring platforms.
• Awareness and application of responsible AI practices including model explainability fairness and observability.
• Knowledge of modern SAP platforms and modules preferably S/4HANA and the Build Process Automation (BPA) suite.
• Experience in the pharma or biopharma industry is preferred but healthcare industry experience will also be considered.
• Strong solution design and problem-solving skills.
• Strong understanding of technology functions or platforms.
• Ability to analyze client requirements and translate them into effective solutions.
• Familiarity with API integration technologies platforms protocols and standards (e.g. ESB REST SOAP).
• Knowledge of SQLite MySQL or similar database management systems.
• Familiarity with data governance metadata management access control and regulatory requirements (e.g. GDPR HIPAA SOX).

What you can expect from 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 where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies

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.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

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. Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status or disability status.

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