Sr Associate -Data Analytics Validation Engineer

ABOUT AMGEN 

Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world’s toughest diseases, and make people’s lives easier, fuller and longer. We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver innovative medicines to help millions of patients. Amgen helped establish the biotechnology industry more than 40 years ago and remains on the cutting-edge of innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond what’s known today. 

ABOUT THE ROLE 

Role Description: 

The role leverages domain and business process expertise to detail product requirements such as epics and user stories, along with supporting artifacts like business process maps, use cases, and test plans for the Data & Analytics team. This role involves working closely with developers and business analysts to ensure that the technical requirements for upcoming development are thoroughly elaborated. This enables the delivery team to estimate, plan, and commit to delivery with high confidence and identify test cases and scenarios to ensure the quality and performance of Analytics Systems. You will collaborate with Product Managers and developers to maintain an efficient and consistent process, ensuring quality deliverables from the team.  

Roles & Responsibilities:  

• Collaborate with System Architects and Product Managers to manage business analysis activities, ensuring alignment with engineering and product goals 

• Capture the voice of the customer to define business processes and product needs 

• Ensure Acceptance Criteria and Definition of Done are well-defined 

• Develop detailed test plans and strategies based on project requirements and specifications 

• Perform manual and automated testing of software applications, including functional, regression, and performance testing 

• Maintain detailed documentation of test/validation plans, test cases, and test results 

• Validate that test scenarios meet feature acceptance criteria and customer expectations 

• Maintain and ensure the quality of documented user stories/requirements in tools such as Jira 

• Assure that all validation test procedures are in line with current technology, corporate, and governmental regulations 

• Perform IQ, OQ, and PQ validation on processes, equipment, and systems in conjunction with suppliers as appropriate 

• Coordinate with DevOps to ensure CI/CD test automation pipelines include unit, integration, and regression validations 

Basic Qualifications and Experience: 

• Master’s degree and 3 to 7 years of Life Science/Biotechnology/Pharmacology/Information Systems experience OR 

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 to 9 years of Life Science/Biotechnology/Pharmacology/Information Systems experience OR 

• Diploma and 9 to 11 years of Life Science/Biotechnology/Pharmacology/Information Systems experience 

Functional Skills: 

Must-Have Skills  

• Experience with Agile software development methodologies (Scrum) 

• Working knowledge of Databricks, Spark, SQL, Python and data transformation pipelines 

• Ability to validate LLM/NLP features, especially around prompt responses and model observability 

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to interface with senior leadership with confidence and clarity 

• Experience in writing requirements for development of modern web applications 

• Has experience with writing user requirements and acceptance criteria in agile project management systems such as JIRA  

Good-to-Have Skills: 

• Demonstrated expertise in a scientific domain area and related technology needs 

• Familiarity with low-code, no-code test automation software 

• Support validation for GenAI-powered analytics assistants, including test scenarios for prompt reliability, semantic accuracy, and response traceability 

• Able to communicate technical or complex subject matters in business terms 

• Jira Align experience 

• Experience of DevOps, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery methodology 

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

• SAFe for Teams certification (preferred) 

Soft Skills: 

• Able to work under minimal supervision 

• Skilled in providing oversight and mentoring team members. Demonstrated ability in effectively delegating work 

• Excellent analytical and gap/fit assessment 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 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT 

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.