Vice President, Regional Clinical Operations
About The Position
The Vice President of Regional Clinical Operations (RCO) is accountable for the end-to-end execution of clinical trials across the Bristol Myers Squibb portfolio, from feasibility and site selection through study start up and patient enrollment. This role provides strategic and operational leadership to ensure reliable delivery, quality, and inspection readiness across regions, countries, and individual trials. The VP leads global site management and monitoring activities and partners closely with cross-functional stakeholders to translate enterprise strategy into executable regional operating models. The role ensures regional perspectives and operational implications are incorporated into global initiatives, with a clear focus on accelerating trial execution, strengthening site partnerships, and bringing medicines to patients faster.
Requirements
- Advanced degree preferred
- Minimum 15 years of relevant industry experience
- Strong understanding of the drug development process with proven expertise in clinical trial execution and management in a global arena
- Expert in ICH/GCP principles as it relates to clinical trial execution
- Direct experience in working with and managing CRO partnerships
- Diverse technical expertise to be a credible interface to global development and business partners
- Business acumen and ability to manage significant budgets and resources
- Knowledge, experience and successful interaction with important International Health Authorities
- Proven leadership of a large global organization & demonstrated stakeholder management skills
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership for Regional Clinical Operations, ensuring consistent, high-quality execution of clinical trials across geographies and therapeutic areas
- Lead and develop a large, global organization of clinical operations, fostering accountability, engagement and a strong performance culture
- Shape and evolve regional operating models, processes, and systems to support the Global Development Operations strategy, with emphasis on scalability, efficiency, and inspection readiness
- Optimize geographic allocation of internal resources and external partnerships to balance speed, quality, cost, and risk across the portfolio
- Oversee proactive site management and monitoring strategies, ensuring data integrity, patient safety, and regulatory compliance
- Strengthen BMS’s position as a preferred sponsor by driving effective site engagement, understanding site dynamics, and addressing operational pain points
- Demonstrates enterprise leadership and the ability to form productive relationships across the organization
- Understands regulatory environment within each region, providing direction, guidance and support during inspection preparation, sponsor and site activities
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
- survivor support
- flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval)
- 11 paid national holidays
- 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
