Role Description:
This role drive clarity on business needs and translates them into scalable data and analytics solutions using modern cloud-native tools (AWS, Databricks), BI platforms (Tableau, Power BI), and GenAI/NLP capabilities. You’ll collaborate closely with the Senior Manager (offshore), Principal Data Engineer, and the onsite product and technology teams to ensure high-value solutions are delivered in alignment with strategic roadmaps and supply chain metrics.Roles & Responsibilities:
- Lead engagement with Supply Chain business SMEs, operations leads, and planners to define, document, and refine analytics product requirements tied to metrics, KPIs, and operational workflows.
- Act as the bridge between business and technology, articulating solution requirements for data pipelines, transformation logic, BI reporting, and UI enhancements.
- Partner with engineering leads to define functional and non-functional requirements, breaking epics into actionable features and user stories aligned to agile delivery.
- Define and evolve end-to-end analytics workflows, including data model definition, validation frameworks, and NLP prompt modeling for GenAI features.
- Lead product-level discovery for data products, ensuring alignment to Amgen’s digital supply chain strategy, AI enablement roadmap, and technology standards.
- Own backlog grooming, sprint readiness, and PI planning in coordination with Product Owners, Principal Engineers, and UI/AI teams.
- Contribute to architectural reviews, impact assessments, data lineage mapping, and validation planning, particularly for GxP-compliant analytics systems.
- Provide oversight and coaching to junior analysts, enforcing BSA standards, business process modeling best practices, and story-writing hygiene.
- Champion business adoption through product demos, user training, feedback loop orchestration, and business impact quantification.
- Collaborate on post-deployment support, enhancements, and upgrades, ensuring business continuity during version transitions (Tableau, PowerBI, Databricks, AWS).
Basic Qualifications and Experience:
- 12 to 17 years of experience in Computer Science, IT or related field
Functional Skills:
Must-Have Skills
- Demonstrated expertise in Supply Chain analytics and familiarity with SAP ECC and Planning System data models (BOMs, MRP, inventory, lead times, etc.).
- Strong experience working with cloud-based data ecosystems: Databricks, Delta Lake, AWS S3/Glue/Redshift.
- Expertise in authoring functional specifications, user stories, data requirements, and acceptance criteria for data pipelines and reporting solutions.
- Hands-on understanding of BI platforms like Tableau and Power BI; experience designing functional wireframes, dashboards, and KPI navigation logic.
- Familiarity with GenAI/NLP use cases in enterprise settings—prompt design, metric question mapping, knowledge base integration.
- Proficiency with Agile/SAFe methodologies, user story grooming, sprint participation, and PI planning cadence.
- Experience working in validated environments (GxP) with traceability and documentation rigor.
- Strong understanding of data quality and governance principles, as well as business process optimization.
Good-to-Have Skills:
- Broad working knowledge of key IS domains and layers
- Strong understanding of SAP data models (ECC tables) and Supply Chain data domains.
- Familiarity with UI design considerations, React/Angular workflows, and REST API documentation.
- Ability to model complex cross-functional business processes and translate them into system workflows.
- Experience using tools like JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps for documentation and backlog management.
- Success in mentoring and developing strong product analysts, business analysts, and developers
- Experience working in Agile/SAFe environments with distributed global teams.
Professional Certifications:
- Certified Business Analyst Professional (preferred)
- Supply Chain Certifications
Soft Skills:
- Excellent critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Demonstrated awareness of how to function in a team setting
- Exceptional collaboration and communication skills.
- High degree of initiative and self-motivation.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully.
- Team-oriented with a focus on achieving team goals.
- Strong presentation and public speaking skills.
- Demonstrated presentation skills
