Senior Manager, Data Engineer, Clinical Operations at Bristol Myers Squibb
Princeton, NJ
$153,770–$186,327from the description
Jul 5, 2026
Princeton, NJ
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual contributor role focused on building and maintaining data engineering infrastructure for clinical trial operations, specifically within patient and site engagement, feasibility, and forecasting. Day-to-day work involves designing ETL/ELT pipelines, managing data governance via Databricks Unity Catalog, and developing GenAI and LLM-powered applications to support clinical R&D workflows. The role suits an experienced data engineer with a background in cloud-native platforms, Python/Spark, and ideally some familiarity with life sciences or clinical trial systems.
Senior level · 7+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 9 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database architects). range 2–15
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What the occupation pays Median $134,433 (middle half $95,331–$179,625). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (7)
The role sits at the intersection of data engineering (ETL/ELT pipelines, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, data modeling) and GenAI/LLM application development (RAG, fine-tuning, agentic frameworks), making it a genuine toss-up between 15-1243 (Database Architects) and 15-1252 (Software Developers). 15-1243 was chosen as primary because the dominant framing is building and governing a large-scale clinical data platform, but the GenAI application delivery work is substantial.
The posting is located in Princeton, NJ. The Princeton area falls within the New York–Newark–Jersey City CBSA (35620); there is no standalone Princeton CBSA.
The role is described as 'site-by-design,' meaning at least 50% onsite at the Princeton, NJ facility — it is not fully remote.
Databricks certification is explicitly called 'a strong plus,' so it is listed as preferred. Domain knowledge in clinical trial operations is similarly framed as 'a strong plus' or 'highly preferred' throughout and is not emitted as a named technology skill.
Veeva Vault and Medidata Rave appear under a 'familiarity with' framing in the qualifications section, making them preferred rather than hard gates. IRT is also mentioned but is a category rather than a specific named product.
The title 'Senior Manager' at BMS is an individual-contributor grade (the JD describes no direct reports, hiring authority, or budget ownership), so the role is classified as Senior IC rather than a people-management role (11-3021).
Compensation is stated as $153,770–$186,327 per year for a full-time employee in Princeton, NJ, with additional incentive cash and stock noted as possible.
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