Senior Manager, Data Scientist

Working with Us
Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us.

This is a new position. You will join a new cutting-edge Data Science team to advance the global drug development process. We are looking for candidates with experience modeling complex clinical, real-world data (RWD) and imaging data using machine learning, deep learning and computer vision algorithms. We are looking for hands-on technical state of the art practitioners. 

What you’ll do:

• Work with stakeholder to develop, implement and apply state-of-the-art algorithms to address key business problems
• Develop novel ways of integrating, mining, and visualizing diverse, high dimensional and disparate data sets
• Develop end to end image analysis pipelines and develop deep learning models on images
• Drive the development and implementation of innovative statistical methods, novel trial designs, etc.
• Drive translation of digital health analytics; use of modern data processing learning capabilities including ML, AI, deep learning, and beyond.
• Formulate, implement, test, and validate predictive models and implement efficient automated processes for producing modeling results at scale.
• Responsible for collaborating with cross-functional teams, including but not limited to, clinicians, data scientists, translational medicine scientists, statisticians, and IT professionals.
• Collaborate closely with medical professionals and clinicians to understand clinical requirements and translate them into actionable deep learning solutions
• Manage and coordinate limited resources to produce quality deliverables within timelines for competing priorities.
• Write high-quality code with documentation and follow best practices such as test-driven development and Python packaging.
• Publish research papers in top-tier conferences and journals.

Key Requirements:

• Ph.D. in a relevant quantitative field (i.e. Computational Biology, Computational Linguistics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Computer Science, etc.)
• 1+ years of experience as a professional Data Scientist after receiving a Ph.D.
• Proficient in Python and its libraries, especially PyTorch, to design, develop, and implement deep learning models for medical image analysis
• Deep expertise in Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Transformers, Self Supervised Learning.
• Capability to continuously track, evaluate, adapt the latest advancements in deep learning techniques and medical imaging research to benefit clinical study design
• Significant industry and track record of leading statistical innovation
• Experience developing statistical models and machine learning models on high dimensional data  
• Experience in applying AI/ML to data generated from clinical trials, or electronic health records and modeling methods particularly in their application to pharma R&D
• Interest in clinical trial data interpretation and drug development processes

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

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Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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