Specialist System Administrator, Microsoft Fabric - R&D Data Catalyst

Role Description :

The R&D Data Catalyst Team is responsible for building Data Searching, Cohort Building, and Knowledge Management tools that provide the Amgen scientific community with visibility to Amgens wealth of human datasets, projects and study histories, and knowledge over various scientific findings. These solutions are pivotal tools in Amgens goal to accelerate the speed of discovery, and speed to market of advanced precision medications.

This hands-on technologist is an expert in utilizing the Microsoft Fabric platform to deliver the front end of the Data Catalyst solutions, providing overall guidance on platform capabilities, standards and techniques to the team, and to the wider Amgen technical community.

Roles & Responsibilities :

• Oversee and manage the implementation, operations, and performance of Microsoft Fabric and Power BI solutions.
• Develop, standardize, and enforce operational processes and best practices for Power BI development and reporting across the organization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and performance of data pipelines, reports, and dashboards in Power BI.
• Monitor and optimize the performance of Power BI reports and dashboards, ensuring high availability and responsiveness.
• Ensure governance, data security, and compliance standards are maintained across Power BI and Microsoft Fabric environments.
• Provide ongoing support, troubleshooting, and training for Power BI users within the organization.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest updates, features, and best practices related to Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, and ensure these are incorporated into operations and standards.
• Lead and contribute to the development and execution of strategies for the enhancement of Power BI capabilities, ensuring consistency in user experience and report quality.
• Define and document technical standards, best practices, and data governance policies for Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and Microsoft PowerApps.
• Create, prioritize, and maintain the backlog for standards development, pocs and optimization work
• Identify techniques to match to user feature needs
• Develop POCs for new Microsoft feature releases.
• Maintain PowerBI 101 and higher level training materials and deliver training to various communities
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify opportunities and inform product strategy
• Analyze customer feedback and support data to identify pain points and opportunities for product improvement

Basic Qualifications and Experience :

Functional Skills : Must-Have Skills :

Good-to-Have Skills :

Professional Certifications (please mention if the certification is preferred or mandatory for the role) :

Soft Skills :

Skills Required

Data Management, Power Bi, Data Warehousing, Microsoft Azure, Power Query, Dax