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 be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software applications and solutions that meet business needs and ensuring the availability and performance of critical systems and applications. This role is for a technical functional lead/developer supporting Veeva ClinOps vault (suite of applications). The role involves working closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to create/maintain high-quality, scalable software solutions and automating operations, monitoring system health, and responding to incidents to minimize downtime.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Participate in technical discussions related to the Veeva vault within Clinical Trial Management, Monitoring, and Engagement (CTMME) product team.
• Drive development/maintenance activities per release calendar by working with various members of the product team and business partners.
• Conduct user acceptance testing with the customer, including coordination of all feedback, resolution of issues, and acceptance of the study
• Support requirements gathering and specification creation process for the development/maintenance work.
• Communicate potential risks and contingency plans with project management to ensure process compliance with all regulatory and Amgen procedural requirements
• Participate and contribute to process product or standard methodologies initiatives and support developers and testers during the project lifecycle
• Define, author, and present various architecture footprints i.e. Business, Logical, Integration, Security, Infrastructure, etc.
• Create and maintain documentation on software architecture, design, deployment, disaster recovery, and operations
• Develop and implement unit tests, integration tests, and other testing strategies to ensure quality of the software following IS change control and GxP Validation process
• Identify and resolve technical challenges/bugs & maintenance requests effectively
• Work closely with multi-functional teams, including product management, design, and QA, to deliver high-quality software on time

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The [vital attribute] professional we seek is a [type of person] with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• Master’s degree and 1 to 3 years of Computer Science, IT or related field experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 3 to 5 years of Computer Science, IT or related field experience OR
• Diploma and 7 to 9 years of Computer Science, IT or related field experience

Functional Skills:

Must-Have Skills:

• Proficiency in Veeva vault configuration/customization
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, JavaScript preferred or other programming languages
• Experience with API integrations such as MuleSoft
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies, including Agile and Scrum
• Experience with version control systems like Git
• Solid understanding & Proficient in writing SQL queries
• Working knowledge of clinical trial processes specifically software validation
• Good Problem-solving skills - Identifying and fixing bugs, adapting to changes
• Excellent communication skills - Explaining design decisions, collaborating with teams

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Familiarity with relational databases (such as MySQL, SQL server, PostgreSQL etc.)
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, and ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical clients
• Sharp learning agility, problem solving and analytical thinking
• Experienced in implementing GxP projects
• Extensive expertise in SDLC, including requirements, design, testing, data analysis, change control

Professional Certifications:

• SAFE for Teams certification (Preferred)

Soft Skills:

• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting 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

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 and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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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. Please contact us to request accommodation.