Principal Scientist, Translational Bioinformatics Late Stage Immunology, Cardiovascular, Fibrosis and Neurology

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We are seeking a highly motivated bioinformatician with preclinical or clinical experience to join our Translational Bioinformatics late stage Immunology, Cardiovascular, Fibrosis, and Neurology (ICFN) team, within Informatics and Predictive Sciences group. The successful candidate will help advance Bristol-Myers Squibb’s industry leading ICFN programs through the strategic application of cutting edge bioinformatics approaches.

Responsibilities

Analyze various -omic-scale data generated from human subjects in BMS clinical trials and multi-modal Real-World Datasets (RWD) from commercial partners, pre-competitive consortium, and public resources. These rich data resources include clinical and demographic data, RNA-Seq, high throughput proteomics, Exome and Whole Genome Sequencing, and multiplex flow cytometry. Perform deep and innovative analyses of these data to build comprehensive understanding of disease mechanisms and patient heterogeneity, identify non-responders to standards of care with unmet medical needs, generate testable hypotheses for drug combination strategies, and inform new target selection and prioritization.

Optimize reverse translation through application of late-stage clinical data sets to inform early clinical trials and the discovery pipeline, in close collaboration with teams across Research and Early Development, including bioinformaticians, statisticians, biologists, biomarker leads, and clinicians. Define and execute statistical/computational analysis plans.

Participate in authorship of scientific reports and present methods and conclusions to publishable standards.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in bioinformatics, engineering, statistics, physics, molecular biology, genetics, or a similar discipline and 8+ years of academic / industry experience
• OR Master's Degree in bioinformatics, engineering, statistics, physics, molecular biology, genetics, or a similar discipline and 6+ years of academic / industry experience
• OR PhD in bioinformatics, engineering, statistics, physics, molecular biology, genetics, or a similar discipline and 4+ years of academic / industry experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in bioinformatics, engineering, statistics, physics, molecular biology, genetics, or a similar discipline.
• Five (5) or more years relevant experience in preclinical or clinical research.
• Proven track record of independent research under minimal supervision.
• Experience designing complex experiments and statistical analysis plans.
• Strong background in -omic (DNA, RNA, epigenetic, proteomic) data analysis and biological interpretation.
• Working knowledge of commercial and publicly available biological databases including NCBI, Ensembl, ArrayExpress/GEO and SRA is expected.
• Solid background in Immunoscience, fibrosis, cardiovascular or neurological diseases.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills, rigorous and creative thinking
• Ability to communicate effectively with biologists, clinicians, biostatisticians and computational scientists.
• Proficiency using R and Bioconductor packages is required.

The starting compensation for this job is a range from $121,000-$167,200, 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 the where the job is performed.

Final individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.

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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.

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