Job Location: Devens, MA
At Bristol Myers Squibb, we are inspired by a single vision – transforming patients’ lives through science. In oncology, hematology, immunology and cardiovascular disease – and one of the most diverse and promising pipelines in the industry – each of our passionate colleagues contribute to innovations that drive meaningful change. We bring a human touch to every treatment we pioneer. Join us and make a difference.
Associate Director, GPS Development Analytics
The GPS BIA team (Global Product Development and Supply Business Insights and Analytics) partners with the BMS GPS organization to answer key business questions that drive business strategy using advanced data analytics and data science.
The Associate Director, GPS Development Analytics will lead the development of advanced data analytic tools to answer business strategy questions within the Product Development and Cell Therapy Development functions. These development functions within GPS supports the end-to-end drug development from discovery to late phase clinical development and technology transfer. Their scope includes portfolio strategy, clinical supply manufacturing, drug substance, drug product, and analytical development for small molecules, biologics and cell therapies.
This role will lead the development and implementation of data analytics roadmaps for the business operations, and CMC innovation valuation areas. The Associate Director will drive multiple capability builds within the team as part of the roadmap implementation. This role will be responsible for managing and expanding a portion of the team’s Book of Work. The Associate Director will also work with the Executive Director, GPS Strategy, Portfolio & Development Analytics to define the team’s overall strategy.
The successful candidate has experience in CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls) development in the pharmaceutical industry, has a scientific background in life sciences or engineering. The successful candidate has expertise in one or more of the following areas: decision analysis, data analytics, data visualization, statistics, machine learning, predictive modeling, artificial intelligence, Python and R coding. Experience managing teams is desirable.
The Associate Director will also work to establish core capabilities within the team. These include:
- Supporting Business Decisions – Work closely with Product Development and Cell Therapy Development senior leaders to proactively identify and address priority business questions.
- Driving Analytics and Capabilities – Answer key business questions using innovative analytic and data science techniques, assist with establishing core analytical and data science capabilities, standards, processes and methodologies for the team.
- Driving Team Productivity and Operational Excellence – Play a critical role in managing team productivity, timeliness and quality of deliverables. Ensure consistent adoption of standards, processes and methodologies by contracted or other team staff. Continuously seek opportunities and approaches for enhancing the team’s overall productivity.
Supporting Business Decisions
- Identifies and contextualizes critical business issues, working to embed an objective and unbiased point of view into the business conversation.
- Drives the application of fact-based decision making for key questions within the Product Development and Cell Therapy Development portfolio deliverables enabling priority business choices.
- Develops and maintains a deep understanding of functional area business priorities, meeting agreed upon analytics deliverables / timing.
- Opportunistically identifies how analytics can solve stakeholder business problems and influences senior leaders to adopt analytics-derived insights.
- Works with functional leader to define team’s strategy.
- Builds and owns relationship with multiple key stakeholders.
Driving Analytics and Capabilities
- Leads the development and implementation of data analytics roadmaps in the business operations, and CMC innovation valuation areas.
- Drives multiple capability builds in the business operations, and CMC innovation valuation areas in support of roadmap implementation.
- Leads cross-functional projects across GPS BIA and the broader BIA organization that drive organizational integration and operational excellence.
- Designs, develops and implements a broad array of business analytics that solve complex problems in a computationally efficient and statistically effective manner.
- Identifies new opportunities to further leverage analytics, data and analytical tools. Proactively manages planned and ad hoc analytics requests, ensuring consistent quality and timeliness in delivery to business stakeholders.
- Ensures best practice adoption within stated areas of responsibility, applying appropriate levels of technical oversight, standardization and subject matter expertise.
Driving Team Productivity and Operational Excellence
- Manages a team of internal data scientists.
- Manages a team of external analytics contractors and vendors during project execution.
- Manages and expands the team’s Book of Work that focuses on business operations and CMC valuation.
- Conducts detailed team walkthroughs and peer review of team’s work to ensure quality, cross training and knowledge management within the team.
Disclaimer: Responsibilities could be further distributed with other GPS BIA Team members or refined as the team evolves. The responsibilities listed above are only a summary and other responsibilities may be requirements depending on assignments.
List of minimum requirements
- Ph.D. in engineering, pharmaceutical science, chemistry, biochemistry, physics or other quantitative area of study with 2+ years of professional experience.
- M.S in engineering, pharmaceutical science, chemistry, biochemistry, physics or other quantitative area of study with 3+ years of professional experience.
- B.S. in engineering, pharmaceutical science, chemistry, biochemistry, physics or other quantitative area of study with more than 5 years of professional experience.
- Strong analytical skills with substantial knowledge of data science.
- Excellent interpersonal, collaborative, team-building, and communication skills to ensure effective collaborations within matrix teams.
- Strong project management skills with demonstrated ability to lead multiple projects and priorities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Experience Requirements
- Experience interacting with senior management, understanding, anticipating, and fulfilling their insights and data analytics information requirements.
- Experience working in CMC development in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Experience interpreting analytical results and ascertaining implications to the business.
- Experience managing a team of internal and contracted resources.
- Experience developing advanced data analytics solutions using R, Python, Java, C/C++ or any other data science platform.
Around the world, we are passionate about making an impact on the lives of patients with serious diseases. Empowered to apply our individual talents and diverse perspectives in an inclusive culture, our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.
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.
Physical presence at the BMS worksite or physical presence in the field is an essential job function of this role which the Company deems critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, employee well-being and engagement, and enhances the Company culture.
To protect the safety of our workforce, customers, patients and communities, the policy of the Company requires all employees and workers in the U.S. and Puerto Rico to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they have received an exception based on an approved request for a medical or religious reasonable accommodation. Therefore, all BMS applicants seeking a role located in the U.S. and Puerto Rico must confirm that they have already received or are willing to receive the full COVID-19 vaccination by their start date as a qualification of the role and condition of employment. This requirement is subject to state and local law restrictions and may not be applicable to employees working in certain jurisdictions such as Montana. This requirement is also subject to discussions with collective bargaining representatives in the U.S.
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