Associate Director, IT Digital Plant

Bristol Myers Squibb • Indianapolis, IN

3d • $166,139 - $201,322

About The Position

At RayzeBio, every day is an opportunity to ignite meaningful change. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, RayzeBio blends the nimble, pioneering spirit of an emergent biotech with the global expertise and resources of a leading innovator in oncology. Our mission is to develop transformative radiopharmaceutical therapies that offer new hope for patients living with cancer. Here, you’ll join a multidisciplinary team where your ideas are valued, your expertise is amplified, and collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. From day one, expect to make an immediate impact—on our science, on our teams, and most importantly, on patients. Learn more about RayzeBio: https://careers.bms.com/rayzebio/ Background RayzeBio, a Bristol Myers Squibb company, is a dynamic biotechnology company headquartered in San Diego, CA. The company is focused on improving survival of people with cancer by harnessing the power of targeted radioisotopes. RayzeBio is developing innovative drugs against targets of solid tumors. Led by a successful and experienced entrepreneurial team, RayzeBio aims to be the global leader in radiopharmaceuticals. Job Description The Assoc. Director, IT Digital Plant is an integral part of bringing RayzeBio’s innovative drug products to patients in need. In this role, you will report directly to the Exec. Director, IT and be primarily responsible implementing RayzeBio’s vision for growth and leading efforts to enable digital processes to achieve commercialization objectives at newly developed site(s). The Indianapolis-based role will ensure the digital systems roadmap is enabled and maintained to successfully deliver novel Radiopharmaceutical technologies. You will work with lab & process automation, large corporate systems, small biotech systems, across all functions for the new company site(s). Additional responsibilities will include setting and managing budgets and working with architectural and IT partners and specialty equipment manufacturers to achieve our technology and commercialization goals.

Requirements

• 10+ years’ IT experience in a cGMP injectable or Radiopharmaceutical environment.
• Proven technical leadership and management experience.
• Demonstrated experience implementing automation and digitization projects.
• BS/MS Information Technology or similar degree or equivalent experience
• Strong project management skills with a proven track record of leading multi-disciplinary teams in a regulated environment.
• Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels and drive strategic initiatives.
• Leads complex, multi-disciplinary projects including resource and budget allocation and operational leadership.
• Oversees deliverable product, sets vision and standards for work products, challenges teams.
• It requires strong influence and trust, resilience in difficult situations, and the ability to encourage calm and rational behavior in teams.
• The leader identifies multiple solutions and recommendations for senior leaders, structures communications to achieve organizational goals, and tailors communication content and style for stakeholder understanding.
• The role also involves providing strategic feedback to vendors, synthesizing multiple analyses to solve broader business issues, and representing the discipline or function on program/project teams.
• Additionally, the leader identifies gaps in capabilities, ensures developmental opportunities for colleagues, sets direction with little guidance, contributes to multiple topic areas, and drives functional direction.
• Standard office environment coupled with GMP production and facility environment.
• Must be willing to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as required.
• Must be comfortable working in facility with radioactive materials.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for continuous operation and maintenance of IT, lab & process automation systems (including MES, LIMS, local manufacturing, quality control and quality management site IT systems) as well as associated site infrastructure.
• Lead site service level management scope and process with IT groups and/or vendor managed services, i.e. Service Level Agreements (SLA’s), Disaster Recovery/Service Continuity, etc.
• Ensure Digital Roadmap leveraged and aligned to business outcomes. Drive for value realization.
• Lead a group of indirect reports and service providers to deliver effective, innovative and stable solutions that meet the needs of the site.
• Active partner with the site functional leaders. Collaborate with site leadership to develop, support, and align strategies for business process improvements through information systems automation.
• Provide IT leadership to site regulatory inspection readiness and data integrity initiatives.
• Participate in high-level strategic communications with the business and site leadership teams.
• Manage new demand from the various site functions (Manufacturing Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Science & Technology)
• Identify key technology trends and how new technologies might be leveraged to provide better solutions to the manufacturing site
• Responsible for the development of long-term (3 year) roadmaps identifying capabilities that have the greatest impact on business capabilities for the organization. Partnering and benchmarking with external sources.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director