Data Scientist

Biopharma Careers; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen is seeking a Data Scientist to join the Digital Strategy and Data Management team in Thousand Oaks. You will develop data products, dashboards, and analytical models to support external supply, supply chain, quality, finance, and procurement.

The role emphasizes governance, scalable data architecture, and cloud platforms. The ideal candidate brings strong analytics, data engineering, visualization, and cross‑functional collaboration skills, with experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Bachelor’s degree plus 2+ years of data science experience; or higher.
• Strong background in analytics, data processing, and governance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain data products, dashboards, models, and cloud data solutions.
• Improve operational visibility, supplier performance, risk management, decisions.
• Collaborate with External Supply, Manufacturing, QA, Finance, IT teams.
• Translate business needs into trusted analytical solutions.
• Automate reports, data prep, and analyses for efficiency and accuracy.
• Design scalable data models and maintain data governance practices.

Skills

Python

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Cloud platforms

Education

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree + 2 years Data Scientist

Associate’s degree + 6 years Data Scientist

High school diploma/GED + 8 years Data Scientist

Tools

Databricks

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

SAP

LIMS

MES

Veeva

Job description

Career Category

Operations

Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission, to serve patients living with serious illnesses, drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Data Scientist

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will join the Digital Strategy and Data Management team. This role will support digital transformation and data-driven decision-making across External Supply, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and external partner operations.

The Data Scientist will develop and maintain data products, dashboards, analytical models, and cloud-based data solutions that improve operational visibility, supplier performance monitoring, risk management, and business decision-making. The role will work closely with External Supply stakeholders, internal manufacturing sites, contract manufacturing organizations, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and information technology teams to translate business needs into trusted, actionable, and governed data solutions.

The successful candidate will bring strong technical capabilities in analytics, data engineering, visualization, and cloud data platforms, with an interest in pharmaceutical manufacturing, external supply, supply chain, finance, and procurement processes.

• Develop, maintain, and enhance data pipelines, curated datasets, analytical data products, and reporting layers using Python, SQL, and cloud-based data platforms.
• Build dashboards and visual analytics to monitor External Supply performance, manufacturing status, inventory, supply risk, supplier performance, procurement activity, and operational trends.
• Apply statistical and analytical methods to identify patterns, generate insights, support scenario analysis, and improve business decision-making.
• Partner with business stakeholders and senior team members to gather requirements, clarify business problems, identify data sources, and deliver fit‑for‑purpose analytical solutions.
• Integrate and analyze structured and unstructured data from enterprise systems, including ERP, supply planning, procurement, manufacturing, quality, finance, and external partner data sources.
• Automate recurring reports, data preparation activities, and manual analyses to improve efficiency, consistency, and accessibility.
• Support the design and implementation of scalable, maintainable, and reusable data models and data architecture.
• Support data governance, data quality, documentation, validation, and data lineage practices for analytics used in a regulated pharmaceutical environment.
• Communicate analytical findings, technical recommendations, and business insights clearly to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Follow best practices for code development, dashboard design, data management, analytics lifecycle management, and solution sustainability.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is an individual with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications

• Master’s degree
• OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of Data Scientist
• OR
• Associate’s degree and 6 years of Data Scientist experience
• OR
• High school diploma / GED and 8 years of Data Scientist experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, regulated manufacturing, or another complex operational environment.
• Proficiency in Python for data processing, automation, analytics, and model development.
• Strong SQL skills, including queries, joins, aggregations, data transformation, and working with large datasets.
• Experience developing dashboards or visual analytics using Tableau, Power BI, or similar platforms.
• Experience with cloud databases or cloud data platforms such as Databricks, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or similar technologies.
• Experience with data engineering processes, including ETL/ELT pipelines, data modeling, data integration, data quality, orchestration, and version control.
• Ability to work cross‑functionally with business stakeholders and technical teams to translate business requirements into analytical solutions.
• Knowledge of External Supply, contract manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, GMP operations, supplier management, material planning, logistics, finance, or procurement processes.
• Experience working with enterprise operational systems such as SAP, MES, LIMS, Veeva, procurement platforms, or external partner data sources.
• Experience developing forecasting models, predictive analytics, anomaly detection, optimization models, machine learning solutions, or advanced statistical analyses.
• Understanding of data governance, master data management, data lineage, documentation, and data quality practices.
• Ability to structure complex business questions and develop practical analytical solutions with guidance from senior team members.
• Strong communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to business audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high‑quality results in a fast‑paced, cross‑functional environment.
• Strong commitment to data integrity, compliance, scalability, and continuous improvement.

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well‑being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:

• 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 where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Salary Range

103,852.15USD -140,505.85 USD