Senior Scientist, Translational Bioinformatics

**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 rich in diversity. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

**S**enior S**cientist, **Translational Bioinformatics, CITRE-based**

CITRE, based in Seville, Spain, is Bristol Myers Squibb’s research institute in Europe, and our link to the European research community.

At IPS (Informatics & Predictive Sciences) we perform innovative computational research to inform decisions across all stages of drug development. Areas of research include computational and network biology, machine/deep learning, cheminformatics, predictive modeling, patient stratification, and method development for analysis and interpretation of biological data.

**Responsibilities**
- Drive in-depth analysis of stratified patient data to elucidate biological and driver mechanisms in key oncology indications.
- Contribute to developing classifiers based on molecular data to validate patient segments in clinical cohorts.
- Contribute to the identification of ex-vivo models and validation scenarios to accurately represent key disease subtypes in experimental settings.
- Work with colleagues in the Informatics & Predictive Sciences group to identify drivers of disease heterogeneity and potential therapeutic targets for patients in unmet need.
- Collaborate with experimental teams in the iterative validation of therapeutic and mechanistic hypotheses.
- Summarize analysis results and report conclusions to BMS decision-making bodies.

**Qualification**s**
- PhD with 2+, or MS with 4+ years of experience in computational biology, bioinformatics, statistics or related fields. Experience in biotech or pharmaceutical industries is a plus.
- Strong experience in the use of a high-level programming language such as R, MATLAB, Python, Perl for complex data analysis and reproducible research practices.
- Good understanding of disease biology and molecular mechanisms in oncology.
- Experience working with Next Generation Sequencing datasets, including Whole-Genome, Whole-Exome Sequencing, and RNA-seq (bulk, single-cell, spatial transcriptomics).
- Familiarity with contemporary cloud and high-performance computing environments.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, and to handle several concurrent, fast-paced projects while conforming with rigorous requirements of clinical studies.
- Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills, rigorous and creative thinking.
- Excellent communication, data presentation, and visualization skills.
- Fluent written and verbal English language communication.

Bristol-Myers Squibb is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender identity, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin or disability.

**Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers**

**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.

BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.