CD&A Data Scientist, Obesity, Associate

About the Role

The Data Scientist Associate role within Commercial Data & Analytics (CD&A) is a hands-on analytics position supporting commercial strategy, performance measurement, and decision-making across Amgens portfolio. This role is based in Thousand Oaks and requires three days a week on-site. This position is designed for an early-career data scientist eager to develop their technical capabilities, commercial understanding, and ability to communicate analytical findings. The successful candidate will work under the guidance of more experienced team members while taking ownership of clearly defined analyses and deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Commercial Analytics & Data Science
• Support the development, maintenance, and enhancement of analytical solutions used in commercial decision-making, including forecasting inputs, patient and market segmentation, and performance analytics.
• Apply statistical and machine-learning techniques to structured commercial and healthcare datasets.
• Conduct exploratory data analysis, data preparation, feature engineering, and model evaluation.
• Assist in interpreting analytical results in the context of business objectives, data quality, and methodological limitations.
• Contribute to the documentation and quality review of analytical methods and outputs.
• Data & Technical Execution
• Write and maintain SQL queries to extract, transform, and analyze data from enterprise data sources.
• Use Python and/or R to clean data, conduct analyses, and support the development of analytical models.
• Work within cloud-based analytics environments and use curated enterprise data assets.
• Support repeatable analytical workflows, code documentation, quality control, and model deployment activities.
• Develop dashboards, reports, and visualizations using tools such as Tableau or Spotfire.
• Troubleshoot data and analytical issues with support from senior team members and technology partners.
• Business Partnership
• Assist in translating business questions from marketing, forecasting, insights, and leadership teams into defined analytical tasks.
• Prepare clear summaries of analytical findings for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Support ongoing commercial reviews, planning activities, and ad hoc analyses.
• Collaborate with forecasting, insights, data strategy, and technology partners within CD&A.
• Build knowledge of the obesity market, Amgens commercial business, and the healthcare environment.
• Ways of Working
• Manage assigned analytical tasks and timelines in a fast-paced commercial environment.
• Apply structured problem-solving and attention to detail when completing analyses.
• Seek guidance when business requirements, data, or analytical results are unclear.
• Incorporate feedback from team members and business partners to improve analytical outputs.
• Follow applicable data governance, compliance, privacy, and documentation standards.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Basic Qualifications
• Bachelors degree OR Associates degree and 4 years of relevant experience, OR High school diploma/GED and 6 years of relevant experience.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Working proficiency in Python and/or R.
• Experience using SQL and relational databases.
• Experience with Tableau, Spotfire, or a similar data visualization tool.
• Familiarity with cloud analytics platforms such as Databricks, Azure, or AWS.
• Foundational understanding of statistical modeling and machine-learning concepts.
• Experience preparing, cleaning, and analyzing large or complex datasets.
• Ability to summarize analytical findings clearly and connect them to business questions.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or commercial analytics is preferred.
• Strong attention to detail, curiosity, and willingness to learn.
• Effective collaboration and communication skills in a matrixed organization.