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HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

You’ve earned your degree. How will you use that achievement to reach your goals? Do more with the knowledge you’ve worked hard to acquire and the passion you already have. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Become the professional you are meant to be in this meaningful role.

Senior Associate Data Scientist

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What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will We are seeking emerging talent to play a major role in how we architect, visualize, and interpret critical data that is at the very core of our business. As a Data Science Sr. Associate in our Data Excellence Development Program, you will be challenged with uncovering analytical insights through data mining and statistics. And you will have the opportunity to translate those insights into practical decisions for the business.

As a Data Excellence rotational program member, you will gain first-hand experience solving some of the most ambitious problems facing the biotech industry today within a variety of functions. This three year development program will expose you to three different business analytics roles by spending one year in three different departments, with opportunities in Research & Development, Operations, Global Commercial Operations, and Corporate. Starting from Day One, you will be introduced to the many nuances and complexities of our organization and asked to think creatively and independently to influence and drive decision-making. You will also be given the opportunity to work in cross-functional teams that include key internal and external partners across the business, including but not limited to business development partners, scientists, operations staff, engineers, product teams, and executives.

• Implement data science projects and complete high quality deliverable on time to support business
• Use programming / code to parse data, statistics, machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques, and NLP algorithms to uncover novel trends or factors representing opportunities or challenges to our business
• Collaborate closely with potential users and SMEs to get input for design and to validate utility of solutions developed
• Write communications and facilitate discussions on processes / behaviors
• Analyze business needs and translate to software-level requirements

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The enthusiastic professional we seek is a data scientist with these qualifications.

• Currently enrolled in final year of a Master’s degree in one of the following areas:

Data Science; Computer Science; Biomedical, Computer, or Software Engineering; Mathematics; Computational Chemistry or Biology; Statistics; Information Systems; Relevant Programs

Or

Bachelor’s degree & 2 years of data science experinece

• Minimum GPA of 3.0 in current program
• Demonstrated proficiency and exposure with industry standard tools to implement and automate the more technical aspects of statistical data analysis, including SQL, R, SAS, Python (or equivalent)
• Prior internship in similar field
• Highly motivated, self-starting nature; capable of and comfortable with independent critical thinking and problem solving; energized by change and challenge
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a particularly well-developed ability to display data and lead audiences to logical conclusions
• Strong team player who is able to collaborate with colleagues on complex tasks
• Track record of successfully owning, planning, and implementing multi-faceted projects
• Experience with formal Agile project methodologies
• Programming Experience : familiarity with C++, R, MATLAB, Python
• Database Experience: SQL query, (familiarity with Hive/Hadoop, Mongo, Pandas)
• Big Data Storage Tools: AWS, virtual machines
• Data visualization tools: Tableau, Spotfire or similar; d3.js
• Basic understanding of application development methodologies and techniques, as well as the knowledge and skills to advise users of a proposed software’s functionality

Thrive

Some of the vast rewards of working here

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

• Full support and career-development resources to expand your skills, enhance your expertise, and maximize your potential along your career journey
• A diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
• Generous Total Rewards Plan—comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits—with compensation and benefits rated above 4 stars (out of 5) on Glassdoor

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for a career that defies imagination

Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.

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