Principal IS Architect (Data Architecture)

Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN), a biotechnology pioneer, discovers, develops & delivers innovative human therapeutics. Our medicines have helped millions of patients in the fight against cancer, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis & other serious illnesses. With a deep & broad pipeline of potential new medicines, we continue to advance science to serve patients. Providing easy access to accurate information is a key source of competitive advantage for Amgen. The Principal IS Architect - Data Architecture role will be responsible for identifying key challenges for easy data access, proposing a strategy for efficient data & information life-cycle management, & driving the execution of this data architecture strategy. This position will leverage existing project opportunities &/or initiating new efforts to make progress toward the target architecture & ensure the consistency of Amgen's data, business intelligence & application strategies. Job Responsibilities- Conduct interviews with business leaders & users to identify information challenges & pain points. - Work with IS & business clients to establish a vision & a target state of enterprise data architecture to address the information challenges & pain points. - Analyze business requirements to assess data implications & develop data lifecycle & integration management strategies- Partner with business users, Client-facing IS teams, project teams, architects, & technical leads to deliver the required information capabilities & utilize information capabilities. - Facilitate data management & data governance for information stakeholders - Provide leadership to the discipline of data architecture & mentor junior staff in the field of data & information architecture