Working with Us
Challenging. Meaningful. Life‐changing. That is what you'll experience at Bristol Myers Squibb. From optimizing a production line to pioneering breakthroughs in cell therapy, we create work that transforms patient lives and the careers of those who do it. We offer unique growth opportunities in a collaborative environment.
Position Summary
As a Principal AI Engineer in the AI Accelerator program, you will lead cross‐functional pods to design and deliver generative AI solutions that transform core business processes across Commercialization, R&D, Manufacturing, and Enabling Functions. You will spend approximately 60% of your time in technical architecture and solution design, and 40% leading and developing your team.
Key Responsibilities
Lead AI Accelerator Projects
* Own end‐to‐end delivery of 12‐week AI Accelerator projects, from problem framing to handover.
* Shape use cases, scope, and success metrics in collaboration with business stakeholders.
* Manage trade‐offs between experimentation and robustness to keep projects on track.
* Ensure smooth transition of successful POCs into the Scale phase with functional IT and business teams.
People Management & Team Leadership
* Lead a small, multidisciplinary pod of frontend engineers, application/cloud engineers, data scientists, and data engineers.
* Provide coaching, feedback, and mentoring to grow skills and foster an inclusive culture.
* Partner with talent acquisition to hire and onboard new team members; onboard and manage staff‐augmentation resources if needed.
* Establish lightweight, effective ways of working aligned with agile delivery and rapid experimentation.
Hands‐On GenAI Architecture & Delivery
* Act as technical lead for GenAI solutions, driving architecture, system design, and solution design for LLM‐based applications and agentic systems.
* Design and implement solutions involving context engineering, MCP servers, structured and unstructured data retrieval, vector search, and multimodal inputs.
* Build and orchestrate agents and tools to integrate enterprise systems and workflows.
* Use coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex/GitHub Copilot‐style tools, and Gemini CLI to accelerate development while maintaining quality.
Cross‐Functional Collaboration & Responsible AI
* Partner with stakeholders across Commercialization, R&D, Manufacturing, and Enabling Functions.
* Communicate progress, risks, and outcomes clearly to technical teams and senior leadership.
* Contribute to shared patterns, templates, and components for future accelerator projects.
* Embed responsible AI practices, including safety, evaluation, and guardrail considerations in GenAI solutions.
Qualifications & Experience
* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Business, or a related field.
* 7+ years of experience in software engineering, data science, or related technical roles with increasing responsibility.
* Proven track record designing and delivering GenAI and traditional software applications.
* Deep expertise in Python; experience with TypeScript and modern frontend development (e.g., React).
* Strong experience with MCP, context engineering, multimodal GenAI inputs, and vector databases.
* Hands‐on experience with AWS; familiarity with Azure and/or GCP is a plus.
* Practical experience with Azure OpenAI and AWS Bedrock.
* Effective use of coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI.
* Comfort with GitHub and DevOps practices.
* Experience with Databricks, Terraform/CloudFormation, MLOps, or app observability is a plus.
* Knowledge of and experience in agile ways of working.
* Demonstrated people‐management experience leading small engineering or data teams.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills across technical and executive audiences.
Compensation Overview
Madison – Giralda – NJ – US: $193,040 – $233,913
Princeton – NJ – US: $193,040 – $233,913
Seattle – WA: $212,340 – $257,304
The starting compensation range is 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 job‐related characteristics such as required skills, location, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.
Benefits
* Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
* Well‐being Support: Programs such as BMS Well‐Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs.
* Financial Well‐being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short‐ and long‐term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.
Work‐Life Benefits Include
* US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval) and 11 paid national holidays.
* Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico, and Rayzebio exempt, non‐exempt, hourly employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays.
* Additional time off, including unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs, and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Bristol Myers Squibb is an equal‐opportunity employer. We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. For more information, visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility.
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