Associate Software Engineer

Bristol Myers Squibb EU Policy; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking a hands-on AI/ML Engineer to design, build, and operationalize AI/ML and Decision Intelligence solutions. You will translate real problems into scalable Aera-based decision flows and AI components under senior guidance.

Responsibilities cover SQL data transformation, data crawling, ETL workflows, and development of analytics models, dashboards, and reports. Ideal candidates have 0–2 years of experience and familiarity with AWS, Docker, Git, and Gen AI frameworks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, AI, Data Science or related field.
• 0–2 years in software or data engineering with exposure to AI/ML, Gen AI, or Decision Intelligence platforms.
• Strong SQL skills; Python proficiency (JavaScript a plus).
• Familiar with cloud platforms (AWS) and containerization (Docker); Git and Agile practices.
• Exposure to LLM APIs, prompt engineering, or Gen AI frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Write and optimize SQL scripts for data transformation within Aera; Python/JS knowledge a plus.
• Validate and reconcile data outputs across Aera models.
• Develop and configure Aera Skills / business use cases and data crawlers.
• Develop analytics models, dashboards, and reports aligned with use case objectives.
• Create and manage ETL workflows within the Aera platform; automate workflows with process builder.

Skills

SQL & data transformation

Python

JavaScript

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/AI/Data Science

Tools

Aera platform

LangGraph

Agent SDK

Git

Docker

AWS

Job description

Job Description:

At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, "Who are you working for?"—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.

Position Summary

This is a hands-on role helping to design, build, and operationalize AI/ML and Decision Intelligence solutions that move the organization from insights to action. Working under the guidance of senior engineers, you will work closely with business and technical teams to translate real problems into scalable Aera-based decision flows and AI/ML components, contributing to production-grade capabilities while following enterprise standards and reusable patterns. The role provides end-to-end exposure to the decision lifecycle — problem framing, data readiness, decision logic, and user adoption — while accelerating both business impact and individual capability development in enterprise Decision Intelligence and AI engineering.

Position Responsibilities

Decision Intelligence (Aera):

• Write and optimize SQL scripts for data transformation and processing within Aera; knowledge of Python and JavaScript is a plus.
• Validate and reconcile data outputs to ensure accuracy and consistency across Aera models.
• Support the development and configuration of Aera Skills / business use cases (Decision Intelligence applications).
• Develop and maintain data crawlers to extract and ingest data from enterprise source systems into Aera.
• Contribute to the development of analytics models, dashboards, and reports aligned with use case objectives.
• Create and manage ETL workflows within the Aera platform to ensure accurate and timely data processing.
• Design and deploy automated workflows using Aera's built-in process builder capabilities.
• Participate in testing, troubleshooting, and iterative improvement of Aera application components, including automated smoke testing for applications.

AI/ML & Gen AI

• Develop and implement AI/ML models and components under the guidance of senior engineers to help solve business problems.
• Support the implementation of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines and work with vector embeddings for applications such as semantic search.
• Contribute to the development of agentic AI workflows using frameworks such as LangGraph, Agent SDK under senior guidance.
• Perform data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation on structured and unstructured datasets.
• Write clean, well-tested code, participate in code reviews, and maintain documentation for models, components, and processes.
• Continuously learn and stay current with advancements in AI/ML, Gen AI, and Decision Intelligence technologies.

Desired Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, AI, Data Science, or a related field.
• Approximately 0–2 years of experience in software or data engineering, with exposure to AI/ML, Gen AI, or Decision Intelligence platforms.
• Strong SQL skills for data transformation and processing; proficiency in Python (JavaScript is a plus).
• Understanding of ETL concepts, data modeling, and data validation/reconciliation practices.
• Foundational understanding of AI/ML algorithms, data structures, and software design principles.
• Hands‑on exposure to LLM APIs, prompt engineering, or Gen AI frameworks through projects, internships, or professional work.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and containerization concepts (Docker).
• Experience with version control (Git) and agile development methodologies.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and eagerness to learn in a collaborative team environment.

Ideal Candidates Would Also Have

• Exposure to Aera or other Decision Intelligence platforms, including data crawlers, decision flows, or process automation.
• Academic or project experience with RAG, vector databases, or agentic AI frameworks.
• Exposure to the life sciences or pharmaceutical domain.
• Good communication skills and experience working with globally dispersed teams.

We hire for skills and capabilities, not just credentials – if this role excites you, but doesn’t perfectly match your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway.

How We Work

Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models: site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https://careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.

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