MDM Specialist

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ABOUT AMGEN 

Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world’s toughest diseases, and make people’s lives easier, fuller and longer. We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver innovative medicines to help millions of patients. Amgen helped establish the biotechnology industry more than 40 years ago and remains on the cutting-edge of innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond what’s known today. 

ABOUT THE ROLE 

Role Description: 

We are seeking an experienced MDM Manager with 10–14 years of experience to lead strategic development and operations of our Master Data Management (MDM) platforms, with hands-on experience in Informatica or Reltio. This role will involve managing a team of data engineers, architects, and quality experts to deliver high-performance, scalable, and governed MDM solutions that align with enterprise data strategy. To succeed in this role, the candidate must have strong MDM experience along with Data Governance, DQ, Data Cataloging implementation knowledge, hence the candidates must have minimum 6-8 years of core MDM technical experience for this role (Along with total experience in the range of 10-14 years). 

Roles & Responsibilities:  

• Lead the implementation and optimization of MDM solutions using Informatica or Reltio platforms. 

• Define and drive enterprise-wide MDM architecture, including IDQ, data stewardship, and metadata workflows. 

• Match/Merge and Survivorship strategy and implementation experience 

• Design and delivery of MDM processes and data integrations using Unix, Python, and SQL. 

• Collaborate with backend data engineering team and frontend custom UI team for strong integrations and a seamless enhanced user experience respectively 

• Manage cloud-based infrastructure using AWS and Databricks to ensure scalability and performance. 

• Coordinate with business and IT stakeholders to align MDM capabilities with organizational goals. 

• Establish data quality metrics and monitor compliance using automated profiling and validation tools. 

• Promote data governance and contribute to enterprise data modeling and approval workflow (DCRs). 

• Ensure data integrity, lineage, and traceability across MDM pipelines and solutions. 

• Provide mentorship and technical leadership to junior team members and ensure project delivery timelines. 

• Lead custom UI design for better user experience on data stewardship 

Basic Qualifications and Experience: 

• Master’s degree with 8 - 10 years of experience in Business, Engineering, IT or related field  OR  

• Bachelor’s degree with 10 - 14 years of experience in Business, Engineering, IT or related field  OR 

• Diploma with 14 - 16 years of experience in Business, Engineering, IT or related field 

Functional Skills: 

Must-Have Skills: 

• Deep knowledge of MDM tools (Informatica, Reltio) and data quality frameworks (IDQ) from configuring data assets to building end to end data pipelines and integrations for data mastering and orchestrations of ETL pipelines 

• Very good understanding on reference data, hierarchy and its integration with MDM 

• Hands on experience with custom workflows AVOS, Eclipse etc 

• Strong experience with external data enrichment services like D&B, Address doctor etc 

• Strong experience on match/merge and survivorship rules strategy and implementations 

• Strong experience with group fields, cross reference data and UUIDs 

• Strong understanding of AWS cloud services and Databricks architecture. 

• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and Unix for data processing and orchestration. 

• Experience with data modeling, governance, and DCR lifecycle management. 

• Proven leadership and project management in large-scale MDM implementations. 

• Able to implement end to end integrations including API based integrations, Batch integrations and Flat file based integrations 

• Must have worked on atleast 3 end to end implementations of MDM 

Good-to-Have Skills: 

• Experience with Tableau or PowerBI for reporting MDM insights. 

• Exposure to Agile practices and tools (JIRA, Confluence). 

• Prior experience in Pharma/Life Sciences. 

• Understanding of compliance and regulatory considerations in master data. 

Professional Certifications: 

• Any MDM certification (e.g. Informatica, Reltio etc) 

• Any Data Analysis certification (SQL) 

• Any cloud certification (AWS or AZURE) 

Soft Skills: 

• Strong analytical abilities to assess and improve master data processes and solutions. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex data concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders. 

• Effective problem-solving skills to address data-related issues and implement scalable solutions. 

• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT 

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. 

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.