Data and Decision Sciences Manager

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.
Data and Decision Sciences Manager Live What you will do Let’s do this.
Let’s change the world.
In this vital role, you will report to the Senior Manager Decision Sciences within the R&D Data and Decision Sciences team.
This position will partner with cross-functional teams as well as IS/DTI to develop, implement, and maintain analytically focused solutions for the research and development organization.
This position will help develop an analytics-first mentality within the research and development organization by using the latest in advanced analytical techniques and solutions.
Apply an analytics-first mentality to R&D by using the latest in advanced analytical techniques and solutions Lead and facilitate operational activities to plan, build, implement, launch, and maintain analytical solutions in accordance with business strategies, goals, and roadmaps.
Serve as an authority, advocate, and domain guide for data, analytics, and metrics, and act as an advisor to leadership, functional, and DTI partners Technical strategy partners with business collaborators, understanding their strategic vision and providing analytic expertise to help solve problems Implement cutting-edge analytics and technological AI/ML solutions across R&D Lead or champion delivery of key performance metrics and other analytics on an ongoing basis while continuously improving and innovating to enhance efficiency and throughput Establish active communication lines with all applicable teams across functions and geographies, ensuring global alignment with the implementation of innovations and improvements in analytic solutions Develop business domain knowledge, establish relationships with stakeholders, and understand their strategy and evolving solutions with the big picture in mind Partner with business product owners on user story/requirements gathering, UAT, deployments, training, end-user support, etc.
Support recruitment, coaching, mentoring, and development of team members Support vendor management Win What we expect of you We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients.
The Data and Decision Sciences Manager we seek is technically adept with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications: Doctorate degree OR Master’s degree and 2 years of relevant work experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of relevant work experience OR Associate’s degree and 8 years of relevant work experience OR High school diploma or GED and 10 years of relevant work experience Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in life science, data science, computer science, business administration, or a related field.
8+ years’ experience implementing and leading analytics platforms in pharmaceutical or biotech.
5+ years’ experience leading systems or analytics projects in drug development or clinical trials.
Knowledge of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, drug development, and clinical trial environments.
Proficiency in scientific, portfolio timeline, operational, and financial data analysis.
Ability to collaborate and influence business partners, bridging the technical and non-technical worlds.
Excellent problem-solving, storytelling, and communication skills for diverse audiences.
Experience scaling advanced analytical techniques in a broad organization.
Expertise in statistical and advanced analytics techniques for complex questions.
Technical proficiency in analytics tools (Tableau, Spotfire), RDBMS, SQL, Python, R, Spark, web development (Shiny, Dash, React), Git, AWS, RPA tools, front-end business systems, Agile methodologies, and a passion for continuous learning.
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.
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