Senior Associate Biostatistical Programming

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• Senior Associate Biostatistical Programming

  (Taipei, Taiwan)

  HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

  Amgen is one of the world’s leading independent biotechnology companies. For over 4 decades, Amgen has pioneered biotechnology breakthroughs, to bring state-of-the-art medicines from laboratory to the patient. Amgen has not only discovered and developed innovative human therapeutics but has invested in cutting edge manufacturing capability and support services to deliver these exciting therapies to medical teams around the world. Japan and Asia Pacific (JAPAC) is the fastest growing region in Amgen. Now we are hiring a Senior Associate Biostatistical Programming.

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What you will do

Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need, leveraging its expertise to deliver innovative solutions that improve health outcomes and lives. Since 1980, Amgen has become one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching millions of patients globally and developing a robust pipeline of novel medicines.

Observational research plays a critical role in drug development and commercialization as regulators and payers increasingly rely on real-world evidence (RWE) to guide decision-making. The Center for Observational Research (CfOR) at Amgen generates and applies RWE across the drug development lifecycle to further understand the nature of disease (frequency, distribution, clinical course), and the safety and effectiveness of medicines.

Amgen is seeking a Senior Associate Biostatistical Programmer to join CfOR in Taiwan. This role supports generating RWE through hands-on programming, data management, and generating reports based upon real-world data of health care. The programmer will partner with epidemiologists and cross-functional teams to clarify requirements, resolve issues, and deliver high-quality outputs.

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree and has at least four years of relevant experience in statistical programming, including postgraduate research experience. Proficiency in SQL, SAS, and R programming is required. Strong scientific, technical, and communication skills; problem-solving; and ability to work effectively within a global team are essential.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, test, validate, and execute programming code and macros that generate analysis datasets and tables, listings, and figures to support decision making in drug development

• Lead and develop technical programming and process improvement initiatives within CfOR

• Represent the programming team and collaborate with peers in clinical and epidemiology functions

• Manage programming activities and provide technical solutions to programming issues

• Ensure programming activities adhere to departmental standards and SOPs as well as local compliance and regulatory standards

• Write and review programming plans and dataset specifications

• Review key study-related documents including but not limited to statistical analysis plans (SAPs) and data management plans (DMPs)

• Participate in the development of departmental policies and controlled documents

• Participate in the recruitment of programming staff

• Actively participate in external professional organizations, conferences, and meetings

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of programming processes

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What we expect of you

Qualification

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Life Sciences, Business Analytics,or related field OR

• Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of directly related experience OR

• Associate’s degree and/or 4 years of directly related experience OR

• High school diploma / GED and 6 years of directly related experience

• At least four (4) years of relevant statistical programming experience in a clinical development or life sciences setting, including postgraduate research experience

• Experience in SQL, and statistical programming using SAS and R

• Track record establishing analysis standards, QC/QA processes, and controlled change management.

• Experience or willingness to learn the process of delivering regulatory-grade analyses and submission-ready deliverables

• Foundational understanding of medical statistics (e.g., study design, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals).

• Real-world evidence (RWE) generation in pharmaceutical or related research industries, or statistical programming for clinical trials

• Strong individual contributor, proficient in developing analysis datasets, identifying data anomalies, and ensuring program accuracy

• Motivated to learn how to work with real-world healthcare data (RWD) such as MDV and DeSC

• Experience with Git-based version control and maintaining analysis documentation.

• Ability to produce validated, traceable, and reproducible analysis outputs under SOPs and quality systems.

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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 move up and across 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

Your selection for this role will be subject to fulfilling the medical requirements of this job scope. If so, you will be informed of the medical check(s) that you may need to undergo. All medical related expenses incurred from this medical check shall be borne by the company.

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  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 a 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.