Amgen · 4 months ago
CDnA - Data Science Associate Director
US - IL - Deerfield
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$182K/yr - $220K/yr
3+ years expAmgen is a leading biotechnology company dedicated to serving patients living with serious illnesses. They are seeking an Associate Director of Data Science to lead a globally distributed Business Intelligence operations team, focusing on enhancing BI delivery, data quality, and the integration of advanced analytics and AI technologies into their reporting ecosystem.
BiotechnologyHealth CareManufacturingPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor BI Engineering Leads and their teams based in Portugal and India, fostering a culture of engineering excellence, accountability, and inclusion
Drive team performance using well-defined KPIs, SLAs, and delivery standards aligned to enterprise goals
Ensure seamless collaboration between global engineering teams and US-based business stakeholders
Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of scalable and secure BI solutions across multiple business domains
Implement modern development operations, including version control, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring for BI assets
Collaborate with teams to embed machine learning and AI-generated insights into dashboards and reporting workflows
Champion the adoption of emerging technologies (e.g., generative AI, LLMs, vector databases, natural language querying) to improve data access, storytelling, and user experience
Stay current with innovation trends in analytics and integrate applicable tools and frameworks into the BI ecosystem
Translate BI priorities and business goals into actionable, agile delivery plans for execution by offshore teams
Collaborate with Architecture, Platform Engineering, and Governance functions to ensure compliance, scalability, and technical alignment
Champion a product-oriented delivery model and agile methodology across offshore BI teams
Promote self-service BI through the development of governed, business-friendly data models and semantic layers
Drive process improvements and tooling enhancements to maximize development efficiency and business impact
Qualification
Required
Doctorate degree and 3 years of data engineering, science and/or operations experience
Master's degree and 5 years of data engineering, science and/or operations experience
Bachelor's degree and 7 years of data engineering, science and/or operations experience
Associate's degree and 12 years of data engineering, science and/or operations experience
High school diploma / GED and 14 years of data engineering, science and/or operations experience
Preferred
8+ years of experience in data/BI engineering, data operations, or analytics delivery
Extensive experience with SQL, Python and similar programming languages
Understanding of best practices in data management, architecture and creating efficient data pipelines
Demonstrated success in leading offshore or globally distributed technical teams
Proficiency with BI platforms (Power BI, Tableau, Looker) and cloud-native data ecosystems (Snowflake, Databricks, Azure)
Experience implementing DevOps practices for BI: version control, CI/CD, monitoring, automation
Strong cross-functional communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Exposure to AI/ML integration into BI solutions or operationalizing AI outputs
Experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or other regulated industry environments
Benefits
A 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
Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible
Company
Amgen
Amgen is a biotechnology company that develops and manufactures human therapeutics for various illnesses and diseases.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$28.5B2022-12-12Post Ipo Debt· $28.5B
1983-06-17IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Bradway
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Jay Bradner
Executive Vice President of R&D, and Chief Scientific Officer
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