Sr. Director, Statistical Programming

Amgen Inc. (IR); Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & development opportunities

Diverse and inclusive culture

Total rewards program

Job summary

Amgen India (Hyderabad) invites applications for the Senior Director Global Statistical Programming to lead local strategic and operational programming efforts. You will drive quality, regulatory readiness, and innovation in collaboration with global teams.

The role requires extensive SAS/CDISC experience, leadership of large teams, and a passion for digital transformation in a GxP environment. This position anchors Amgen India's statistical programming capability.

Qualifications

• BA/BSc or higher in biostatistics, statistics, mathematics, or other related quantitative or scientific subjects.
• Extensive experience with SAS and CDISC standards, and with global regulatory submissions.
• Demonstrated success managing large teams to complete end to end statistical programming activities from study start up to regulatory submissions.
• Familiarity with open-source programming tools (e.g. R, Python), automation platforms, and emerging technologies in statistical programming.
• Experience applying or managing Agentic AI or automated workflows within a GxP environment.
• Proven ability to drive process innovation, implement standardization strategies, and deliver high-quality outputs across studies.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and ability to work in a global matrix structure.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence at multiple levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for statistical programming delivery within Amgen’s global framework, with site accountability based in AIN.
• Oversee the execution of statistical programming activities in AIN, ensuring quality, timeliness, compliance, and inspection readiness.
• Shape and grow a center of programming excellence at AIN, aligned with Amgen’s global delivery model and standards, including hiring, onboarding, mentoring, and performance management.
• Lead the implementation of reusable code frameworks, standardized processes, and scalable programming models to drive quality, speed, and consistency.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Biostatistics, Data Management, and Regulatory Writing to align programming deliverables with strategic timelines.
• Champion the piloting and integration of new technologies, including artificial intelligence, statistical programming automation tools, and open-source platforms to improve quality and efficiency.
• Contribute to global initiatives in statistical process improvement, digital innovation, and analytics capability building.

Skills

SAS

CDISC

Biostatistics

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

AI/Automation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in biostatistics or related

Master's in biostatistics

Tools

R

Python

Automation tools

Job description

Career Category Clinical Development Job Description

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION? If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are.

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.

We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide.

It’s time for a career you can be proud of.

Join us.

Senior Director Global Statistical Programming

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. Amgen is expanding its global Statistical Programming capabilities, with Amgen India (AIN) playing a key role in supporting integrated delivery across regions. As Sr. Director of Statistical Programming, you will provide local functional leadership from AIN, supporting global clinical development programs in close partnership with global teams through seamless execution that leverages digital innovation to drive quality deliverables, operational excellence, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for statistical programming delivery within Amgen’s global framework, with site accountability based in AIN.
• Oversee the execution of statistical programming activities in AIN, ensuring quality, timeliness, compliance, and inspection readiness.
• Shape and grow a center of programming excellence at AIN, aligned with Amgen’s global delivery model and standards, including hiring, onboarding, mentoring, and performance management.
• Lead the implementation of reusable code frameworks, standardized processes, and scalable programming models to drive quality, speed, and consistency.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Biostatistics, Data Management, and Regulatory Writing to align programming deliverables with strategic timelines.
• Champion the piloting and integration of new technologies, including artificial intelligence, statistical programming automation tools, and open-source platforms to improve quality and efficiency.
• Contribute to global initiatives in statistical process improvement, digital innovation, and analytics capability building.

This position will be located at Amgen India (Hyderabad).

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a results-oriented, tech-forward programming leader with deep expertise in clinical trial operations and digital transformation.

Basic Qualifications

• BA/BSc or higher degree in biostatistics, statistics, mathematics, or other related quantitative or scientific subjects

Preferred Skills

• MSc or higher degree in biostatistics, statistics, mathematics, or related quantitative or scientific subjects
• Extensive experience with SAS and CDISC standards, and with global regulatory submissions
• Demonstrated success managing large teams to complete end to end statistical programming activities from study start up to regulatory submissions
• Familiarity with open-source programming tools (e.g. R, Python), automation platforms, and emerging technologies in statistical programming
• Experience applying or managing Agentic AI or automated workflows within a GxP environment
• Proven ability to drive process innovation, implement standardization strategies, and deliver high-quality outputs across studies
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and ability to work in a global matrix structure
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence at multiple levels of the organization

Thrive

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

Additional Benefits

• Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization
• Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
• Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits.

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.

For more information, visit www.amgen.com and follow us on www.twitter.com/amgen