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Amgen R&D Data and Decision Sciences Sr. Manager in Washington D.C., District Of Columbia
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.
R&D Data and Decision Science (DDS)
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What you will do
Let’s do this! Let’s change the world. Data is the new gold. Digitalization is generating large quantities of data and when used with intelligent automation, it will transform what we do work in Decision and Data Science for the Research and Development Organization.
DDS is seeking a Sr. Manager, Data & Decision Science who will actively lead and collaborate with various business leaders and design and implement sophisticated analytical models.
Primary Responsibilities:
Design and develop analyses (e.g., descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, prescriptive) to enable concrete insights and to inform timely decision-making.
Strategize with partners across the organization to build scalable and production-grade AI/ML products and bring consistent approach to solving complex business problems
Identify key business questions that need to be addressed to meet changing business needs; Prioritize resources to impact critical business issues and decisions
Design and build frameworks to tune the model parameters to achieve desired program outcomes and support monitor and address model performance over time
Lead, contribute, and provide thought leadership on end-to-end development, deployment, and sustainment of digital solutions.
Work with data engineers and IS/IT teams to identify the right data granularity required for different modeling /measurement approaches, automate model retraining and deployment
Partner with IS and Data Engineers to ensure that the models feeding the dashboards are robust, functional, and relevant to business needs
Ensure delivery of efficient, agile, integrated business and system processes while incorporating agile project management approaches
Develop and deliver clear and precise communications related to digital technologies and solutions that are tailored to the needs of technical and business stakeholders.
Collaborate with peers in other functions across the companyon multi-functional digital transformation initiatives to drive efficiencies
Stay on top of the latest trends in the field through continuous learning and an active peer internal/external network to address emerging business and regulatory imperatives.
Interact cross-functionally with a wide variety of people and teams. Work closely with domain experts to deliver value by developing novel, practical, scientific, data-driven solutions to meet business needs
Develop productive relationships with senior functional leaders to understand operational challenges and opportunities, and present innovative, plausible, and sustainable digital solutions
Motivate, coach, and serve as a role model for staff and coordinate deployment of team resources to help advance the business and their professional aspirations and growth.
Cultivate a collaborative environment where the team has a solid sense of belonging, are engaged and invested in their own and organizational success, maintain a high degree of initiative, critical thinking, and intellectual curiosity, and have a big picture orientation to build comprehensive and enduring solutions.
Ensure that both structured and ad-hoc projects follow all Amgen SOPs and meet service-level expectations for quality, timeliness, and budget
Mentor high-performing data scientists and decision scientists within the team
Win
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications.
Basic Qual ifications:
- Doctorate degree and 2+ years of experience in statistics, data science, operations research, mathematics, econometrics, business administration, a quantitative field or equivalent area of focus experience
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- Master’s degree and 6+ years of experience in statistics, data science, operations research, mathematics, econometrics, business administration, a quantitative field or equivalent area of focus experience
Or
- Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience in statistics, data science, operations research, mathematics, econometrics, business administration, a quantitative field or equivalent area of focus experience
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- Associate degree and 10+ years of experience in statistics, data science, operations research, mathematics, econometrics, business administration, a quantitative field or equivalent area of focus experience
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- High school diploma / GED and 12+ years of experience in statistics, data science, operations research, mathematics, econometrics, business administration, a quantitative field or equivalent area of focus experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in quantitative methods, multivariate statistics, predictive modeling and other analytics frameworks/techniques with 6+ years of experience delivering complex analytical projects
Experience in building, deploying, and optimizing machinelearning models (e.g., Next Best Action recommendation engine) to optimize customer/business experience against desired objective function(s)
Ability to collaborate with various partners to translate business requirements into analytical plan and communicate complex ideas/solutions to influence practical decision making
4+ years of professional experience in Amazon Web Services RedShift, S3, Athena, etc. and industry standard Data Warehousing technologies Snowflake, Spark, Airflow, etc.
Proficiency and hands on coding experience in Python/R/Scala/Java or any other Object-Oriented Programming language; ETL using SQL/shell scripting; BI Tools (e.g., Tableau, Spotfire), React JS, Databricks, and Data engineering/management tools(e.g., Infosphere Master Data Management Server, Informatica)
Demonstrated experience in application of advanced analytics, statistical modeling, natural language processing, artificial/augmented intelligence, and/or machine learning tools/techniques to address complex business problems
Oral, written and presentation skills to explain complex concepts and controversial findings clearly to a variety of audiences, including senior management
Understanding of technology platforms and ability to partner with IS/IT and business leaders
Experience with DevOps, Agile, and good software practices
Ability to take ownership of projects independently
Good to have Bio/Pharmaceutical industry experience
Thrive
What you can expect of us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.
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.
Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising 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 including:
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 and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible
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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.
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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