Senior Director

Bristol Myers Squibb • Princeton, MA

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About The Position

The Senior Director leads the Biostatistics function within therapeutic areas at Bristol Myers Squibb, 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 promotes best practices in planning, execution, interpretation, and regulatory submission of clinical projects and studies. The Senior Director guides statisticians, manages resources and priorities, and ensures high-quality, timely deliverables that meet applicable standards.

The role also contributes to clinical development plans, regulatory submissions, and post-submission strategies; represents the company in global regulatory agency interactions and professional societies; and advances process improvement, departmental procedures, training, innovation, and collaboration. For people-manager positions, the role includes developing and empowering the team, coaching and advocating for employees, supporting development plans, conducting performance reviews, and establishing 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 and programming using SAS, R, or Python, including advanced statistical analysis, data manipulation, graphing, and simulation.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, writing, and organizational skills.
• Expertise applying general and cutting-edge statistical and clinical-trial methodology to complex statistical problems in clinical development, with alignment to regulatory agencies and industry standards.
• Extensive experience preparing for and participating in global regulatory agency interactions.
• Strong collaboration, organizational, leadership, and interpersonal abilities.
• 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 is preferred for people-manager positions.

Responsibilities

• Manages functional or project budgets and allocates company resources across compounds and indications within therapeutic areas; sets priorities.
• Directs and guides statisticians to ensure high-quality, timely deliverables.
• Complies with BMS processes and standard operating procedures and adheres to global and project standards.
• Ensures consistent application of standards across therapeutic areas and projects.
• Contributes to Clinical Development Plans, regulatory submissions, and post-submission strategy, preparation, and defense as needed.
• Represents the company in interactions with regulatory agencies globally.
• Drives process improvement, contributes to new departmental SOPs, and provides training on statistical topics and departmental SOPs.
• Participates in industry-wide technical discussions and represents the company in professional societies.
• Encourages innovation, new ideas, and continuous improvement across DQS.
• Anticipates potential issues, takes preventive measures, and identifies and oversees their resolution for the team.
• Engages as a matrix team member on high-level development teams and acts as a scientific and strategic partner.
• Establishes and maintains collaborations with cross-functional areas and stakeholders.
• Contributes to functional goal setting and forward planning.
• Communicates the DQS Mission and Vision to foster pride, excitement, and commitment.
• Enables an inclusive, respectful culture that supports compliance and constructive questioning and challenge.
• For people-manager positions, advocates for and mentors employees, empowers and develops the team, guides employee development plans, conducts performance reviews and provides feedback, and develops staff performance metrics.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits, including wellbeing support, retirement and financial protection benefits, and medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, subject to plan terms and eligibility.
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) without a set accrual limit for eligible U.S.-based exempt employees, subject to manager approval.
• Paid company holidays; the posting specifies 11 holidays annually for eligible employees.
• Eligible employees may have access to 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 may receive an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
• Some employee groups receive 160 hours of paid vacation annually for new hires, subject to manager approval, and three optional holidays.

What This Job Offers

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