Job Description
India \- Hyderabad
JOB ID: R\-256147 LOCATION: India \- Hyderabad WORK LOCATION TYPE: On Site DATE POSTED: Sep. 29, 2026 CATEGORY: Clinical
**HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?**
If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. 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. We are global collaborators who achieve together \- researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever\-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us.
**Senior Data Scientist**
**What you will do**
*Let's do this. Let's change the world.*
Amgen is expanding its global Data Science capabilities, with Amgen India (AIN) playing a key role in integrated delivery and functional leadership. As a Senior Data Scientist, you will independently lead complex analytical initiatives, designing and deploying advanced modeling, forecasting, and AI solutions that enable data\-driven decision making across Clinical Development. This role combines deep technical expertise with strong stakeholder engagement to deliver high\-quality, scalable analytics, influence strategic decisions, and help develop the capabilities of the broader Data Science team.
**Responsibilities**
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* **Lead the design, development and validation of advanced models for clinical trial planning and operations.**
* **Integrate and assess multi\-source clinical and operational data; define analysis\-ready data and quality checks.**
* **Select fit\-for\-purpose statistical, forecasting, ML or AI methods and evaluate alternatives, uncertainty and limitations.**
* **Develop robust code, reusable components and analytical pipelines using Python, R, SQL and approved cloud platforms.**
* **Translate results into practical scenarios, recommendations and decision support for study and portfolio teams.**
* **Guide Data Scientists and coordinate delivery with clinical, statistics, programming, digital and data\-platform partners.**
**Accountabilities**
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* **Own complex analytical workstreams and deliver agreed scope, quality and timelines.**
* **Ensure methods, code, validation, documentation and communication meet reproducibility, compliance and governance expectations.**
* **Improve reusable modelling capabilities, standards and ways of working across the Data Science team.**
* **Identify and mitigate data, model, adoption and delivery risks; escalate material issues with clear options.**
**End\-User Experience**
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* **Co\-design analytical products with CfDA, GBS, GDO and clinical stakeholders around priority decisions and user needs.**
* **Lead user testing, adoption feedback and iterative improvement of models and technology\-enabled products.**
* **Build trusted stakeholder relationships and communicate trade\-offs, assumptions and limitations early.**
**Metrics**
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* **Timely delivery and adoption of validated analyses, models and documentation.**
* **Quality, reproducibility, reuse and maintainability of analytical solutions.**
* **Evidence that insights improve operational decisions and build team capability.**
This position is currently located at Amgen India (Hyderabad).
**Win**
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**What we expect of you**
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a strategic Data Science leader with a passion for tech\-enabled transformation.
Basic Qualifications:
* Master’s degree and 2 years of related experience, OR Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of related experience.
Preferred Skills:
* **Advanced degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Life Sciences or another quantitative field.**
* **Three or more years in clinical research, pharma, predictive analytics or a related applied setting.**
* **Advanced capability in Python and/or R plus SQL, reproducible workflows, version control, testing and cloud analytics.**
* **End\-to\-end experience developing, validating and operationalizing statistical, forecasting, ML or AI solutions.**
* **Experience leading analytical workstreams and coaching peers or junior colleagues.**
**Thrive**
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**What you can expect of us**
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well\-being.
* Vast opportunities to learn and develop within our global organization
* Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
* Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits