HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

　　You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? 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. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.

　　Senior Software Engineer (US Remote or Canada)

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　　What you will do

　　Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will join our Research Informatics team to deliver solutions by using Agile and DevOps methodologies. You will help build innovative scientific applications with modern technology stacks that will be used by our research partners to drive Amgen’s innovation in drug discovery.

　　Our success in informatics is inspired by our dedication to our patients and to our business partners. We develop, integrate, and maintain technologies that deliver critical business value. Further, we at Amgen are building upon our long-term commitment 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:

　　Design and implement Information Systems solutions for researchers in our Discovery, Non-Clinical & Early Development teams

　　Deliver outcomes focused on the management and utilization of data to transform the speed of biologics discovery & development as part of the Biologics NExT initiative

　　Lead technical workstreams that develop software components in support of R&D scientific business objectives.

　　Develop and expand our bioinformatics automation capabilities through support for new pipeline and algorithm integration in Amgen’s ecosystem.

　　Design, develop and deliver high-quality, scalable, and robust software products & components in collaboration with product management, stakeholders & engineering teams.

　　Ensure effective design, development, and management of software products in compliance with Amgen's security and quality standards

　　Collaborate with scientists to evaluate and use innovative technologies in the industry to meet scientific business needs.

　　Contribute to the vision & roadmap for the Research software ecosystem.

　　Win

　　What we expect of you

　　We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek will have these qualifications.

　　Basic Qualifications:

　　Doctorate degree

　　OR

　　Master’s degree and 3 years of Informatics and/or Information Systems experience

　　Or

　　Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of Informatics and/or Information Systems experience

　　Or

　　Associate’s degree and 10 years of Informatics and/or Information Systems experience

　　Or

　　High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Informatics and/or Information Systems experience

　　Preferred Qualifications:

　　Solid foundation in modern software design and engineering practices, such as microservices, serverless, and containerization

　　Experience in developing and supporting scientific applications or laboratory information systems

　　Scientific educational background or work experience

　　Experience with Agile software development methodologies

　　Strong proficiency in one or more of the following technologies:

　　Java or Python programming language

　　JavaScript web application framework, such as ExtJS or ReactJS

　　Relational databases such as Oracle or Postgres

　　AWS services related to compute and storage, such as EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS and Batch

　　CI/CD pipelines, such as GitLab CI/CD or Jenkins

　　Ability to pick up scientific domain knowledge and understanding of scientists’ software requirements and workflows

　　Experience with bioinformatics applications including NGS pipeline development

　　High learning agility, innovation, and analytical skills

　　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.

　　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

　　Apply now

　　for a career that defies imagination

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

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　　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.

　　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.