Sr Associate User Experience Design

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.

Sr Associate User Experience Design, Manufacturing Data & Analytics

What you will do:

Let's do this. Let's change the world. In this vital role you will be collaborating with developers to create optimal designs that provide the best user experience. The UX Designer ensures that the user's experience is a priority while maintaining simplicity and elegance in design. Clear communication and quick learning are crucial attributes for success in this role.

• Lead design discussions with product managers and business leads to define user requirements and design goals.

• Collaborate with developers to create and implement design solutions that ensure an optimal user experience.

• Create annotated prototypes or wireframes of user interface designs that visually and textually communicate the behavior of a software application.

• Lead and influence business-wide discussions relative to current user experience projects and the future direction of design and user experience

• Utilize Figma and Lucid for creating wireframes, prototypes, and visual designs.

• Maintain a user-centered design approach and ensure all designs are simple, elegant, and intuitive.

• Communicate design ideas and prototypes clearly to key customers and team members.

• Stay updated with the latest design trends and techniques to ensure the best user experience.

• Adapt to a fast-paced environment and learn new tools and methods quickly.

• Innovate, explore, and implement new tools and technologies to enhance efficient user experience design.

• Proactively identify and implement opportunities to automate tasks and develop reusable frameworks.

• Work in an Agile and Scaled Agile (SAFe) environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams, product owners, and Scrum Masters to deliver incremental value.

• Use JIRA, Confluence, and Agile DevOps tools to manage sprints, backlogs, and user stories.

• Support continuous improvement, test automation, and DevOps practices in the user experience design lifecycle.

• Collaborate and communicate effectively with product teams and cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

What we expect of you:

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients.

Basic Qualifications:

• Any degree and 5 to 9 years of Computer Science, IT or related field experience

Must-Have Skills

• User experience as a priority

• Simple but elegant design approach

• Experience in desktop, web and mobile based applications.

• Proficient in using standard design & wireframing tools (Figma, Adobe CC), hand drawing, whiteboarding, and visual communication, time-based and interactive prototyping tools (Figma Prototyping, Miro).

• Ability to quickly learn, adapt, and apply new technologies.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

• Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Agile delivery practices, and DevOps practices.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience with HMTL, CSS

• Understanding of AWS services.

• Experience with AI assisted code development using tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code.

• Experience in biotechnology or pharma industry.

• Experience with software engineering best practices, including version control (Git, Subversion, etc.), CI/CD (Jenkins, Maven, etc.), automated unit testing, and DevOps.

Education and Professional Certifications

• Any user experiences design certification (preferred)

• Scaled Agile SAFe certification preferred

Soft Skills

• 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.

• Ability to learn quickly, be organized, and detail-oriented.

• 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 our 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.