Director / Head Research Engineering

Overview

Director / Head Research Engineering role at Bristol Myers Squibb. Location : Remote or Hybrid in Cambridge, Lawrenceville, San Diego, Brisbane, or Seattle sites (strong preference for Cambridge MA).

Job Description

The Director of Research Engineering is a service-oriented, forward-thinking team leader who is responsible for overseeing a team engaged in the collaborative design, development and implementation of scientific use-case driven, experimental, innovative, scientific data management and analytical platforms, within the Informatics and Predictive Sciences (IPS) department at Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS). This role leverages deep scientific and technical expertise, close collaboration with scientific researchers, and knowledge of modern best practices in cloud-based scientific application development and recent advances in Large Language Models (LLMs) to build, deploy, and enhance a mix of bespoke, commercial and open-source scientific data management and delivery systems, data ingestion pipelines, visualizations, and analytical tools. This position oversees work performed within the Research Engineering team that works closely with scientific subject matter experts, product and program managers, and Research and Enterprise IT teams to ensure that architectural design, resourcing, product development and delivery align with business objectives, scientific needs, and technical best practices.

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Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Research leadership to ensure clear communication, tracking and delivery of shared Research objectives.
• Ensure staffing objectives are met through onboarding and mentorship for Research Engineering full-time talent, as well as oversight of consulting resources across multiple vendors.
• Provide guidance to development teams on the appropriate selection of programming languages, evaluation frameworks, security and testing methodologies, and system scalability strategies.
• Collaboratively develop new data engineering approaches to accelerate data discovery, delivery and analysis, including the use of LLMs.
• Provide thought leadership on emerging LLM and AI models and capabilities and drive experimentation in service to BMS use cases.
• Evaluate third party data engineering and LLM solutions and manage vendor contracts.
• Participate in organizational budget planning and management and provide leadership for budgeting decisions for Research Engineering.
• Collaborate closely with IT to perform risk assessments on new or existing cloud architectures and vendor solutions to identify cost, scalability, or any other infrastructure management concerns.
• Provide oversight and guidance regarding regulatory requirements for custom developed, commercial and / or open-source systems, including 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA, GDPR, GxP, etc.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Compensation and Benefits

The starting compensation range is listed by location and may include additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility). Benefits vary by location and may include medical, dental, vision, wellbeing programs, 401(k), disability and life insurance, paid time off, parental and caregiving leave, tuition reimbursement, and recognition programs. Specific benefits are subject to plan terms and applicable laws.

Equal Opportunity and Accessibility

BMS is committed to equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodations in the recruitment process. If you require reasonable accommodations / adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, contact adastaffingsupport@bms.com. For the full EEO statement, visit careers.bms.com / eeo-accessibility.

Additional Information

On-site protocol varies by role (site-essential, site-by-design, field-based, remote-by-design). Some roles require onsite presence; others offer hybrid or remote options. BMS encourages applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

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