Director, Statistical Programming

Working with Us Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible. Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us. Director, Statistical Programming provides technical leadership to portfolio delivery and is accountable for Statistical Programming delivery with high quality and efficiently. Cluster Head proactively creates and implements delivery strategies to enable seamless delivery of projects. The incumbent is a key decision maker across indication/disease area execution and delivery strategies related to both risk identification and effective mitigations for all Statistical Programming deliverables assigned. The position will be a key partner to the Therapeutic Area Head in Stats Programming will assists Therapeutic Area Head to ensure successful implementation of Statistical Programming strategies and efficient execution of the statistical analyses for an indication/disease area. This position includes functional management responsibilities including a leader of leaders. In this role, Cluster Head, is responsible for managing employees: set objectives, manage performance, and provide meaningful coaching and feedback. They also support the evaluation and recruitment of potential employees and will work with other Statistical Programming Therapeutic Heads on recruitment and retention. Project Responsibilities: * Leads statistical programming activities across an indication/disease area and related oversight activities ensuring quality and timeliness * Leads the recruitment and retention strategies for Statistical Programming in collaboration with Statistical Programming LT, HR and Talent Acquisition teams. * Leads statistical programming indication/disease area level strategies * Sets tasks and prioritization across the indication/disease area * Successfully engages cross functionally to progress tasks with proven influencing skills * Leads process improvement initiatives, including identification of areas of improvement * Existing influential internal and external presence on varied statistical programming topics * Provides comprehensive programming leadership and support to complex clinical project teams and vendors, including deployment of programming strategies, standards, specifications and programmed analysis to comply with regulatory requirements, SOPs and work practices * Provides guidance on developing and implementing innovative strategies and technologies for clinical trial programming at program level * Member of Extended Statistical Programming Leadership Team in sharing and building up the line function vision * Challenges status-quo, as appropriate and executes on any changes in process in order to continue driving the efficiency in Statistical Programming Minimum Requirements: * MS with ~10+ years of industry related experience. * BS with ~12+ years of industry related experience. * Proven track record of leading business process transformations and organizational culture change as well as driving programming expertise on programs with complex business deliverables * Proven track record of attracting and retaining talent * Operational experience in pharmaceutical drug development with significant...