Want Senior Python Engineer (Remote) in USA

Posted 2025-03-14
Remote, USA Full-time Immediate Start

Job title: Senior Python Engineer (Remote)
Company: Bristol-Myers Squibb
Job description: 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 rich in diversity. 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: .

Note - this role can be fully remote.

When you join BMS, you are joining a diverse, high-achieving team united by a common mission.

The Informatics and Predictive Sciences (IPS) mission is to Pioneer, Partner and Predict to drive transformative insights for patient benefit. IPS conducts applied computational research in areas that include genomic, structural and molecular informatics, computational and systems biology, patient selection and translational biomarker research, and broader fields including knowledge science, epidemiology and machine learning?across the full lifecycle of drug discovery and development and across all therapeutic areas at BMS. We do this in close partnership with scientific and clinical experts in the field, both inside and outside the company. We perform innovative science to empower key data-driven decisions across a rich pipeline of next-generation medicines. In doing so, our work transforms the lives of patients, as well as our own lives and careers.

Here, you?ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities that are uncommon in scale and scope. You?ll pursue innovative ideas while advancing professionally alongside some of the brightest minds in biopharma.

The Research Engineering group of Bristol Myers Squibb seeks a resilient, results-oriented Senior Data Engineer to join our motivated and diverse team focusing on informatics and data enablement initiatives in Research. The individual will play a leadership role in data engineering, will be responsible for helping to define data engineering practices for the group and will build data ingestion pipelines using Python. Additionally, the individual will design and implement ETL pipelines and API?s that focus on data enablement of primary and secondary high-dimensional data in pre-clinical and clinical settings where data is being employed to identify molecular drug targets, characterize MOA, prioritize disease indications, and generate patient selection hypotheses. This hands-on role interfaces closely with data and computational scientists in Informatics and Predictive Sciences and business partners in IT and supports programs spanning both discovery and translational sciences. We are seeking an individual with extensive experience integrating data and building data solutions to make data accessible and meaningful for the Research community.

Responsibilities
  • Innovate and advise on the latest technologies and standard methodologies in Data Engineering and be able to identify software solutions that can address hurdles in data enablement
  • Design, implement and manage ETL data ingestion pipelines that ingest vast amounts of genomic, phenotypic, and screening data from public, internal and partner sources
  • Evaluate database and data storage solutions to find the most optimal manner in which to model, store and retrieve data
  • Design and build REST API?s that allow flexible and easy access to ingested data
  • Collaborate with data scientist leads to establish best-suited data enablement methods to optimize the enablement and interpretation of the data for downstream scientists
  • Proactively communicate data ecosystem and pipeline value propositions to partnering scientific collaborators
  • Collaborate with colleagues across Informatics and Predictive Sciences to make data, including raw/interim data, available to Research department personnel as the need arises
  • Help ensure good engineering practices and code readability across data engineering
Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree and 7+ years of academic / industry experience in an engineering field
  • or Master's Degree and 5+ years of academic / industry experience in an engineering field
  • or PhD 2+ years of academic / industry experience in an engineering field
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Excellent skills and deep knowledge in Python and object-oriented programming is a must, including common Python libraries such as pandas, boto3, flask, sqlalchemy, psycopg2, paramiko
  • Excellent skills and deep knowledge of databases such as Postgres, Elasticsearch, Redshift, and Athena, including distributed database design, SQL vs. NoSQL, database optimizations, and database administration
  • Solid understanding of ETL pipelines and workflow managements tools such as Airflow, AWS Glue, or AWS Step Functions
  • Solid understanding of AWS cloud computing services such as S3, EC2, ECS, Batch, Elastic Load Balancer, Lambda, EMR, RDS, CloudWatch
  • Solid understanding of the principles of HTTP, SSH, and basic networking concepts
  • Experience designing and building REST API?s
  • Solid understanding of and experience with containers using Docker, ECS, and ECR
  • Proficiency with modern software development methodologies such as Agile, source control, CI/CD, project management and issue tracking with JIRA
  • Proficiency with Linux
  • Working understanding of and experience with various filesystems and object storage, including Linux filesystems, S3, SFTP, and FTP
  • Experience in a life sciences research environment a plus
The starting compensation for this job is a range from $109,000 - $150,700, plus incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility). The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills and where the job is performed. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience. Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits, please visit our BMS Career Site.

Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect and may include the following: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care. Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a 401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown days between Christmas and New Year?s holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources. Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.?

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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 an inclusive culture, promoting diversity 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
Physical presence at the BMS worksite or physical presence in the field is a necessary job function of this role, which the Company deems critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, employee well-being and engagement, and it enhances the Company culture.

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to . Visit to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations.
Expected salary: $109000 - 150700 per year
Location: USA

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