Scientist, Translational Informatics and Predictive Sciences

Bristol Myers Squibb • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

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 . 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. Scientist, Translational Informatics and Predictive Sciences We seek a creative and passionate computational scientist to join the Cell Therapy team within Informatics and Predictive Sciences, a globally distributed group driving innovative computational research for discovery and early development. In this role, you will apply your analytical skills to analysis of a broad array of omics datasets generated from pre-clinical experiments as well as from clinical studies. You will work as part of a cross-functional team focused on cell therapy programs in the pre-clinical and translational stages of development. In so doing, you will contribute to the development of novel therapeutic approaches that directly address unmet medical need in oncology and autoimmune diseases. Location: Seattle, WA

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree 5+ years of academic / industry experience or Master's Degree 3+ years of academic / industry experience or PhD No experience required

Nice To Haves

• MS in bioinformatics, molecular biology, statistics, physics, genetics, or similar area
• 7+ years of relevant experience
• Background in cell therapy
• Broad experience with analysis of long-read DNA sequencing, sequence variant calling from whole-genome sequencing, bisulfite-targeted sequencing, clinical trial gene expression data
• Familiarity with R, Positron, research compute environments, Benchling.
• Excellent problem-solving and collaboration skills, and rigorous and creative thinking
• Strong communication, data presentation and visualization skills
• Capability to establish strong working relationships across and within organization.

Responsibilities

• Perform comparative analysis of quantified genomics samples including QC, structural variant analysis, differential expression and methylation analysis, insertion site analysis
• Develop and execute genomics pipelines as defined by experimental needs of Cell Therapy collaborators
• Automate and optimize preclinical experimental data collection and sharing
• Collaborate with colleagues from multiple other functions including pre-clinical, translational and clinical
• Communicate findings in multiple settings including 1:1s, working groups, seminar series and team meetings undefined

Benefits

• Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
• Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
• Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.
• Work-life benefits include: Paid Time Off US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico or Rayzebio employees) Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays Based on eligibility, additional time off for employees may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day. All global employees full and part-time who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible to take advantage of the Global Shutdown.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees