R&D BI&T Associate Director, Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics

Bristol-Myers Squibb • Princeton, NJ

99d • $171,020 - $207,236 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Research BI&T Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics Product Owner is accountable for end-to-end technical delivery and lifecycle management of applications, data, and platforms serving Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics. This is a hands-on role to deliver seamless integration, enhancement, and operational excellence of systems enabling PK/PD modeling, statistical analysis, and scientific workflows. This role drives technical strategy, partners cross-functionally, and leads empowered teams to deliver innovative solutions that keep our research ecosystem at the cutting edge.

Requirements

• 5-8 years' experience in IT delivery or applications development, preferably supporting scientific or pharmaceutical domains.
• Proven track record managing complex integrations, validated systems, and cloud-based platforms (AWS/Azure).
• Strong knowledge of Unix/Linux, HPC grid (SGE/Slurm), shell scripting, and R package management.
• Experience leading agile teams and delivering projects using Agile, Scrum, or Kanban methodologies.
• Excellent documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor's or graduate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or equivalent experience.
• Familiarity with pharmaceutics modeling and simulation tools, scientific workflow optimization, and AI/ML/GenAI application in research.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the delivery, enhancement, and lifecycle management of modeling/simulation tools (e.g., R, NONMEM, Monolix, Python, PsN, Pirana, SAS, JupyterHub).
• Lead integration projects across internal IT (LDAP, AWS, Info Security, Scientific Computing Services) and external vendors (Metrum, Simulations Plus, PumasAI/JuliaHub).
• Ensure validated systems compliance and effective application lifecycle management.
• Design, build, and deploy GenAI applications and agentic workflows, including hands-on fine-tuning, evaluation, and operationalization of LLMs and deep learning models for scientific and operational applications.
• Collaborate with scientists and stakeholders to identify and scope impactful GenAI use-cases, translating business and scientific requirements into robust machine learning solutions.
• Lead and coach a dedicated full-stack delivery team (analysts, engineers, testers, scrum masters).
• Partner with business stakeholders, Product Owners, and cross-functional leaders to translate scientific requirements into technical solutions.
• Set goals, prioritize work, and foster a high-performance culture aligned with organizational NorthStar outcomes.
• Accountable for CP&P Roadmap and reporting in collaboration with Research and BI&T Partners.
• Anticipate emerging needs in pharmacometrics and proactively pilot and scale new capabilities (AI/ML and GenAI integration, cloud migration, enhanced data findability).
• Drive continuous improvement and adoption of future-defining technologies, including GenAI, that advance research strategy.
• Ensure robust documentation, system administration, and support for Linux/HPC environments.
• Manage AWS environments (Parallel Cluster, Kubernetes), version control (SVN/GitHub), and custom scripting (shell, Python).
• Maintain strong vendor relationships and monitor product/service roadmaps.
• Responsible for Product portfolio license management and budgeting.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree