Sr Associate Software Engineer

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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. 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.

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will play a key role in a regulatory submission content automation initiative which will modernize and digitize the regulatory submission process, positioning Amgen as a leader in regulatory innovation. The initiative maximizes pioneering technologies, including Generative AI, Structured Content Management, and integrated data to automate the creation, review, and approval of regulatory content.

Role Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer to join our team. You will contribute to the design, development, deployment and maintenance of complex software applications in a SAFe framework. You will collaborate closely with senior engineers, product managers, and multi-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions that support content workflows, version control, and multi-platform delivery. This role will involve designing complex systems, optimizing content storage solutions, and integrating third-party services to deliver robust authoring platforms.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code for content authoring and management systems.
• Design, develop and deploy the structured content authoring system and its configurations.
• Build APIs and services to support content retrieval, storage, and rendering.
• Work on both front-end and back-end components of the authoring system, integrating user interfaces and configurations with back-end services.
• Fix and resolve technical issues.
• Assist with the ongoing maintenance of the system, including bug fixes, system upgrades, and enhancements.
• Participate in technical discussions, code and design reviews to help drive the architecture and implementation of new features.
• Create and maintain documentation on software architecture, design, and deployment.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in content authoring and management, and related fields.
• Work closely with product team, business team, and other collaborators.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients.
 

Basic Qualifications:

• Master’s degree and 1 to 3 years of experience in Computer Science
• Bachelor’s degree and 3 to 5 years of experience in Computer Science
• Diploma and 7 to 9 years of experience in Computer Science.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid technical background, including understanding software development processes, databases, and cloud-based content systems.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript and familiarity with API-driven content delivery.
• Experience working with databases (SQL/NoSQL).
• Experience with product backlog management (e.g., Jira) and collaboration tools.

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Experience building and supporting GenAI solutions
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control tools and working in an Agile environment.
• Understanding of international pharmaceutical regulatory submission guidelines and processes (eCTD, ICH, CDS, USPI etc.)
• Good communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams.
• High degree of initiative and self-motivation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully.
• Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals.
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills.

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.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.

Apply now for a career that defies imagination

Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.

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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.