Senior Associate Testing Engineer

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. 

What you will do 

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be responsible for leading the testing activities for software applications and solutions that meet business needs and ensuring the availability of critical systems and applications. This role is for a lead tester with experience around Clinical Trial Management and functional knowledge. The role involves working closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to test high-quality, scalable software solutions. 

Roles & Responsibilities: 

• Participate in requirement discussions related to system(s) within Clinical Trial Operations, and Site Engagement (CTMME) product team, in order to create test scripts. 

• Build test scripts per implementation project plan by working with various members of the product team and business partners. 

• Conduct informal and formal testing, consolidate all the findings and coordinate with developer(s) and business partners to resolve all the issues. 

• Perform regression testing to verify the changes do not negatively impact existing system functionality. 

• Communicate potential risks and contingency plans with project management to ensure process compliance with all regulatory and Amgen procedural requirements. 

• Identify and resolve technical challenges/bugs effectively . 

• Work closely with multi-functional teams, including product management, design, and QA, to deliver high-quality software on time. 

• Support the creation and implementation of automated testing frameworks to improve efficiency and consistency. 

What we expect of you 

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. 

Basic Qualifications: 

• Doctorate degree / Master's degree / Bachelor's degree with 6 to 8 years of experience in Computer Science/Information Systems & Agile Software Development methodologies 

Must-Have Skills: 

• Good hands-on knowledge of end to end software testing & validation processes. In addition to above candidates possessing good knowledge of life science domain will have preference. 

• Good Experience with testing methodologies and automation practices. 

• Experience with testing tools such as HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM). 

• Experience in conducting testing activities in GxP systems. 

• Good Problem-solving skills - Identifying and fixing bugs, adapting to changes. 

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written- Explaining design decisions, collaborating with teams & Stakeholders. 

• Experienced in Agile methodology and ceremonies. 

Good-to-Have Skills: 

• Experience in Risk-based Approach to Change Management of Validated GxP Systems (Risk Based Validation approach). 

• Working knowledge of SQL scripting. 

• Experience in Risk based Quality Management (RBM/RBQM) systems. 

• Working knowledge of automation testing. 

• Experience in Veeva validation management (VVM tool). 

• Experience with cloud-based technologies like AWS & GCP. 

What you can expect of us 

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.