Scientist – Machine Learning & Cheminformatics for Drug Design Full-time

Cheminformatics And Machine Learning Scientist

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.

We seek an enthusiastic and team-oriented scientist to join our Cheminformatics and Machine Learning Team. This individual will directly contribute to small molecule discovery projects that advance drug candidates from hit identification through candidate nomination with a focus on protein degradation.

The successful candidate will perform key research activities, including:

• applying machine learning methods to accelerate lead identification and optimization in therapeutic projects
• disseminating successful approaches across the computational chemistry department to enable uptake and impact across the discovery portfolio

The scientist must have broad data science knowledge with an emphasis on cheminformatics-oriented machine learning to advance multi-objective molecular design efforts (potency, ADME, safety). Expertise in generative molecular design to influence medicinal chemistry would be beneficial. The successful candidate must have a sufficient understanding of chemistry and the ability to communicate with collaborative scientists from a broad array of backgrounds.

The selected candidate will join a research team with a track record of pipeline impact across modalities and across therapeutic areas. This is an exciting opportunity as we combine the best of physics-based modeling with data analytics and machine learning to accelerate drug discovery and bring benefit to patients.

Basic Qualifications:

• Ph.D. and no experience required, OR Master's Degree with 3+ years of academic / industry experience, OR Bachelor's Degree with 5+ years of academic / industry experience.
• Strong experience in AI/ML is critical, in addition to experience with cheminformatics, computational chemistry, and/or molecular modeling.
• Computer programming experience, especially with languages such as Python and SQL.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ph.D. with 0- 2+ years of relevant fields with a focus in AI/ML development and applications to molecular design. Postdoctoral or industry experience a plus.
• Practical experience with modern ML/cheminformatics packages (PyTorch, Polars, scikit-learn, RDKit, DeepChem, OEchem) are essential, and end-to-end deployment of molecular-design models in research or production environments is a plus.
• Experience in the critical assessment of experimental data, large dataset handling, and chemistry representations.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage domain knowledge during ML model development in pursuit of novel insights.
• This position will operate in a multidisciplinary environment and a willingness to collaborate across functional teams is essential.
• An aptitude and desire to learn and apply new techniques is expected as well as personal attributes of integrity, creativity, problem solving, and a strong work ethic.
• Excellent communication skills are a must.
• Track record of publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals is a plus.

San Diego – CA – US: $135,010 – $163,605

The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee's work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. 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 careers.bms.com/life-at-bms/. 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.

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 a supportive culture, promoting global participation 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

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