Principal Research AI Innovation Lead

Remote - United States - US · Remote · full time · Principal

$145,020 – $175,728

Listed on Bristol Myers Squibb’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

This role leads the design and scaling of AI systems to accelerate pharmaceutical research, working across research, engineering, and data teams to build practical LLM-enabled solutions that help scientists make faster, better-informed decisions. It suits someone with deep expertise in both AI architecture and drug discovery or translational science who can evaluate whether AI outputs are scientifically sound and useful for real research.

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What they ask for

Required

Bachelor's degree and 8+ years experience, or Master's degree and 6+ years experience, or PhD and 4+ years experience
Hands-on experience designing and implementing AI systems, particularly agentic workflows and multi-agent orchestration
Ability to assess whether AI-generated scientific outputs are scientifically grounded, appropriately caveated, and defensible
Working knowledge of drug discovery, translational science, or related research domains

Nice to have

Advanced degree (MS, PhD, PharmD) or equivalent in a scientific, computational, or AI field
Direct experience in target identification, indication expansion, drug repurposing, biomarker discovery, translational research, or clinical evidence review
Experience building AI systems that reason across heterogeneous biomedical data sources
Experience designing AI evaluation frameworks and benchmark datasets for scientific quality
Experience fine-tuning or developing biology-focused large language models or domain-specific AI systems
Background in innovation labs, accelerators, startups, or rapid-prototyping environments