Director, Biostatistics Hematology

Bristol Myers Squibb•Princeton, NJ

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking a Director of Biostatistics within the Hematology therapeutic area. This role is a key member of cross-functional teams, contributing to the development of compounds. The Director will drive the design of innovative and efficient clinical trials, including the selection of study populations and endpoints, to support regulatory approval and market access. Responsibilities include contributing to Clinical Development Plans, leading submission activities, and developing post-submission strategies. The role involves providing guidance and management to statisticians, ensuring high-quality and timely deliverables, managing resources, setting priorities, and ensuring adherence to standards. The Director will also act as a scientific and strategic partner in the drug development process, presenting and defending complex statistical solutions to governance, stakeholders, and regulatory bodies. Additionally, the role involves providing statistical support for health authority requests, publications, and public releases of information, ensuring compliance with BMS processes and SOPs. The Director will contribute to departmental SOPs, provide training on statistical topics, manage functional or project budgets, and represent BMS at professional societies and industry discussions. For people managers, this role includes active coaching, employee advocacy, management coaching/mentoring, empowering and developing the team, guiding development plans, conducting performance reviews, and developing performance metrics.

Requirements

PhD (9+ years experience) or MS (11+ years experience) in statistics or biostatistics or related scientific field with clinical trials, drug development, pharmaceutical industry or healthcare experience
Proficiency in scientific computing/programming (SAS, R or Python) and implementation of advanced statistical analysis, data manipulation, graphing & simulation.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, writing and organizational skills.
Demonstrate expertise in applying knowledge of general and cutting edge statistical / clinical trials methodology to solve complex statistical problems in the clinical development area and ensure alignment with regulatory agencies and industry standards.
Experience in preparing and participating in global regulatory agency interactions.
Demonstrate excellent collaboration, organizational/ leadership abilities, and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrate development of approaches to enhance the Workforce Planning and Talent Management strategy of the internal and external talent pools within a therapeutic area.
at least 3 years management (direct or matrix) experience is preferred (for people manager position only)

Responsibilities

Drives innovative and efficient study design.
Develops study designs that address study objectives that will support regulatory approval, medical research and market access.
Independently leads, initiates, and oversees the statistical support for the development of compounds within a therapeutic area.
Provides guidance and management to statisticians to ensure high quality and timely deliverables.
Effectively engages as a matrix team member on high level development teams, to act as a scientific and strategic partner in the drug development process.
Presents and defends complex statistical solutions to all levels of BMS governance, key stakeholders and external regulatory bodies in a clear, concise, complete, and transparent manner that provide influence on key decisions.
Contributes to Clinical Development Plans, leads GBDS related submission activities, and post-submission strategies/ preparations/defenses.
Provides statistical support and leadership to address health authority request, publication, presentation, and other public release of information.
Compliant with BMS processes and SOPs, adherence to global and project standards within an indication or therapeutic area and responsible for quality of deliverable.
Contributes to creation/maintenance of and provide training on statistical topics departmental SOPs.
Provides guidance and management to statisticians to ensure high quality and timely deliverables.
Manages a functional or project budget, and has authority to allocate company resources according to project needs, set priorities, and ensure consistency and adherence to standards therein.
Represents BMS at professional societies, and in industry-wide technical discussions.
Contributes to the statistical community of practice.
Provides active coaching to biostatistical team members when developing solutions to problems.
Effectively communicates the GBDS Mission and Vision in a fashion that generates pride, excitement and commitment within GBDS.
Enables a culture of inclusiveness, respect for diversity, compliance with process and allows for the questioning and challenging of others in a respectful and constructive manner.
Effectively engages as an employee advocate and management coach/mentor to team members both internally and externally.
Provides leadership to empower and develop the team.
Provides guidance to employee's development plans and carries out performance review and feedback.
Develops performance metrics for staff.

Benefits

Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
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.
flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays)
160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays
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
annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day.