Bristol Myers Squibb

Senior Copilot Engineer

Princeton - NJ - US Full time

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. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

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: careers.bms.com/working-with-us.

We are seeking a Senior Copilot Engineer to design, develop, and deploy advanced AI, Copilot, and intelligent automation solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Platform, Azure AI Foundry, and AWS cloud technologies. This role requires strong engineering skills, hands-on solution delivery, and cross-functional collaboration to build enterprise-grade copilots, AI search capabilities, and integrated productivity applications. 

The ideal candidate will have deep experience in AI engineering, Power Platform development, and Microsoft 365 extensibility, along with the ability to translate business needs into scalable, secure, and compliant AI-driven solutions. 

 

Key Responsibilities 

AI & Copilot Engineering 

  • Design, develop, and deploy custom AI/Copilot solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, and AWS AI/ML services. 
  • Build RAG pipelines with vector databases, embeddings, and contextual grounding strategies. 
  • Develop and integrate AI Search capabilities using Azure AI Search, AWS Kendra, or Elasticsearch to power intelligent retrieval and semantic grounding. 
  • Implement grounding, semantic reasoning, and conversational orchestration using Azure Cognitive Search, custom APIs, and multi-cloud pipelines. 

Power Platform & M365 Engineering 

  • Build Power Apps, including model-driven and canvas applications. 
  • Develop automation workflows using Power Automate (Flows) integrated with AI and enterprise data sources. 
  • Design and implement SPFx solutions (web parts, extensions) integrated with Copilot Studio and Power Platform components. 
  • Integrate copilots and AI-driven features with SharePoint, Teams, Power Apps, and other Microsoft 365 services. 
  • Create custom connectors for Power Platform to extend AI and Copilot capabilities across enterprise services. 

Cloud, Architecture & Governance 

  • Provide technical leadership on AI/LLM architecture, prompt engineering, semantic search, and multi-cloud solution engineering. 
  • Support 3rd-level LLM model development, optimization, and registration for enterprise platforms. 
  • Participate in AI/ML audits and compliance reviews across global environments. 
  • Apply engineering best practices for Copilot, AI, Power Platform, and cloud solution development, testing, deployment, and governance. 
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify AI/Copilot and automation opportunities, validate use cases, and translate requirements into technical solutions. 
  • Deliver POCs, pilots, and scalable enterprise implementations across Azure and AWS. 
  • Ensure all solutions meet enterprise security, privacy, compliance, and Responsible AI standards. 
  • Manage engineering tasks across multiple initiatives while maintaining high-quality deliverables. 

 

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5–8 years of experience in AI/ML engineering, cloud development, or enterprise solution delivery.
  • 6–8 years of hands-on Microsoft Power Platform development experience.
  • Practical experience with major AI/ML platforms including Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.
  • Strong background developing solutions in regulated or large-scale enterprise environments.
  • Deep expertise across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem: Azure, SharePoint, Teams, Purview, Defender, and Power Platform.
  • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio (prompt flows, orchestration, connectors).
  • Experience with Azure AI Foundry / Azure OpenAI, including prompt engineering, grounding, and model deployments.
  • Extensive experience with Power Apps, Power Automate, and custom Power Platform connectors.
  • Proficiency in SPFx (SharePoint Framework) development and Microsoft Graph integrations.
  • Strong working knowledge of AI search technologies such as Azure Cognitive Search, AWS Kendra, and Elasticsearch.
  • Experience building cloud-native AI workflows with Azure Functions, AWS Lambda, and modern orchestration patterns.
  • Strong understanding of RAG architectures, vector databases, semantic search, and contextual grounding.
  • Proficiency in Python, C#, or TypeScript for custom development and integration.
  • Familiarity with Responsible AI practices, MLOps, and end-to-end AI lifecycle management.
  • Experience developing enterprise copilots, plugins, and extensibility solutions for Microsoft 365 and Power Platform.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Key Competencies 

  • AI/LLM Engineering & Solution Design 
  • Power Platform & SPFx Development 
  • Multi-Cloud (Azure + AWS) Architecture 
  • RAG & AI Search Integration 
  • Technical Leadership & Innovation 
  • Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication 
  • Strategic Problem Solving & Delivery Excellence 

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Compensation Overview:

Princeton - NJ - US: $139,570 - $169,126

The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience. 

Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits, please visit https://careers.bms.com/life-at-bms/.

Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect and may include the following: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care. Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a 401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year’s holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources. Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

Supporting People with Disabilities

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

Candidate Rights

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

If you live in or expect to work from Los Angeles County if hired for this position, please visit this page for important additional information: https://careers.bms.com/california-residents/

Data Protection

We will never request payments, financial information, or social security numbers during our application or recruitment process. Learn more about protecting yourself at https://careers.bms.com/fraud-protection.

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