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SalaryHOW 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.
