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Amgen Biostatistical Programming Manager in Washington D.C., District Of Columbia
HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?
You’ve 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 mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s 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 CfOR’s 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 organization’s growth strategies.
Responsibilities
Lead an FSP-based programming team conducting analyses supporting CfOR’s 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
Master’s degree and 2 years of experience OR
Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of experience OR
Associate’s degree and 8 years of experience OR
High school diploma / GED and 10 years of experience
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s 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
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