Associate Director, Data Science

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.

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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. Read more:  the Future of Drug Development Are you a data science leader with the vision to transform complex, multi-modal data into life-changing scientific decisions?

Bristol Myers Squibb is looking for an Associate Director of Data Science to join our cutting-edge Drug Development Data Science & Advanced Analytics (DSAA) team.

This is a rare opportunity to operate at the intersection of advanced analytics, AI/ML innovation, and clinical science — driving both strategic direction and hands-on execution across early-to-late phase drug development programs. As a senior scientific and technical leader, you will define analytical frameworks, champion methodological standards, and serve as a key partner to cross-functional stakeholders across the organization.

What You'll DoData Science Strategy & Scientific Leadership Serve as a senior scientific resource within DSAA, providing strategic direction and methodological guidance across multiple drug development programs

Lead the design and execution of exploratory and confirmatory analyses across diverse and complex data types — from early discovery through late-phase clinical development

Shape analytical strategy for drug development programs, contributing to decisions around trial design, endpoint selection, biomarker strategy, and evidence generation

Represent DSAA in cross-functional program team meetings, providing authoritative scientific input and influencing development decisions through rigorous, data-driven analysis

Advanced Analytics & Modelling Lead the development and application of novel computational methods for patient segmentation, biomarker discovery, and precision medicine from multimodal clinical and omics datasets

Drive the integration, mining, and visualization of diverse, high-dimensional datasets across therapeutic areas and development phases — including genomics, proteomics, imaging, and flow cytometry

Apply and advance the use of AI/ML, deep learning, NLP, causal ML, and explainable AI across multiple data modalities and clinical development contexts

Lead application of rigorous statistical approaches to clinical trial data, including survival analysis, longitudinal/mixed-effects modelling, causal inference, and principled handling of missing data

Data Engineering & Reproducibility Define and champion standards for scalable, reproducible, and well-documented analytical pipelines and codebases using Python, R, SQL, and cloud platforms

Establish and enforce data quality frameworks to ensure fitness-for-purpose of diverse data sources across programs

Drive adoption of scalable, automated analytical processes and best-in-class software engineering practices across the team Leadership, Mentorship & Cross-Functional Influence Manage and develop a small team of data scientists, building capabilities and fostering scientific rigor and innovation

Mentor junior and mid-level data scientists, elevating team-wide methodological and engineering standards through code reviews, collaborative problem-solving, and knowledge sharing

Partner with lead and protocol statisticians in shaping statistical analysis plans (SAPs) for exploratory data science analyses

Communicate complex analytical strategies and results with clarity and scientific authority to both technical and non-technical audiences,…