Observational Research Senior Manager

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Job Description

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. 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. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of.

Observational Research Senior Manager

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What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will work within the Center for Observational Research (CfOR), supporting Amgen’s Precision Medicine initiatives. This position will primarily involve hands-on statistics/data science activities, including evaluation of data quality, data management, data visualization and data analysis, and the building of statistical models, using observational data, to support drug development.

This role is recognized as a scientific contributor and is a first or contributing author for papers in peer reviewed journals or for internal reports that enhance the company’s mission. The position includes opportunities to work with large and rich healthcare data, the ability to learn and use innovative statistical and epidemiological methods, and resources to facilitate career growth.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research to the highest standards of the profession
• Researching and selecting appropriate data sources, acquisition and cleaning
• Using quantitative techniques to understand and discover useful information from biological data and lead development of data visualization efforts using visualization tools such as R, tableau or Spotfire
• Developing statistical models and implementing data analytic pipelines, using healthcare data
• Author and present study protocols and analysis plans
• Author study reports and research papers
• Participate in submission planning and discussions with regulatory agencies
• Set annual product-specific and personal goals and provide input into observational research department meetings
• Stay abreast of the latest developments in the fields of precision medicine, epidemiology and drug development and contribute to the field.
• Promote precision medicine awareness and understanding
• Communicate significant scientific information to a variety of audiences

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What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Observational Senior Manager we seek is a leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 2 years of data sciences and/or scientific/observational research experience

Or

Master’s degree and 6 years of data sciences and/or scientific/observational research experience

Or

Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of data sciences and/or scientific/observational research experience

Or

Associate’s degree and 10 years of data sciences and/or scientific/observational research experience

Or

High school diploma / GED and 12 years of data sciences and/or scientific/observational research experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctorate or Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Genetic Epidemiology, Statistics, Bioinformatics, Mathematics, Engineering, or other subject with high data science content or Medical degree with observational research/statistics/data science experience
• 6 years’ experience in Epidemiology and/or data science
• 3 years’ experience with Medical or Doctoral degree
• Record of publications in epidemiological or clinical journals
• Advanced knowledge in programming languages (Python, R, Stata, or SAS), and ability to implement data analytic pipeline
• Extensive knowledge in statistical models, frameworks (Spark) and data structures

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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