Scientific Business Analyst (Specialist) - Large Molecule Discovery

In this vital role you will work closely with Amgen Research partners and Technology peers to ensure that they technology/ data needs for drug discovery research are translated into technical requirements for solution implementation. The role demonstrates scientific domain and business process expertise to detail product requirements as epics and user stories, along with supporting artifacts like business process maps, use cases, and test plans for the software development teams.

• Function as a Scientific Business Systems Analyst within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) product team
• Serve as a liaison between global Research Informatics functional areas and global research scientists, prioritizing their needs and expectations
• Manage a suite of custom internal platforms, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software, and systems integrations
• Lead the Large Molecule Discovery technology ecosystem and ensure that the platform meets the requirements for data analysis and data integrity
• Ensure scientific data operations are scoped into building Research-wide Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning capabilities
• Ensure operational excellence, cybersecurity and compliance.

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The delivery team to estimate, plan, and commit to delivery with high confidence and identify test cases and scenarios to ensure the quality and performance of IT Systems.

Basic Qualifications:

• Masters degree with 6 - 11 years of experience in Computer Science, IT, Computational Chemistry, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics or related field OR
• Bachelors degree with 8 - 13years of experience in Computer Science, IT, Computational Chemistry, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics or related field OR
• Diploma with 10 - 14 years of experience in Computer Science, IT, Computational Chemistry, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics or related field

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in implementing and supporting biopharma scientific software platforms.

Must-Have Skills:

• Proven expertise in a scientific domain area and related technology needs
• Experience with writing user requirements and acceptance criteria in agile project management systems such as JIRA
• Experience in configuration and administration of LIMS/ELN platforms (e.g. Benchling), Discovery software tools (e.g. Geneious, Genedata Screener) and Instrument Automation and Analysis platforms
• Experience using platforms such as Spotfire, Tableau, Power BI, etc., to build dashboards and reports and understanding of basic data querying using SQL, Databricks, etc.

• Experience leading the implementation of scientific software platforms, Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN), or Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
• Knowledge of the antibody discovery design, make, test, and analyze cycle.
• Experience in AI and machine learning for drug discovery research and preclinical development
• Experience with leveraging LLM tools to accelerate software development processes.
• Experience with cloud (e.g. AWS) and on-premise infrastructure