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Company: Amgen
Title: Biostatistical Programming Manager Lead Developer
Category: Full time
Location: Washington DC, USA
Experience: Mid-level
Application: Link to apply
What you will do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will provide technical expertise and programming leadership to ensure that software tools and utilities are properly developed and maintained to support the Global Statistical Programming (GSP) organization and the analysis and reporting of clinical trial data. We are actively making significant investments to modernize our programming infrastructure and developing new programming solutions that enables clinical study programming teams to be more efficient, deliver with higher quality, and produce results faster in order to ultimately help Amgen develop a whole new class of novel molecules to help patients. We are seeking top talent to ensure these molecules become medicines and realize their potential for helping patients.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to building GSP’s modern programming infrastructure and processes
- Provide insight, experience, and expertise in the development of new programming solutions leveraging open-source software and cloud computing infrastructure
- Develop and maintain departmental software utilities to support GSP and the analysis and reporting of clinical trials data
- Adhere to functional standards, processes and methods across all projects
- Create, maintain, and review key SDLC documents - Requirements, Operational Qualification, Installation Qualification, and Design documents
- Create, maintain, and review end-user documentation (e.g., user guides, training materials)
- Participate in establishing the programming scope, timeline and quality for a deliverable with stakeholders
- Participate in the selection of appropriate technologies and software development tools
- Designated team leader responsible for project efficiency, timeliness and quality
- Manage resource according to priorities. Match programmer abilities to tasks. Efficiently and effectively monitor and utilize assigned staff
- Provide technical leadership and guidance for programming team
- Lead all programming-related activities on one or multiple concurrent projects
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 a manager with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
- Doctorate degree OR
- Master’s degree and 2 years Statistical Programming experience OR
- Bachelor’s degree and 4 years Statistical Programming experience OR
- Associate’s degree and 8 years Statistical Programming experience OR
- High school diploma and 10 years Statistical Programming experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- MSc degree in quantitative, software engineering, or scientific subjects
- Familiarity with drug development life cycle and experience in analysis of clinical trials data
- Working knowledge of the latest CDISC SDTM, ADaM, Define-XML standards, and the production of submission ready Tables, Figures, and Listings for a clinical study
- Experience implementing test driven design strategies
- In-depth knowledge of Python and supporting packages (Pandas, NumPy, Plotly, etc.)
- In-depth knowledge of R, Shiny and supporting packages (gglot2, dplyr, DBI, haven, etc.)
- Experience with programming languages (SAS, Java, or Perl)
- Experience working with SQL databases (Oracle, Postgres, MySQL)
- Ability to mentor and train others
- Prior leadership and/or management experience
What you can expect from 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, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible