Python Job: Data Engineer

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Work at the interface of pharma, genomics, and data engineering. The candidate will significantly contribute to the development of modern data services for BMS’s research scientists.

Job Description

Bristol Myers Squibb seeks a highly motivated Data Engineer to enable data integration efforts in support of data science and computational research efforts. The Data Engineer will be responsible for executing an ambitious digital strategy to support BMS’s predictive science capabilities in R&ED (Research & Early Development). The successful candidate will partner closely with computational researcher teams, IT leadership, and various technical functions to design and deliver data solutions that streamline access to computing & data, and help scientists derive insight and value from their research.

Job Functions

The role requires someone who can seamlessly mesh technical knowledge to help navigate R&D cloud, CoLo, and on-premise computing needs, including planning, infrastructure design, maintenance, and support.

The role will lead the development of infrastructure that enables interoperability and comparability of data sets derived from different technologies and biological systems in the context of integrative data analysis. The candidate will create and maintain optimal data pipeline architectures that enable scientific workflow and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams of data curators, software engineers, data scientists and computational biologists as we test new hypotheses through the novel integration of emerging research data types.

The work will combine careful resource planning and project management with hands-on data manipulation and implementation of data integration workflows.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Designing and developing an ETL infrastructure to load research data from multiple source systems using languages and frameworks such as Python, R, Docker, Airflow, Glue, etc.
• Leading the design and implementation of data services solutions that may include relational, NoSQL and graph database components.
• Collaborating with project managers, solution architects, infrastructure teams, and external vendors as needed to support successful delivery of technical solutions.

Experiences and Education

• Bachelor's Degree with 8+ years of academic / industry experience or master's degree with 6+ years of academic / industry experience or PhD with 3+ years of academic / industry experience in an engineering or biology field.
• Demonstrated high proficiency with current software engineering methodologies, such as Agile SDLC approaches, distributed source code control, project management, issue tracking, and CI/CD tools and processes.
• Excellent skills in an object-oriented programming language such as Python or R, and proficiency in SQL
• High degree of proficiency in cloud computing
• Solid understanding of container strategies such as Docker, Fargate, ECS and ECR.
• Excellent skills and deep knowledge of databases such as Postgres, Elasticsearch, Redshift, and Aurora, including distributed database design, SQL vs. NoSQL, and database optimizations
• Demonstrated high proficiency with current software engineering methodologies, such as Agile SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) approaches, distributed source code control, project management, issue tracking, and CI/CD tools and processes.
• Strong technical communication skills.

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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.

COVID-19 Information
To protect the safety of our workforce, customers, patients and communities, the policy of the Company requires all employees and workers in the U.S. and Puerto Rico to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they have received an exception based on an approved request for a medical or religious reasonable accommodation. Therefore, all BMS applicants seeking a role located in the U.S. and Puerto Rico must confirm that they have already received or are willing to receive the full COVID-19 vaccination by their start date as a qualification of the role and condition of employment. This requirement is subject to state and local law restrictions and may not be applicable to employees working in certain jurisdictions such as Montana. This requirement is also subject to discussions with collective bargaining representatives in the U.S.

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