Senior Data Scientist: Data Excellence Lead

Company	Amgen
Location	Cambridge, MA, USA, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Salary	$137855 – $168574
Type	Full-Time
Degrees	Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD, Associate’s
Experience Level	Senior

Lead a cross-functional, agile data governance product team to define strategic direction, establish governance frameworks, and drive enterprise-aligned decision-making processes
Establish and scale Communities of Practice to promote data stewardship, enhance data science capabilities, and drive organization-wide digital upskilling and cultural transformation
Champion continuous improvement by applying Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to digital product development and business process optimization
Actively partner with business and enterprise to develop and maintain standardization best practices (i.e. controlled vocabularies, structured data capture)
Design and deliver performance dashboards to track data asset quality, governance KPIs, and the impact of digital initiatives on business outcomes
Collaborate with internal and external contacts to analyze needs and align product roadmap to strategic goals
Continuously evaluate emerging trends and best practices to evolve the data governance and standardization strategy
Act as a Digital PD ambassador to champion adoption, foster knowledge sharing, and drive user engagement across cross-functional teams

Proficiency with applicable project management tools and technology (i.e. Jira, smartsheet, miro, etc.)
Proficiency with analytics and visualization tools (i.e. Databricks, Spotfire, PowerBI)
Experience with change management and information systems
Experience with GxP operations and SOP ownership
In-depth knowledge of agile methodology for project management
Outstanding communication, presentation, and leadership skills