Associate Director, AI Policy and Channel

Bristol Myers Squibb • Princeton, NJ

23h

About The Position

The Associate Director, Artificial Intelligence, Policy and Channel (AIPC) is a senior technical leader who sits at the intersection of advanced data science and commercial strategy at BMS. This role goes beyond hands-on technical delivery — it requires the ability to shape how AI and machine learning are applied across BMS's commercial operations, while leading a team and driving broad organizational adoption. The Associate Director provides AI-driven insights that help BMS anticipate and respond to channel-level business trends, payer contract dynamics, legislative policy shifts, and new indication launches. In a rapidly evolving reimbursement and pricing landscape, this role is critical for maintaining BMS's agility and effectiveness across Market Access and Commercial operations. The Associate Director acts as a key bridge between technical teams and senior business stakeholders, translating complex analytical outputs into commercial decisions that matter.

Requirements

• Education Required: Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in a quantitative field — Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or equivalent.
• Minimum 5–7 years of hands-on experience developing and deploying machine learning solutions to solve complex, real-world business problems.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical teams or projects with measurable business outcomes.
• Proven track record of managing AI product lifecycles, from concept through deployment and iteration.
• Programming Python (required); R or other statistical languages (a plus)
• Machine Learning TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn; supervised, unsupervised & reinforcement learning
• Forecasting Time series forecasting, Monte Carlo simulations
• Statistical Methods Strong foundation in applied statistics for business problems
• MLOps & Cloud CI/CD, Git/GitHub, MLOps workflows, AWS/Azure, Airflow/Dagster
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to connect technical work to broader commercial goals and organizational strategy.
• Communication Excellence: Proven ability to communicate complex technical topics clearly to non-technical audiences, including senior leadership.
• Stakeholder Influence: Strong interpersonal skills with a track record of building relationships and driving alignment across functions.
• Ownership and Accountability: Takes initiative, drives projects to completion, and holds themselves and their team to high standards.
• Adaptability: Comfortable navigating ambiguity and adjusting approaches in response to new data, policy changes, or shifting priorities.
• Inclusive Leadership: Committed to building a respectful, collaborative, and inclusive team environment.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred: Advanced degree (MS or Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Data Science, or a closely related field.
• Experience in biopharmaceutical, healthcare, or similarly complex commercial environments is strongly preferred.
• Advanced AI NLP, LLMs (training/fine-tuning), agentic AI frameworks (preferred)
• Deep understanding of biopharmaceutical market access, pricing, value demonstration, and the reimbursement landscape.
• Familiarity with channel dynamics, payer contracting mechanisms, and the legislative policy environment affecting pharmaceutical commercialization.
• Experience operating effectively in matrixed organizations and driving outcomes across teams without formal authority.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership and ML Pipeline Development
• Strategic Program Oversight
• Stakeholder Engagement and Cross-Functional Collaboration
• AI Product Lifecycle Management
• Team Leadership and People Development

Benefits

• 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.
• Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
• Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
• Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.
• Work-life benefits include: Paid Time Off US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico or Rayzebio employees) Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays Based on eligibility, additional time off for employees may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day.
• All global employees full and part-time who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible to take advantage of the Global Shutdown.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees