Sr. Research Investigator

** This position is in Cambridge and requires candidate to be local to Cambridge, MA **

Bristol-Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases.

One shared journey is moving us forward at Bristol-Myers Squibb. Around the world, we are passionate about making an impact on the lives of patients with serious disease. Empowered to apply our individual talents and ideas so that we can learn and grow together. Driven to make a difference, from innovative research to hands-on community support. 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 the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.

We are seeking an experienced PhD level scientist to join the Computer-Assisted Drug Design team at Bristol-Myers Squibb. In this role, the selected candidate will use computational chemistry methods to drive therapeutic projects from target ID through candidate nomination.

Major Skills Required

• PhD required plus 2-8 years of experience
• In-depth knowledge of computer-aided drug design, computational chemistry, cheminformatics, bioinformatics or computational biology
• Experience using modern methods to drive molecular design hypotheses
• A history of impact using computational approaches to drive scientific experiment and design
• Strong knowledge of chemical and protein structure and sequence
• Background in methods for statistical analysis, cheminformatics, bioinformatics, machine learning or data visualization
• Competency in programming and/or scripting would be advantageous (e.g. Python)
• An aptitude and desire to learn and apply new techniques is expected
• A basic knowledge of medicinal chemistry, biology and ADMET/PK
• Personal attributes of integrity, creativity, problem solving, and strong work ethic
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team across geographic areas to advance discovery projects
• Excellent communication skills are a must