Senior Director
About The Position
The Senior Director leads the Biostatistics function within BMS therapeutic areas, providing statistical input to development strategies and implementation plans that support product development and market access objectives in a global organization. The role provides expertise and guidance to cross-functional groups on study design, analyses, and strategy, and establishes best practices for planning, executing, interpreting, and submitting clinical projects and studies to regulators. The Senior Director guides and manages statisticians to deliver high-quality work on time, manages resources, sets priorities, and ensures consistency and adherence to standards. The role also contributes to clinical development plans, regulatory submissions and post-submission preparation and defense, and represents BMS in interactions with global regulatory agencies and professional societies. It drives process improvement, supports development of departmental SOPs and training, and promotes innovation, collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement. For people-manager positions, the Senior Director coaches and develops team members, supports development plans and performance reviews, and establishes staff performance metrics.
Requirements
- PhD or MS in statistics, biostatistics, or a related scientific field, with 12 or more years of experience in clinical trials, drug development, the pharmaceutical industry, or healthcare.
- Proficiency in scientific computing or programming using SAS, R, or Python, and in implementing advanced statistical analyses, data manipulation, graphing, and simulation.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, writing, and organizational skills.
- Expertise applying general and cutting-edge statistical and clinical-trial methodology to solve complex statistical problems in clinical development and ensure alignment with regulatory agencies and industry standards.
- Extensive experience preparing for and participating in global regulatory agency interactions.
- Excellent collaboration, organizational and leadership abilities, and interpersonal skills.
- Experience developing resourcing strategies and recruiting practices, working with senior leaders to define positions and organizational structure, and anticipating future requirements and specialty areas.
Nice To Haves
- At least 5 years of direct or matrix management experience for people-manager positions.
Responsibilities
- Manage functional or project budgets and allocate company resources across compounds and indications within therapeutic areas; set priorities.
- Direct and guide statisticians to ensure high-quality and timely deliverables.
- Comply with BMS processes and SOPs and ensure adherence to global and project standards.
- Ensure consistency and adherence to standards across therapeutic areas and projects.
- Contribute to Clinical Development Plans, submissions, and post-submission strategies, preparation, and defense as needed.
- Represent the company in interactions with regulatory agencies globally.
- Drive process-improvement strategy, contribute to new departmental SOPs, and provide training on statistical topics and departmental SOPs.
- Participate in industry-wide technical discussions and represent the company in professional societies.
- Encourage new ideas, innovation, and continuous improvement across DQS.
- Anticipate potential issues, take preventive measures, and identify and oversee resolution of team issues.
- Engage effectively as a matrix team member on high-level development teams and act as a scientific and strategic partner.
- Establish new cross-functional collaborations and maintain existing stakeholder collaborations.
- Contribute to functional goal setting and forward planning.
- Communicate the DQS Mission and Vision in a way that generates pride, excitement, and commitment within DQS.
- Enable a culture of inclusiveness, respect for diversity, compliance with processes, and respectful, constructive questioning and challenge.
- For people-manager positions, act as an employee advocate and management coach or mentor to team members, internally and externally.
- Provide leadership that empowers and develops the team.
- Guide employee development plans, conduct performance reviews and provide feedback, and develop staff performance metrics.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefit plans, including wellbeing support, retirement and financial protection benefits, and medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance offerings, subject to applicable plan terms and eligibility.
- U.S.-based exempt employees are eligible for Flexible Time Off without a set accrual limit, subject to manager approval, and 11 paid company holidays each year.
- Non-exempt employees, RayzeBio employees, and employees located in Puerto Rico receive 160 hours of paid vacation annually for new hires, subject to manager approval, 11 paid company holidays, and 3 optional holidays.
- Depending on eligibility, additional time-off benefits may include paid sick leave, up to two paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, and leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, or military needs.
- Eligible employees receive an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
- Potential eligibility for additional discretionary cash incentives and stock opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
