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Position Summary Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) is driven by its vision to transform patients' lives through science. The Global Product Development and Supply (GPS) division plays a crucial role in advancing this vision. GPS is responsible for developing, manufacturing, and supplying quality clinical and commercial medicines to patients worldwide. This role is part of the BI&T team supporting GPS and will report to the Associate Director of Knowledge Management.
This role is part of a small team dedicated to developing and operationalizing a comprehensive data information model to support downstream GPS use cases, such as AI deployment and self-service analytics. The ideal candidate will partner closely with stakeholders to design and implement semantic models. Strong expertise in semantic technologies is essential.
If you are passionate about harnessing the power of technology, data, analytics and AI to make a difference in patients' lives, this role offers an exciting and rewarding opportunity.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Develop information models leveraging emerging technologies to deliver business value.
- Design semantic models and data ontologies to support GPS information model and optimal AI deployment.
- Ensure adherence to SDLC and analytics best practices (scalability, version control, documentation, deployment).
- Evaluate high-ROI technologies for inclusion in the technology roadmap.
- Partner with stakeholders to capture business needs.
- Gather business requirements, define measurable outcomes, and deliver analytical product plans for diverse stakeholders.
- Translate complex concepts for various stakeholders.
Requirements Professional Experience
- 1+ years of experience in Information Technology, data analytics, or related industries
- 1+ year experience working on information model relevant workflows and/or tools: semantic model development, data ontologies, application of graph databases
- Hands-on experience with SDLC methodologies, including DevOps, Agile, and Waterfall, ideally in regulated environments.
Technical Expertise
- Experience designing, implementing, and managing graph models and, ideally, applications related to information modeling is desired.
- Experience with graph platforms (e.g., Neo4j, Amazon Neptune), including model design and querying preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to conceptualize, design, and refine ontologies to accurately model domain knowledge, entities, relationships, and rules for organizational data preferred.
- Experience defining and managing taxonomies, classes, properties, constraints, and semantic relationships using standards such as RDF, OWL, and SKOS a plus.
- Experience with AI systems that utilize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and vector databases for effective information retrieval is a plus.
- Significant experience with programming languages relevant to managing data and information models (e.g., Python, Java, Scala).
- Experience with cloud environments and services, preferably AWS.
- Experience with DevOps principles for CI/CD pipelines.
- Proficiency with modern analytics tools and technologies, potentially including GitHub, SQL, R, dbt, Domino, Tableau, etc.
- Experience deploying AI models is highly desirable.
- Experience with systems using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to interact with AI models is highly desirable.
- Hands-on experience with agile methodologies and tools such as JIRA.
- Experience with ELT and data engineering processes is a plus.
- Experience building and operationalizing predictive models, simulation, optimization frameworks, and AI solutions is a plus.
- Experience with API integration for data ingestion and extraction.
- Proven experience guiding large, complex projects.
- Solid communication skills to explain the business value of data model projects and operations.
- A customer-oriented mindset with an eagerness to solve business problems and drive continuous improvement.
- Ability to work effectively in a matrixed organization and across global locations.
Educational Background
- A bachelor's degree in a quantitative or scientific discipline is required.
- Advanced degrees (MS. or Ph.D.) in relevant fields are preferred.
Other Requirements
- Occasional travel to BMS locations throughout the world is anticipated.
The starting compensation for this job is a range from (NJ) $96,480-$116,900 (MA) $106,120-$128,600 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 where the job is performed.
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 https://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.
If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn't perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.
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 BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:
Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.
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