Director Software Development 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.

Lets do this. Lets change the world. In this vital role you will:

Recruit, build and manage software development team, including full‑time employee and contract worker;
Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope. Monitor or track project milestones, progress and deliverables to meet deliverable timelines;
Direct or coordinate activities of project personnel;
Monitor the performance of project team members, providing and documenting performance feedback;
Analyze and decompose high‑level business needs into actionable tasks and deliverables;
Prioritize tasks effectively based on business impact, resource availability, and project timelines;
Invent, develop, and extend the internally developed software frameworks to improve efficacy, enhance operational workflows, and deliver advanced and life‑changing biotech medicines;
Define feature sets for innovative software solutions to meet Amgen’s software development needs and Dev Ops for software implementation and enhancement;
Design and improve capabilities across Amgen’s cloud security architecture to integrate server‑less and micro‑services CI/CD pipelines with Amazon Web Services, custom code development, Data Ops, and Commercial‑Off‑The‑Shelf (COTS) applications;
Design, build, and develop rapid Proof‑of‑Concept (POC) solutions and services;
Develop, test, deploy, and operate the service globally using one or more general purpose programming languages;
Maintaining the highest levels of development practices, including technical design, solution development, systems configuration, test documentation/execution, issue identification and resolution, and writing clean, modular, and self‑sustaining code;
Collaborate closely with cross‑functional engineering and business teams to gather and understand detailed requirements;
Report on project deliverables to stakeholders; and Determine software architecture and ensure quality, security, and compliance. May telecommute. Supervises direct reports.

Masters degree (or foreign equivalent) in Biomedical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field & 6 years of experience in the job offered or in a software development‑related occupation. Position requires 6 years of experience in the following:

• Utilizing Cloud Computing Infrastructure Services including AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform to Deploy and Operate Software Applications;
• Utilizing Serverless Programming Technologies including AWS Lambda or Kubernetes to Develop Micro‑Service Backend Software Services;
• Utilizing Fullstack Engineering Technologies including JavaScript, Node.js, HTML5, CSS to Develop Web‑Based Applications;
• Utilizing Mainstream Programming Languages including Java, JavaScript, or Python to Develop Custom Software Solutions;
• Utilizing Dev Ops practices and version control systems such as SVN and Git to develop application platforms that meet software development lifecycle requirements.

Interested candidates please apply via  for job#R-239031.

Full‑time position. The annual salary range for this position in the U.S. is $ – $ per year. Also, this position offers stock, retirement, medical, life and disability insurance and eligibility for an annual bonus or for sales roles, other incentive compensation.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising:

• A 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;
• Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work…