Amgen

Biotech

ScientistDigitalDiscovery:BiologicalDataSystems&MachineLearning

$109–0k Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Scientist – Digital Discovery: Biological Data Systems & Machine Learning at Amgen. Skills: Biological Data Systems, Machine Learning, Data modeling, Data curation, ETL pipelines. Define and implement data models, schemas, and relationships for biological data. Ensure robust data lineage, metadata standards, and interoperability across systems”

What You'll Achieve.

Enable a closed-loop discovery engine where data generation, structuring, and modeling continuously inform one another; Improve data accessibility and usability; Ensure robustness and integrity of datasets and tools

Industry & Context.

Biotech
Problems you'll solve

Identify inefficiencies; Identify edge cases and prevent downstream issues

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

PhD in Biology, Immunology, Immunoengineering, Biochemistry, Bioengineering or related field OR Master’s degree + 3+ years of relevant experience OR Bachelor’s degree + 5+ years of relevant experience

Nice to Have

Training in Bioinformatics, or related field, background in wet-lab biology, Experience with large-scale biological datasets, Experience with data modeling, curation, and ETL pipelines, Proficiency in Python and/or R, Experience with machine learning approaches, Familiarity with scientific data platforms (e.g., Benchling), Experience working cross-functionally across science, data, and engineering teams

What You'll Do.

Define and implement data models

and relationships for biological data

Ensure robust data lineage

and interoperability across systems

Establish best practices for ML-ready biological datasets

and harmonize proprietary legacy discovery datasets

Perform data archaeology to reconstruct experimental context and metadata

ML-ready training datasets for model development

Partner with AI/ML teams on data requirements and dataset design

Translate experimental workflows into digital systems (e. g.

Define requirements for workflows

and dashboards with engineering teams

Ensure data is captured in a structured

Analyze large-scale biological datasets to generate insights

Support development of predictive and generative ML models

Optimize dataset structure and feature engineering

Interface across experimental biology

Translate scientific needs into technical requirements and vice versa

Align workflows with enterprise data ecosystem strategies

Identify inefficiencies and design scalable data workflows

Develop tools and dashboards to improve data accessibility and usability

Ensure robustness and integrity of datasets and tools

Identify edge cases and prevent downstream issues

Drive adoption of data platforms and best practices

Serve as a trusted advisor to scientists on data standards and workflows

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Interface across experimental biology, AI/ML, data engineering, and business teams; Partner with AI/ML teams on data requirements and dataset design; Define requirements for workflows, entities, and dashboards with engineering teams; Experience working cross-functionally across science, data, and engineering teams

Full Job Description

## **Career Category** Scientific ## ## **Job Description** ## 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. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. 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. **Scientist – Digital Discovery: Biological Data Systems & Machine Learning** ## **What you will do** Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role, we are seeking a Scientist, Biological Data Systems & Machine Learning to join the Digital Discovery team. This role sits at the intersection of wet-lab experimental biology, data systems, and machine learning, enabling a closed-loop discovery engine where data generation, structuring, and modeling continuously inform one another. _Scientific Data Architecture & Modeling_ \- Define and implement data models, schemas, and relationships for biological data \- Ensure robust data lineage, metadata standards, and interoperability across systems \- Establish best practices for ML-ready biological datasets _Legacy Data Mining & Curation for AI/ML_ \- Identify, acc

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