Associate Director IT Business Partner Clinical Trial Reporting and Operations

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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.

The IT Business Partner, Clinical Trial Reporting and Operations will provide IT leadership and governance for BMS's clinical trial data aggregation, mapping, and reporting capabilities, including ensuring continued adoption of BMS' newly introduced Clinical Data Workbench, and associated reporting capabilities such as Qlik, JReview, Spotfire in support of reporting and analytics and centralized monitoring.

They will partner with data managers, clinical development scientists and physicians, as well as the business capability lead, to understand business requirements and translate them into technology plans. They will work with the vendor and associated IT support functions as appropriate to ensure that they capability continue to meet business needs.

The candidate requires knowledge of clinical data management for a large global biopharmaceutical company, familiarity with developing strategic roadmaps aligned with business priorities in this space, and the ability to innovate and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

The candidate is expected to understand the relevant industry regulations, standards, best practices, strategies and capabilities in this space, formulate well-defined recommendations and influence business/IT roadmap and investments.

Position Responsibilities

Serves as the IT Business Partner Lead for Clinical Trial Reporting and Analytics

Partners with the business capability lead to review and assess demand requests, explore ideas and enhancements, evaluate legal/ regulatory requirements and ongoing business-driven change initiatives leading to value driven business cases and well-defined implementation plans

Partners with IT digital capability leads to solicit and evaluate implementation plans (including vendor proposals/ contracts), formulate implementation plans, engage cross-functional stakeholders, execute technology projects, and measure business outcomes/ROI for investments

Partners with IT portfolio managers to ensure robust investment governance and measuring project outcomes

Establishes and develops effective business relationships with key leaders and stakeholders to ensure IT can deliver solutions which align with business strategies and divisional priorities

Develop strong collaborative relationships with IT colleagues to ensure delivered solutions and services can be appropriately leveraged and value realized.

Leads the development of business cases for future programs and projects with Clinical Operations IT and define measurable business outcomes.

Generates and maintains a strategic roadmap for the business capability, with ongoing demand management, release planning and delivery of incremental capabilities

Collaborates with the business capability lead to manage the needs of internal business stakeholders

Monitors external industry trends and supplier capabilities with a view for continuous improvement

Understands the global risk and regulatory environment to plan activities for compliance with existing and new regulations

Champions the reporting and analytics strategy with thought leadership and innovation to advance BMS's capabilities

Desired Experience Required:

Bachelor's degree or higher with a focus on computer science, Information Technology, or related discipline preferred.

Must have a proven track-record of 10 years working in large and/or complex IT programs, preferably within the pharmaceutical R&D domain

Must have experience in pharmaceutical industry and an understanding of the drug development and commercialization process

Experience in clinical trials working with clinical patient data with an emphasis on data aggregation and reporting technologies

Familiarity with EDC and solutions for external data acquisition, including device and wearables technologies

Knowledge of GCP/ICH guidelines and regulations

Demonstrated ability to analyze and define business processes is required

Demonstrated ability to use structured problem solving and available tools to quickly evaluate problems, identify root cause, create action plans, assess impact and develop resolution options

Demonstrated ability to influence the scope and direction of initiatives across multiple levels of management and organizational boundaries

Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills, with ability to communicate and collaborate with employees and management at all levels

Experience working in a matrix environment

Ideal Candidates Would Also Have:

Knowledge and experience of Business process modelling and process optimization skills is preferred

Significant, demonstrated breadth of experience, versatility, and independent leadership and stakeholder management skills

Experience with Industry partnerships/ presentations and cross-company initiatives (e.g. TransCelerate)

Demonstrated experience defining and measuring business outcomes

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.

Company: Bristol-Myers Squibb

Req Number: R1527965_EN

Updated: 2020-07-27 00:00:00.000 UTC

Location: Princeton,New Jersey

Bristol Myers Squibb is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, gender expression, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Company info

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Website : http://www.bms.com