Senior Data Scientist - Protein Data Pipelines

Amgen Inc. (IR); Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen seeks a Senior Data Scientist - Protein Data Pipelines to build scalable data pipelines for protein sequence, structure, and function modeling. You will enable ML-ready data assets, support model training, inference, deployment, and monitoring across research programs.

The role bridges data engineering, MLOps, computational biology, and applied ML, collaborating with ML developers and wet-lab teams to create robust, reusable data systems for discovery pipelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s/PhD with respective experience.
• Experience with scalable data pipelines for ML-enabled research applications.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable data pipelines for model training in protein data.
• Develop deployment and inference pipelines for ML models.
• Establish data quality, validation, and reproducibility for datasets.

Skills

Scalable Data Engineering

MLOps

Data Quality

Scientific Domain Experience

Communication & Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computational Biology/Related field

PhD or Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Databricks

MLflow

Job description

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Research Job Description Senior Data Scientist - Protein Data Pipelines

Senior Data Scientist - Protein Data Pipelines

Role Summary

The Senior Data Scientist - Protein Data Pipelines will play a critical role in enabling predictive modeling for protein sequence, structure, and function by building scalable, reliable, and reproducible data pipelines. This role will focus on transforming protein property data and related scientific outputs into ML-amenable assets that support model training, inference, deployment, and ongoing use across research programs. Working at the intersection of data engineering, MLOps, computational biology, and applied machine learning, this individual will partner with ML developers, wet-lab scientists, domain experts, and distributed technical teams to translate scientific and engineering needs into robust data and inference solutions. The successful candidate will develop reusable frameworks for data engineering, model inference, deployment, validation, testing, and monitoring across in-house and external machine learning models. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building production-ready scientific data systems, collaborating across disciplines, and converting complex domain needs into maintainable technical solutions that scale across discovery pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Scalable Data Pipelines for model training

  Design and maintain scalable data pipelines that support predictive model training, with emphasis on protein sequence or structure-to-function applications.

  Build ML-model amenable data assets for protein property data that are readable, quality-controlled, reproducible, and suitable for reuse across programs.

  Translate scientific and engineering needs into reliable data solutions that support ongoing research and model-development workflows.

• Model Deployment & Inference Pipelines

  Develop deployment strategies and pipelines to embed trained models into ongoing projects.

  Develop reusable inference, deployment, and testing frameworks for in-house and external machine learning models.

  Convert model-development outputs into maintainable technical solutions that can be used reliably by research teams.

• Data Quality, Validation & Reproducibility

  Establish data quality, validation, monitoring, and reproducibility practices for protein property and related scientific datasets.

  Implement validation and monitoring approaches that improve confidence in downstream model training, inference, and deployment.

  Document data lineage, assumptions, validation outcomes, and reproducibility practices to support long-term reuse.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Technical Coordination

  Serve as a liaison between machine-learning developers and domain experts, including wet-lab collaborators where applicable.

  Own and mediate collaborations between ML developers and wet-lab teams to ensure that data, modeling, and experimental needs are aligned.

  Coordinate technical work across distributed teams and help align implementation plans, dependencies, and delivery timelines.

• Documentation & Knowledge Sharing

  Document systems, pipeline behavior, operational expectations, and technical decisions to support adoption and maintenance.

  Support knowledge sharing across research, ML, and engineering teams through clear documentation, examples, and reusable implementation patterns.

  Scale data and modeling infrastructure practices across research programs and pipelines.

• Scale data and modeling infrastructure practices across research programs and pipelines.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Life Sciences, Computational Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Data Science, or a related quantitative field and relevant professional experience.
• Experience Requirements Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of relevant experience, OR Master’s degree and 4+ years of relevant experience, OR PhD.

Preferred Qualifications

• Scalable Data Engineering Strong experience building scalable data pipelines in Python and/or SQL. Experience designing readable, reusable, and maintainable data-processing workflows for scientific or machine-learning applications. Experience with data pipeline automation, preferably using Databricks.
• MLOps, Inference & Deployment Hands-on experience owning reusable, end-to-end MLOps for at least one machine learning model. Experience with MLflow is preferred; experience with other model-lifecycle, deployment, or tracking frameworks is also welcome. Experience developing deployment, inference, validation, or testing workflows that support production-like use of machine learning models.
• Data Quality, Monitoring & Reproducibility Knowledge of data quality control, validation, and monitoring practices. Experience applying reproducibility practices to scientific data, model-training datasets, or inference workflows. Ability to identify data quality risks and develop practical controls for downstream model use.
• Scientific Domain Experience Familiarity with computational biology, computational chemistry, computational materials science, or related fields. Experience working with protein sequence, protein structure, protein property, or related scientific datasets is beneficial. Preferred experience collaborating with wet-lab teams and translating experimental needs into data or modeling workflows.
• Communication & Collaboration Ability to communicate effectively with machine-learning developers, software and data engineers, domain experts, and research scientists. Experience coordinating technical work across distributed or cross-functional teams. Strong documentation habits and commitment to knowledge sharing, maintainability, and long-term adoption.

Success Measures

• Success in this role will be demonstrated through: Delivery of readable, quality-controlled, and reproducible data pipelines for protein property data.
• Successful embedding of trained models into ongoing projects through reliable deployment and inference pipelines.
• Increased reuse of data-engineering, inference, deployment, validation, and testing frameworks across research programs.
• Improved confidence in model-training and inference data through practical quality, monitoring, and reproducibility practices.
• Effective collaboration between ML developers, wet-lab teams, domain experts, and distributed technical partners.
• Expansion of scalable data and modeling infrastructure across research programs and pipelines.

Typical Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate combines strong data-engineering and MLOps expertise with enough scientific domain fluency to work effectively with ML developers, and experimental collaborators. They enjoy building reusable systems that make complex scientific data reliable, reproducible, and actionable for predictive modeling. Candidates may come from data science, data engineering, machine learning infrastructure, computational biology, computational chemistry, computational materials science, bioinformatics, or research informatics backgrounds. They are motivated by bridging scientific and engineering needs, supporting production-ready model use, and scaling technical solutions across discovery programs.

Organizational Impact

This role will build ML-amenable data pipelines for protein property data, mediate collaborations between ML developers and wet-lab teams, and scale data and modeling infrastructure across research programs and pipelines. By converting complex domain needs into maintainable, production-ready technical solutions, the Senior Data Scientist - Protein Data Pipelines will help accelerate reliable model development, deployment, and adoption across Large Molecule Discovery.

About Amgen

Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology.

Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives.

A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.

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