Sr Semantic Engineer – Research Data and Analytics

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 part of Research's Semantic Graph Team is seeking a dedicated and skilled Semantic Data Engineer to build and optimize knowledge graph-based software and data resources. This role primarily focuses on working with technologies such as RDF, SPARQL, and Python. In addition, the position involves semantic data integration and cloud-based data engineering. The ideal candidate should possess experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry, demonstrate deep technical skills, and be proficient with big data technologies and demonstrate experience in semantic modeling. A deep understanding of data architecture and ETL processes is also essential for this role. In this role, you will be responsible for constructing semantic data pipelines, integrating both relational and graph-based data sources, ensuring seamless data interoperability, and leveraging cloud platforms to scale data solutions effectively. Roles & Responsibilities: - Develop and maintain semantic data pipelines using Python, RDF, SPARQL, and linked data technologies. - Develop and maintain semantic data models for biopharma scientific data - Integrate relational databases (SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, etc.) with semantic frameworks. - Ensure interoperability across federated data sources, linking relational and graph-based data. - Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and AWS. - Leverage cloud services (AWS Lambda, S3, Databricks, etc.) to support scalable knowledge graph solutions. - Collaborate with global multi-functional teams, including research scientists, Data Architects, Business SMEs, Software Engineers, and Data Scientists to understand data requirements, design solutions, and develop end-to-end data pipelines to meet fast-paced business needs across geographic regions. - Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and domain experts to improve research data accessibility. - Adhere to standard processes for coding, testing, and designing reusable code/components. - Explore new tools and technologies to improve ETL platform performance. - Participate in sprint planning meetings and provide estimations on technical implementation. - Maintain comprehensive documentation of processes, systems, and solutions. - Harmonize research data to appropriate taxonomies, ontologies, and controlled vocabularies for context and reference knowledge.

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.