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The Research & Automation Technologies (R&AT) group within Amgen’s Automation, Research Informatics, and AI (ARIA) organization is seeking a highly creative candidate for a Software Engineer position.  This person will be responsible for the development and delivery of full-stack solutions that accelerate the discovery and development of Amgen’s life-saving therapeutics.  These solutions will require integration with multiple systems across our informatic ecosystem, using a variety of existing and emerging technologies, including source code repository and automated build system management, AWS infrastructure management, device driver development, and data integration.  This Software Engineer will play a key role in developing solutions that enable the evolution of our Research labs into highly automated, highly integrated next-generation facilities. Our goal is to develop transformative, automated systems that fundamentally change the way science is executed in our Research labs.  To effectively communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of stakeholders, an understanding of biology, chemistry and drug discovery is essential. 

Position Responsibilities :-

• Full ownership of projects, from client scientist interviews and requirements gathering, to system and functional specification, to development, testing, training, and support.

• Development of code using .NET (C#, WPF) and Python (desktop applications, web applications, AWS lambda functions, etc.) to: control lab automation instruments; take input from lab information management systems and transform it into automation system-specific instructions; data extraction, transformation, and loading from lab automation instruments to lab information management systems.

• Solutions will regularly require integration with our Benchling lab information management system via REST APIs, Mosaic compound inventory and management system using REST APIs and/or a direct Oracle database connection, and a variety of other informatic ecosystem services.

• Close communication and coordination with our engineers to ensure the output (CSV, XML, JSON) of the utilities developed will work with the lab automation systems that will consume them.

• Continuous outreach, collaboration, and communication with scientists across multiple research organizations and geographies to identify opportunities, ideate solutions, manage expectations, and deliver fit-for-purpose lab informatic systems and integrations.

• Identify emerging, transformative technologies and develop innovative solutions that improve existing processes or enable novel processes. 

• Identify and establish best practices across the full spectrum of software development tasks, including DevOps, documentation, end-user training, delivery, and support.

Basic Qualifications:

• Master’s/ Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science/Information Technology.

• AWS certification (Developer, Solutions Architect, or similar) preferred