Senior Software Engineer, Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics

Bristol Myers Squibb•Princeton, NJ

1d•$108,970 - $145,251

About The Position

Senior Software Engineer responsible for Pharmacometrics product suite development within the Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics (CPP) product team. The pharmacometrics product suite supports scientists who work on various pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) modeling methods. In this role, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse product team members. Here, you will make an impact by developing software solutions by understanding information needs of the Pharmacometrics scientists. Will be working under the direction of the Product Owner, Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics. Will be working as a part of the development team responsible for the overall technical deliverables of the various tools/applications/platforms used within Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics. Will work on enhancement requests within release schedules, interim workaround, application life-cycle management and assist with new product evaluations and deployments. Will work with other internal IT (LDAP, AWS, Info Security, ITQM/ITQA, Scientific Computing Services, and storage teams), and external vendors (Metrum, Simulations Plus, PumasAI/JuliaHub, AWS, and other partners). Develops documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments, and clear code Utilize available internal training opportunities Collects, analyzes, and summarizes development and service issues

Requirements

3 - 5 years' experience as an applications developer in private, public, government or military environments – (large and small projects)
3 years’ experience configuring and developing software leveraging modeling and simulation tools such as R, NONMEM, Monolix, Python, PsN, Pirana, SAS, JupyterHub.
2-3 years’ experience working in a Linux environment
1-2 years’ experience working with validated systems
Good working experience building and enhancing custom shell and python scripts
Experience with version control (SVN, GitHub)
Familiarity with R package management strategies
Integration experience
Developer with programming skills in Python (primary) and R, integrating with API endpoints in AWS or Google cloud, knowledge of markdown languages such as Quarto/Typst
Understand all aspects of software development lifecycle
Understand various SDLC methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall etc.)
Familiarity with R/RStudio/RShiny
Working System Administration knowledge for Linux NFS v4 File Systems, Access Control Lists (ACLs)
Shell scripting
Transferring functional to technical requirements
Proficient in MS Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Nice To Haves

Experience working with LLM content ingestion, prompt engineering and content generation involving complex tables and images including special characters, headers, footers and merged columns to create new report from a variety of source documents would be preferred
knowledge of vector databases and graph RAG would be a plus
Familiar with various IT and PM tools – JIRA, RTC etc.
Agile methodologies
ITIL certified
Proficiency in one or more of the following areas: UI/UX Design and Development, Cloud (AWS/Azure), work with SaaS / PaaS products

Responsibilities

Strong software development skills to enable statistical analysis and PK/PD modeling and simulation tools for the Pharmacometrics scientific community.
Working knowledge of Unix/Linux Desktop virtual machines, HPC grid (SGE, Slurm)
Experience developing and managing AWS environments, including Parallel Cluster, Kubernetes, Multiverse.
Well versed with Agile Development methodologies
Strong documentation, and presentation skills
Self-motivated and a team player

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.
Eligibility Disclosure: The summer hours program is for United States (U.S.) office-based employees due to the unique nature of their work. Summer hours are generally not available for field sales and manufacturing operations and may also be limited for the capability centers. Employees in remote-by-design or lab-based roles may be eligible for summer hours, depending on the nature of their work, and should discuss eligibility with their manager. Employees covered under a collective bargaining agreement should consult that document to determine if they are eligible. Contractors, leased workers and other service providers are not eligible to participate in the program.

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