Principal AI Engineer (genai) - Molecular Discovery

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.

Job Summary

Own the strategy and delivery of GenAI-native applications, predictive-model workflows, and insight-driven analytics platforms that accelerate both small-molecule and biotherapeutic invention. Translate scientific objectives into intuitive software products and robust model-ops practices that help chemists, protein engineers, and data scientists iterate faster, uncover deeper insights, and make better decisions.

Domain-Centric AI / ML Enablement

Champion predictive-model use-cases across medicinal chemistry and biologics (e.g., property prediction, sequence optimization, generative design). Harness cutting-edge structure- and sequence-prediction models (AlphaFold/OpenFold, RoseTTAFold, RFdiffusion, Schrodinger, OpenEye) to accelerate target triage, protein engineering, and binding-interface analysis. Track, evaluate, and train molecular prediction models and integrate genAI methods in the literature and open-source community. Ensure model outputs, metrics, and explainability align with discovery KPIs and downstream lab workflows.

Insight-Driven Agentic Gen-AI and Applications

Integrate agentic genAI frameworks (e.g., Bedrock, LangChain, LlamaIndex, AzureOpenAI) to create conversational analytics, automated report writers, and copilot agents that guide scientists through complex SAR, sequence, or imaging datasets. Deliver full-stack applications-React/Next.js fronts with Python/FastAPI & GraphQL services-that surface models and analytics at scale with sub-second responsiveness.

Model-Ops & Engineering Excellence

Stand up automated pipelines for data curation, experiment tracking, CI/CD, and governed model release (PyTorch/TensorFlow + MLflow/Kubeflow/SageMaker + GitHub Actions). Package and deploy predictive applications and model endpoints to cloud PaaS or on-prem containers for scalable inference and performant access. Codify reusable templates, inner-source libraries, and design systems that cut feature time-to-value by 40%.

Leadership & Collaboration

Mentor a cross-disciplinary team of full-stack and ML engineers; foster better-than-best practices in code quality, documentation, and UX research. Partner with discovery leads, IT operations, and external vendors to align technical backlogs with portfolio milestones and data-quality standards. Influence budgeting and make-vs-buy decisions for AI tooling and platform enhancements.

Must-Have Qualifications

Deep Discovery Context - 8-10 yrs building software or ML solutions for medicinal chemistry, biologics engineering, or high-content screening; fluent in SAR data, sequence/structure relationships, and assay lifecycles. Molecular Tooling Familiarity - Practical mastery of open-source and proprietary molecular-design toolkits (e.g., EvoDiff, RFdiffusion, Molformer, RDKit, Alphfafold, Schrodinger, OpenEye) and the ability to integrate or adapt them within proprietary pipelines. Hands-on GenAI / ML depth - Demonstrated success fine-tuning and deploying LLMs, diffusion models, GNNs, structure-prediction models (AlphaFold family, RoseTTAFold, ESMFold), or vision transformers for scientific or operational use-cases. Modern MLOps - IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation), automated testing, secrets management, continuous model evaluation, lineage tracking Influence & communication - lead architecture reviews, map tech choices to scientific KPIs, mentor cross-functional teams, and guide roadmap workshops with executives and bench scientists alike.

Desirable Skills

Contributions to open-source molecular-design projects. Advanced Python & React; shipped production apps that integrate APIs, scale model inference, and manage complex research datasets. Comfortable packaging and operating applications/models on Kubernetes/EKS, serverless FaaS, or on-prem containers Knowledge of GPU runtime tuning, NVLink optimization, or Triton-based multi-model serving. Experience crafting cookie-cutter templates or inner-source libraries that accelerate team velocity. Cloud-architect certifications (AWS Pro, Azure Expert, etc.) Multi-cloud deployment mastery (AWS, Azure, GCP). Education / Credentials - M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Computational Chemistry/Biology, or related field; 10 + yrs industry experience (or 6 + yrs with advanced degree). Cloud-architect certification a plus.

Compensation Overview

Brisbane - CA - US: $174,750 - $211,758 Cambridge Crossing: $174,750 - $211,758 Princeton - NJ - US: $158,870 - $192,507 San Diego - CA - US: $174,750 - $211,758 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 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.

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.

Supporting People with Disabilities

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com . Visit careers.bms.com/ (https://careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility) eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.</