**Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients** At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do. Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives. Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career. Principal, AI/ML Engineer (Natural Language Processing) **What you will do** Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will own the deployment and optimization of NLP models in production environments while ensuring high standards of code quality, testing, and documentation. You will monitor model performance, collaborate with security and compliance teams, and drive AI/ML solutions that adhere to ethical and regulatory standards. As a leader, you will mentor junior engineers, foster a culture of innovation, and contribute to continuous improvement across the AI/ML team. If you're ready to make a real-world impact with AI, join us! **Responsibilities** + Lead the development and implementation of state-of-the-art NLP models and algorithms to address complex business challenges + Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, product managers, and senior leaders, to define and prioritize AI/ML initiatives + Drive the integration of NLP solutions into existing systems and workflows to enhance efficiency and accessibility of heterogeneous data sources + Stay updated on the latest advancements in NLP and AI/ML technologies and incorporate them into the company's strategy + Present findings, project updates, and recommendations to senior leadership and stakeholders + Performance metrics and evaluation reports: benchmarking, bias and fairness assessments, A/B testing results for NLP model effectiveness + AI strategy and roadmaps: AI/NLP strategy documents aligned with business goals, technology roadmaps for future AI improvements, and investment recommendations + asdfaws **What we expect of you** We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The AI/ML professional we seek is a critical thinker with these qualifications. **Basic Qualifications:** + Doctorate degree and 2 years of AI, machine learning, and/or data science experience **Or** + Master’s degree and 4 years of AI, machine learning, and/or data science experience **Or** + Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of AI, machine learning, and/or data science experience **Or** + Associate’s degree and 10 years of AI, machine learning, and/or data science experience **Or** + High school diploma / GED and 12 years of AI, machine learning, and/or data science experience **Preferred Qualifications:** + Ph.D. or Master’s in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, Natural Language Processing, or a related field. + 10+ years of experience in AI/ML, with a strong focus on Natural Language Processing + Proven track record of leading and delivering successful NLP projects in a senior engineering role + Expertise in programming languages such as Python, Java, or C++ and experience with NLP frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or spaCy + Strong understanding of linguistic principles, text preprocessing techniques, and model evaluation metrics + Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with cross-functional senior leaders + Proven experience building and deploying NLP models in production environments. + Strong understanding of transformers, LLMs (GPT, BERT, T5, etc.). + Experience with supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning techniques. + Knowledge of embeddings, attention mechanisms, and generative models. + Expertise in text classification, named entity recognition (NER), sentiment analysis, summarization, and question answering. + Experience with multimodal NLP, speech-to-text, or conversational AI is a plus. **What you can expect of us** As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way. The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications. In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include: + A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts + A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan + Stock-based long-term incentives + Award-winning time-off plans + Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible **Apply now** **for a career that defies imagination** Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us. **careers.amgen.com** In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information. **Application deadline** Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position. As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease. 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