Associate Director

Career Category Engineering 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 The Associate Director Enterprise Data Platforms will help transform Amgen s Data BI Governance platforms through Cloud Optimization Automation SRE Production Assurance The Associate Director is responsible for leading the development implementation and management of optimization automation and assurance services in support of enterprise-level data platforms that enable the organization s data-driven initiatives This role will closely collaborate with counterparts in US and oversee the architecture design delivery and maintenance of cloud data platforms and pipelines critical to Amgen s data and AI ambitions The Associate Director will work with cross-functional teams including data architecture engineering governance teams platform owners cloud teams and business stakeholders to ensure sustainable operations excellent test quality and optimized cloud spend A key aspect of this role involves extensive experience with Amazon Web Services AWS and Databricks a unified data analytics platform to optimize big data processing data integration and machine learning workflows You will be the Enterprise Engineering Analytics India Discipline leader for SRE s Automation Engineers and Cloud Engineers with roughly half of your role as management and mentorship and the other half execution as a product manager in a product team ROLES RESPONSIBILITIES Platform Leadership Lead the design implementation and lifecycle management of enterprise data platforms including AWS Cloud Platform Provisioning operations cost optimization and observability Databricks Cluster management job orchestration security governance and platform upgrades Data Visualization Platforms Oversight of Tableau Power BI and other relevant tools Data Quality Governance Implement and manage tools like Collibra Informatica DQ or equivalent Databases Implement and manage Relational No-SQL Graph Databases Site Reliability Engineering SRE Ensure resilience availability observability and automated recovery mechanisms for data platforms Drive DevOps and IaC Infrastructure as Code practices Cloud FinOps Manage cloud spend and optimize cost-performance trade-offs for AWS and Databricks Establish governance policies and dashboards for consumption tracking Operations Support Establish and oversee L2 L3 support for platform incidents SLAs and maintenance Ensure platform health upgrades patching and vulnerability remediation Innovation Roadmap Execution Stay current with cloud-native innovations and establish strategic roadmaps for platform evolution Lead PoCs and pilot initiatives aligned with business priorities Collaboration Partner with enterprise architects product owners engineering teams and business stakeholders to drive data platform adoption and ensure alignment with enterprise standards Team Leadership Manage a team of platform engineers and vendors across global time zones Foster a high-performance inclusive and collaborative team culture Must-Have Skills Experience in Designing Implementing Managing enterprise scale cloud Data BI platforms automation engineering SRE teams for data platforms or applications Experience with AWS Azure Databricks PowerBI Tableau Informatica platforms Strong understanding of Cloud Infrastructure Data and AI platforms Data Warehouse and data pipeline concepts and practices Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and data pipeline performance and cost factors and experience in optimizing costs Experience leading a team of 25 people Basic Qualifications and Experience Master s degree in business Information Technology Computer Science or a related field and 14 years of relevant work experience Bachelor s degree in business Information Technology Computer Science or a related field and 16 years of relevant work experience AWS Cloud Solution Architecture Administration certifications Databricks certifications Soft Skills A strong interest and demonstrated excellence in mentoring helping early career professionals grow their careers 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 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 careers amgen com 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