Specialist IS Business Systems Analyst

*What you will do*

In this vital role you will require expertise in biopharma scientific domains as well as compute systems solution delivery.

• Collaborate with geographically dispersed teams, including those in the US, EU and other international locations.
• Partner and ensure alignment of the Amgen India DTI site leadership and follow global standards and practices.
• Provide domain expertise for Research Advanced Scientific Computing within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) product team
• Serve as Agile team scrum master or project manager as needed
• Serve as a liaison between Global Technology functional areas and Global Research scientists, prioritizing their needs and expectations
• Create functional analytics dashboards and fit-for-purposes applications for progress tracking and performance measurements (e.g. PowerBI, Tableau, Spotfire)
• Manage a suite of custom internal platforms, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software, and systems integrations
• Translate complex scientific and technological needs into clear, actionable requirements for development teams
• Develop and maintain release deliverables that clearly outlines the planned features and enhancements, timelines, and milestones
• Identify and manage risks associated with the systems, including technological risks, scientific validation, and user acceptance
• Develop documentations, communication plans and training plans for end users
• Ensure scientific compute systems operations are scoped into building Research-wide Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning capabilities
• Ensure operational excellence, cybersecurity and compliance.

*What we expect of you*

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the end-to-end infrastructure DevOps lifecycle and be a Scaled Agile practitioner, coupled with change management and transformation experience. This role demands the ability to deliver against key organizational strategic initiatives, foster a collaborative environment, and deliver high-quality results in a matrixed organizational structure.

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree / Master's degree / Bachelor's degree with 8 to 13 years of experience in Information Systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS, MS or PhD in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computational Chemistry, Life Sciences, Computer Science or Engineering
• 3+ years of experience in implementing and supporting biopharma scientific computing environments or systems

Functional Skills:

Must-Have Skills:

• Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for tackling complex challenges in drug discovery with technology and data
• Excellent communication skills and experience creating impactful slide decks with data
• Collaborative spirit and effective communication skills to work seamlessly in a cross-functional team
• Familiarity with scientific compute applications like cheminformatics, bioinformatics, structural biology and molecular modelling tools including Schrodinger, Cryosparc, GROMACS

*Good-to-Have Skills:*

• Demonstrated expertise in a scientific domain area and related technology needs
• Familiarity with documentations, specifications, pricing estimates for cloud (e.g. AWS) and on-premise compute infrastructure including compute (e.g. EC2) and storage (e.g. S3) components
• Familiarity with advanced analytics, AI/ML and scientific computing infrastructure, such as High Performance Compute (HPC) environments and clusters (e.g SLURM, Kubernetes)
• Experience with scientific and technical team collaborations, ensuring seamless coordination across teams and driving the successful delivery of technical projects
• Ability to deliver features meeting research user demands using Agile methodology
• An ongoing commitment to learning and staying at the forefront of AI/ML advancements.
• We understand that to successfully sustain and grow as a global enterprise and deliver for patients we must ensure a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Professional Certifications (please mention if the certification is preferred or mandatory for the role):

• SAFe for Teams certification (preferred)
• SAFe Scrum Master or similar (preferred)

Soft Skills:

• Strong transformation and change management experience.
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills.
• High degree of initiative, self-motivation and learning agility
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills.