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Sr. Manager Data Sciences

Amgen
Thousand Oaks, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 7 Jan 2025
💰 $172,587/yr

About the role

Career Category

Supply Chain

Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Senior Manager Data Sciences

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be responsible for Amgen’s complex and dynamic clinical trial supply globally. The scope of the organization includes demand and supply planning, sourcing, manufacturing and distribution logistics to ensure efficient supply of clinical product to patients around the world. We are seeking a highly motivated individual who will drive systematic utilization of data, analytics, artificial intelligence, and automation across all aspects of the business to reduce costs, speed and efficiency. As part of the Development Supply Chain Business Team, the Sr. Manager Data Sciences will interface across Amgen’s value chain in advancing projects and strategic deliverables for Development Supply Chain and Operations.

Responsibilities:

  • Strategic planning and development of data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence capabilities across Development Supply Chain
  • Develop and execute proof of concepts (POCs) to validate new methodologies and technologies.
  • Implement Digital Twin solutions to enable predictive analytics and scenario planning.
  • Lead and mentor a team of 2-3 data scientists
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with IT, supply chain, clinical operations, and product management teams.
  • Ensure smooth handoff of completed POCs to the Product Management team for scaling and operationalization.
  • Actively participate in SAFe Agile ceremonies (PI Planning, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives).
  • Utilize advanced analytics and machine learning to extract insights from complex datasets.
  • Drive automation and process improvement within the Clinical Supply Chain.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a go getter with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 2 years of information systems and/or functional leadership experience

Or

Master’s degree and 6 years of information systems and/or functional leadership experience

Or

Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of information systems and/or functional leadership experience

Or

Associate’s degree and 10 years of information systems and/or functional leadership experience

Or

High school diploma / GED and 12 years of information systems and/or functional leadership experience

In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have a minimum of 2 years experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation or resources. Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 5+ years in data science, supply chain focus.
  • PhD/Master's in Data Science, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering field.
  • Proven POCs and Digital Twin solutions experience.
  • Experience managing and mentoring data science teams.
  • Proficient in Python, R, SQL.
  • Multiple years of hands on experience with simulation software such as Anylogic, Simio or FlexSim required.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

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 qualific

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