Data Scientist: Accelerating Patient-Focused Drug Research

BioSpace; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen is seeking a Data Scientist to design and implement scalable data engineering, ML, and analytics solutions that accelerate Clinical Development. You will partner with the CfDA Data Science team to translate business needs into robust data pipelines and visualizations.

You will work with researchers and data scientists to speed drug research, design ML models, and train users, while ensuring quality and compliance across platforms.

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree (PhD/PharmD/MD) or equivalent with related experience.
• Masters degree with 3+ years of related experience; or Bachelors with 5+ years.
• Experience writing robust code in R/Python and ML methods.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with research scientists to develop AI/analytics solutions.
• Design and test data/ML pipelines and visualization tools.
• Gather business requirements and translate into analytic solutions.
• Train users on data science tools and methods.
• Contribute to process improvements and policy development.
• Adhere to Amgen policies and compliance standards.
• Participate in external professional activities and conferences.

Skills

R/Python coding

Statistics/Biostatistics

ML algorithms (NNs, RF, NLP)

Linux

Cloud computing (e.g., AWS, Azure)

Distributed compute (Spark, Dask)

DevOps basics (Git)

Data visualization

Translating complex concepts

Education

PhD

Pharmacy Doctorate (PharmD)

MD

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Spark

Python

Git

Job description

Amgen is seeking a Data Scientist to design and implement scalable data engineering, ML, and analytics solutions that accelerate Clinical Development. You will partner with the CfDA Data Science team to translate business needs into robust data pipelines and visualizations.

You will work with researchers and data scientists to speed drug research, design ML models, and train users, while ensuring quality and compliance across platforms.