Database Design Lead

Career Category

Clinical Development

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. 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.

Database Design Lead

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will translate clinical study protocols into high-quality, fit-for-purpose database design and structure that enables site efficient, accurate data, and timely collection to support study delivery and analysis.

• Translate study protocol requirements into robust, user-friendly database designs across multiple platforms such as Vault CDMS, RAVE, ensuring alignment to study objectives capturing both TA and Statistical needs 
• Lead end-to-end database build, including CRF/form design, edit checks, rules, and system integrations, with a focus on streamlined, interactive design approaches; meetings will be a mixture of online virtual as well as offline reviews
• Drive EDC go-lives with zero tolerance for delays, proactively minimizing delays with builds/programming through strong planning and cross-functional alignment 
• Design efficient, value-driven edit checks that protect data quality and reducing unnecessary site burden; drive what matters in design and programming requirements
• Support study teams and core Data Management roles to ensure the study database is fit for purpose, aligned to library definitions, and meets team requirements 
• Troubleshoot and resolve database design and integration issues, ensuring rapid resolution and minimal escalation 

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The candidate we seek is an individual with the following qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 8-15 years of clinical execution experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years’ work experience in life sciences or medically related field, including 3 years of biopharmaceutical clinical research experience obtained working on clinical trials in a biotech, pharmaceutical or CRO company
•  Experience engaging and working across clinical trial teams in multiple geographies to deliver global clinical trials
• Experience in management and oversight of external vendors (e.g., CROs, central labs, imaging vendors, etc.)

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As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided 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 accommodation.

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