Career Category

Information Systems

Job Description

Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology.

Job Description

Amgen is seeking a Software Engineer to build cutting edge scientific applications with modern technology stacks that will be used by our research partners to drive Amgen’s innovation in drug discovery. The candidate will join our talented Research Informatics team to deliver solutions by using best practices in Agile and DevOps. This Software Engineer supports our Research partners in designing and implementing IS solutions for Discovery, Non-Clinical & Early Development.

The Research Informatics team supports discovery research and translational sciences globally with innovative IS and Data Science solutions to accelerate and grow Amgen’s pipeline of biopharmaceuticals. Our success in informatics is driven by our dedication to the IS Vision –

• Unlock knowledge and data for faster innovation

• Bring value with compelling, consumable and resilient technology

• Enrich Amgen's engagement with patients and the healthcare community

Further, we at Amgen are building upon our proven oncology foundation and long-term dedication to patients by developing a whole new class of novel molecules – and we need top talent to ensure these molecules become medicines and realize their potential for helping patients.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver high-quality, scalable, and robust software products & components in collaboration with product management, partners & engineering teams

• Lead technical workstreams to develop software components

• Collaborate with the team members to build end to end Informatics solutions

• Collaborate with the team members to ensure all services are reliable, maintainable, and well-integrated into existing platforms

• Collaborate with the team to evaluate and utilize cutting-edge technologies in the industry to meet scientific business needs

• Ensure effective communication between scientific area management, technical staff, and vendors to analyze scientific needs and implement informatics solutions in data acquisition, integration, and analysis

• Ensure effective design, development, and management of software products to align with security & quality standards of Amgen
   

Basic Qualification
 

Master’s degree

OR Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of software engineering experience

OR Associate’s degree and 6 years of software engineering experience

OR High school diploma / GED and 8 years of software engineering experience
 

Preferred Qualifications

• Solid foundation in software design and proficiency in one or more software development languages

• Knowledge of software engineering practices across full software development life cycle (SDLC), including rapid prototyping, agile methodology, DevOps frameworks, and cloud architecture

• Working knowledge of RDMS, such as Oracle, MySQL or PostgreSQL.

• Experience in developing and supporting web applications including familiarity with at least one web technology and JavaScript framework

• Ability to communicate technical ideas in common terms to business & technology partners

• Self-motivated individual with proven ability to work collaboratively in teams

• High learning agility, innovation, and analytical skills.
   

Our culture is what makes Amgen a special place to work. We have a powerful shared purpose around our mission – to serve patients. We respect one another, recognize contributions, and have embedded collaboration, trust, empowerment and inclusion in all that we do.

Amgen endeavours to make its recruitment process accessible to any and all users. Reasonable accommodations will be provided, upon request, to applicants with disabilities in order to facilitate equal opportunity throughout the recruitment and selection process. Please contact TalentAcquisitionInquiries@amgen.com to make a request and ensure you include the requisition number.

Reasonable accommodations are available, upon request, to facilitate the equal participation of candidates with disabilities, should you be selected for an interview.

Amgen will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.