Associate Director

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Summary:

The primary responsibility of this role is to plan and execute on strategic Global Drug Development (GDD) portfolio with focus on Clinical Data Ecosystem (CDE) associated projects to ensure on time, in scope and on budget delivery. Drive intended business outcomes in collaboration with cross functional teams and vendors. This job will require managing a broad set of stakeholders and sponsors ensuring Business objectives are met with the right sense of urgency.

Desired Candidate Characteristics:

• Have a commitment to a career in technology with a passion for life sciences
• Ability to understand the needs of the business and commitment to deliver the best stakeholder experience
• Able to collaborate across multiple teams (Business, IT, Infrastructure, Suppliers etc.) globally. Should be willing to work across time zones (primarily US and India)
• Excellent oral and verbal communication skills
• Innovative and inquisitive nature to ask questions, offer bold ideas and challenge the status quo
• Agility to learn new tools and processes
• Experience working with Clinical Trial Execution related applications
• Experience working in CDE related technology solution management and implementation (e.g. Electronics Data Capture (EDC), Clinical Data Management & Reporting, Clinical Metadata Management, Clinical Biostatistics & Analytics etc.)

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute on assigned projects supporting the Digital Capability (DC) objectives of GDD IT, delivering value faster, in an incremental fashion.
• Planning and execution of projects in CDE, GDD IT portfolio to deliver on intended outcomes while collaborating on evolving ideas and discovery of new requirements to maximize return on investments.
  • Identify dependencies, evaluate risks, and communicate status to appropriate levels of management and stakeholders across assigned projects.
  • Ensure project deliverables, schedules, and financials adhere to established standards and are managed in alignment with BMS Project Management best practices across their assigned projects.
  • Periodically evaluate performance and develop action plans to ensure achievement of performance goals.
  • Monitor and control schedule and financial health of their assigned projects and provide actionable insights to key stakeholders.
  • Proactively remove obstacles to drive assigned project’s momentum and progress. Engage and energize the project teams.
  • Plan and engage necessary resources across the enterprise to ensure successful completion of assigned projects.
• Co-lead setup of project management and governance structures in collaboration with Product Managers and Technical leads.
• Advise and consistently apply Project Management best practices (including Agile, SDLC and PMF) and tools. Continuously improve our adoption and maturity of best practices across IT.
• Collaborate with product managers and technical leads & Portfolio Managers on business case development for investments, translating experience & insights into improved estimates and outcomes.
• Lead and manage System Integration Project Managers (where applicable).
• Encourage innovation across projects and organize forums for cross-sharing of ideas, execution, artifacts.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Must have knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) in Pharma industry along with working knowledge of the PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
• Requires advanced knowledge applicable to a wide range of work in own function and thorough knowledge of other functions, typically gained through a university degree and/or 10 plus years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading initiatives related to continuous improvement or implementation of new technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to build and leverage relationships through diplomacy with a broader focus within the Function.​
• Demonstrated ability to articulate and present complex information clearly and concisely across all levels.
• Skilled in stakeholder management and collaborative decision making and has ability to bring a variety of strong views and perspective to achieve objectives. ​
• Experienced in process improvement. Has lead analysis of current states, deliver strong recommendations in understanding complexity in the environment, and the ability to execute to bring complex solutions to completion.​
• Ability to recognize the potential impact on internal/external challenges on the future state success. Conveys and takes immediate action to correct any variation in quality, ensures accuracy and completeness of others' work outputs.​
• Demonstrated analytical thought using various data sources and internal/external environment. Understands the broader implications of actions and perspective. Synthesizes results and links patterns and trends. Considers lessons learned and best practices in conveying to the team's understanding and knowledge.​
• Experience with software development methodologies and requirements-gathering techniques such as Agile (Scrum, SAFe, etc.) and Waterfall is preferred.
• Experienced in development of project structures, defining team roles and responsibilities, working with and leveraging various different staffing/sourcing models including the oversight of system integrators.
• Competence in business case development, definition of business outcomes and measuring outcome realization.

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.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
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On-site Protocol

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