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Associate Data Scientist

Employer
Amgen
Location
Thousand Oaks, CA, US
Start date
Jun 20, 2019

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Job Details

We are seeking a highly motivated individual who will support the digital transformation of Amgen Operations by leveraging advanced analytics to characterize business performance in Operations, evaluate potential opportunities, and enable step change in business performance. The ideal candidate will leverage his/her quantitative expertise to challenge the status quo, drive automation and continuous improvement, and embed digital ways of working in Operations. The Associate Data Scientist role will be responsible for providing analytical support and enabling data-driven decision making that will build foundational capability to provide end-to-end visibility into business processes and build advanced analytics solutions to drive value.

In addition to focusing on solving traditional and big data problems, this role will support our Data Management and Governance programs, Data Architecture and Modeling, and the overall data footprint. This role will interact with a wide range of business leaders to understand processes, analyze data, and present findings.

Responsibilities:
  • Assist in cross functional analytics projects from beginning to end: from building relationships with key business leaders to collecting and analyzing data, as well as summarize and present key insights in support of decision making to help evaluate strategic options that support data and analytics transformation
  • Use analytics tools and scientific rigor to produce actionable insights
  • Assist in the development of a wide-range of innovative data and analytics solutions, from descriptive to machine learning based (including real-time visualization tools that leverage Big Data platforms with real-time data ingestion and processing)
  • Collaborate with business leaders, subject matter experts, and decision makers to develop success criteria and optimize analytics solutions across Operations
  • Partner with business to share data best practices and support business / IS led implementation
  • Assist in developing business cases and strategic recommendations
  • Interact with various finance groups including functional FP and A to understand impact to budget/long range plans
  • Provide support in developing executive communications and present analysis and insights to Amgen's senior leadership
  • Perform ad hoc analysis and support special projects


Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree

OR

Associate's degree and 4 years of data science, business, statistics, data mining, applied mathematics, business analytics, engineering, computer science, or actuarial science experience

OR

High school diploma / GED and 4 years of data science, business, statistics, data mining, applied mathematics, business analytics, engineering, computer science, or actuarial science experience

Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's degree in data science, business, statistics, data mining, applied mathematics, business analytics, engineering, or computer science
  • Experience in developing advanced analytics algorithms and analyzing data specifically related to risk management
  • Statistical or mathematical modeling experience
  • Ability to work with unstructured data sets and harmonize complex data
  • Familiarity with common Operations systems, such as SAP, Rapid Response, MES, LIMS, etc.
  • Familiarity with advanced analytics tool sets, such as R, Python, SQL, Alteryx, etc.
  • Experience processing, filtering, and presenting large quantities of data stored in data warehouse or data lake repositories and data extracted directly from the source systems
  • Experience with data visualization tools or packages, such as Tableau or Spotfire
  • Experience working on a cloud platform (e.g., AWS, Azure, etc.)
  • Ability to communicate and collaborate cross-functionally in an organization
  • Energetic, detailed oriented, highly motivated with a "can do" outlook
  • Proven ability to work effectively in ambiguous situations
  • Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently


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.

Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Company

We are all different, yet we have this in common: our mission to serve patients. This sense of shared purpose is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. It guides us as we continue to launch new medicines and reach millions of patients worldwide.

We live the mission.

We win together.

We thrive on continual challenge.

Our team of 22,000+ scientists and professionals worldwide bring distinct perspectives and experiences to all we do. We leverage our global talent to achieve together—to research, manufacture and deliver ever-better products and greater depth to our mission.

At Amgen, there is a strong correlation between our high level of diversity and performance. Because addressing issues with a wider range of perspectives and approaches leads to more creative problem-solving. Together, we’re transforming the promise of science and biotechnology into therapies that have the power to restore health.

Connect with us to explore how you can Win, Live, and Thrive at Amgen.

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Company info
Website
Phone
805-447-1000
Location
Corporate Headquarters
One Amgen Center Drive
Thousand Oaks
California
91320-1799
United States

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