Interviewing at BMS in about 4 weeks for a Senior Data Scientist role (oncology R&D team, based in Princeton). Trying to get a realistic picture of how their loop is structured right now.
From what I've found so far: recruiter screen, HM call, possible take-home, panel of 4-5. But I've seen conflicting info on whether the panel is one long block or spread across multiple days.
If you've been through a BMS loop in the last 6-12 months (any function), would appreciate: role/level, rough timeline start to offer, how many rounds, and any specific prep that helped. Comp data also welcome.
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de_derek
Data engineer, went through BMS Summit NJ site about 8 months ago. Total of 4 rounds, spread over 3 weeks. Recruiter, HM, take-home (SQL + Python case on synthetic clinical data), panel with 4 people in one block. Panel was a single 3-hour morning. Offer came 10 days after final panel. Not bad for pharma.
market_realist
Applied for a Sr. DS role (commercial analytics) earlier this year. Recruiter screen to offer was 6 weeks. Panel was split: 2 people day 1, 3 people day 2, about a week apart. I preferred that to a marathon block honestly. Less brain-dead by the end.
sre_sol
Not a data role but applied to their digital infrastructure side. Same general shape: 4 rounds, recruiter, HM, technical, panel. Timeline was closer to 7 weeks. Pharma doesn't move fast and that's fine, just plan for it.