Career Category
Information Systems
Job Description
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 Data Scientist
is responsible for
developing and implementing AI-driven solutions to enhance cybersecurity measures within the organization. This role involves
leveraging
data science techniques to analyze security data, detect threats, and
enhance
security processes
with generative AI and other analytic capabilities
.
The Data Scientist will work closely with cybersecurity teams to
identify
data-driven automation opportunities
which
strengthen the organization’s security posture
.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Develop analytics to address security concerns, enhancements, and capabilities to improve the organization's security posture.
Collaborate with
Data Engineers
to translate security-focused algorithms into effective solutions.
Work
in technical teams in development, deployment, and application of applied analytics, predictive analytics, and prescriptive analytics.
Perform exploratory and targeted data analyses using descriptive statistics and other methods to
identify
security patterns and anomalies
.
Design and implement security-focused analytics pipelines leveraging
MLOps
practices, generative AI, and agent-based architectures (
e.g
, autonomous agents for threat detection and response)
.
Collaborate with data engineers on data quality assessment, data cleansing, and the development of security-related data pipelines.
Contribute to data engineering efforts to refine data infrastructure and ensure scalable, efficient security analytics.
Generate reports, annotated code, and other projects artifacts to document, archive, and communicate your work and outcomes.
Share and discuss findings with team members practicing
SAFe
Agile delivery model.
Functional Skills:
Basic Qualifications:
Master’s degree OR
Bachelor’s degree and 3 to 5 years of experience with one or more analytic software tools or languages (e.g., SAS, SPSS, R, Python)
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with one or more analytic software tools or languages (e.g., SAS, SPSS, R, Python)
Experience applying generative AI and agent-based systems to cybersecurity use cases (
e
.
g
.,
automated threat detection, response orchestration, and security analysis)
Demonstrated skill in the use of applied analytics, descriptive statistics, feature
extraction
and predictive analytics on industrial datasets
Strong foundation
in machine learning algorithms and techniques
Experience in statistical techniques and hypothesis testing, experience with regression analysis,
clustering
and classification
Good-to-Have Skills:
Proficiency
in Python and relevant ML libraries (e.g., TensorFlow,
PyTorch
, Scikit-learn)
Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills; Ability to learn quickly; Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Experience with data engineering and pipeline development
Experience in analyzing time-series data for forecasting and trend analysis
Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
Experience with Databricks platform for data analytics and
MLOps
Experience working in Product
teams
environment
Experience working in an Agile environment
Professional
Certifications :
Any AWS Developer certification (preferred)
Any Python and ML certification (preferred)
Any
SAFe
Agile certification (preferred)
Soft Skills:
Initiative to explore alternate technology and approaches to solving problems.
Skilled in breaking down problems, documenting problem statements, and estimating efforts.
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
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.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to
participate
in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request
an accommodation
.
.
