Biostatistical Programming Manager

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

Youve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared missionto serve patientsdrives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the worlds leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.

Biostatistical Program Manager

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What you will do

Amgen is seeking an Observational Research Programming Manager to join the Center for Observational Research (CfOR) organization. This individual will report to a Sr. Manager in CfORs Data & Analytic Center.

This role will support the CfOR organization by setting goals with CfOR epidemiologists, laying out a strategy to deliver on those goals, and coordinating with a functional service provider (FSP)-based team of contract programmers to achieve the goals. In addition, the Manager is responsible for staying informed of evolving department needs and industry best practices, identifying innovative, impactful proposals to increase efficiency, and supporting the organizations growth strategies.

Responsibilities

Lead an FSP-based programming team conducting analyses supporting CfORs Data & Analytic Center

Coordinate with functional leads to prioritize and manage workflow

Identify potential efficiency improvements and propose solutions

Collaborate with CfOR FSP liaison to ensure performance and quality standards from FSP-based programming team

Ensure the analysis and presentation of biomedical data is accurate and complete

Adhere to Amgen policies, SOPs and other controlled documents

Write, test, and validate programs in SAS, Databricks, or R

Efficiently manage FSP-based programming team to deliver on time and to specifications

Review and approve key study-related documents produced by other functions, e.g. SAPs, Data Management Plans, etc.

Write and/or review and approve programming plans and analysis dataset specifications

Represent the programming function and participate in multidisciplinary team meetings

Contribute to the continuous improvement of programming, CfOR, and Research and Development (R&D)

Write, test and validate department-, product- and protocol-level macros and utilities

Participate in intra-departmental and CfOR meetings

Support and mentor junior programmers

Basic Qualifications

Doctorate degree OR

Masters degree and 2 years of experience OR

Bachelors degree and 4 years ofexperience OR

Associates degree and 8 years ofexperience OR

High school diploma / GED and 10 years ofexperience

Preferred Qualifications

Masters degree in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or other subject with high statistical content

Vendor relationship management or related experience with functional service providers

Experience with real world healthcare data such as MarketScan, Optum, Medicare and EMR databases

Pharmaceutical industry experience

Database programming using SQL

Minimum five years SAS programming experience

Experience with advanced statistical methods such as survival and regression analysis

Key Competencies

Programming with SAS, R, Python or other procedural languages

Technical excellence

Leadership

Innovation

Project management

Teamwork

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Oral and written communication

Understanding of computer operating systems, including cloud-based (AWS), Databricks and UNIX

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What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates professional and personal growth and well-being.

Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising 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 including:

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 and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns

Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

for a career that defies imagination

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Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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.

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