Associate Director, External Data Acquisition
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Princeton
Posted on: October 19, 2024
Job Description:
Working with UsChallenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those
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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 rich in diversity. 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:
.Position SummaryGlobal Data Management (GDM) is responsible for
clinical trial data acquisition, data standards governance, data
management, medical coding, data reporting and analytics, and
centralized monitoring for trials across the BMS Research &
Development portfolio.The Associate Director, External Data
Acquisition is a leadership role with oversight of external
clinical trial data acquisition and integration and directly
contributes to the BMS R&D pipeline.This role reports to the
Director, External Data Acquisition within GDM and is a full-time,
office-based position.Position Responsibilities include:
- Providing leadership of external clinical data acquisition and
integration activities across multiple clinical development
programs, overseeing a team of external data management
professionals in planning, set-up, acquisition and integration of
external clinical trial data.
- Driving the data collection and integration strategies for
vendor/partner generated clinical trial data, championing
consistency across programs and therapeutic areas.
- Ensuring adaptive management of a global team through the
effective deployment of resources and streamlined processes.
- Managing the book of work for initial and post-production
external clinical trial data activities. Assigning resources to
studies and initiatives and regularly monitoring workloads to avoid
delays in delivery due to resource constraints. Forecasting future
resource needs based on the book of work.
- Providing ongoing feedback, coaching, and career development,
including engagement and retention support to staff in order to
maximize their potential. Empowering and holding staff to high
quality performance and delivery.
- Ensuring procedural documents are reflective of industry
standards and regulatory requirements, include optimal processes
and are regularly maintained. Ensuring procedural documents are
understood by the team and followed.
- Contributing to the development and application of smart
systems and optimal approaches to support the collection of
external data.
- Holding accountability to resolve complex issues and
proactively develop solutions, within the function and across
functions. Using clear communications and collaborative strategies
to drive to resolution.
- Leading continuous improvement activities, defining and
implementing the changes required to create industry-leading
external data capabilities.
- Representing the function for Health Authority inspections and
internal audits. Ensuring preparations and follow-up actions are
being completed effectively by the team.
- Engaging and energizing employees through communication of
goals, priorities and other business critical information as well
as focus on employee value proposition, development and retention
activities.
- Developing and promoting a work place culture that values
diversity of thought, promotes integrity and creates an atmosphere
that supports coaching and fosters accountability.
- Ensuring effective quality oversight and management of external
partners (e.g. Function Service Providers, CROs, technology
providers, etc.) performing external data acquisition activities on
behalf of BMS.
- Developing strong and productive working relationships with key
stakeholders throughout GDM&CM, GCO, and BMS with the ability
to think strategically across a broad portfolio and effectively
express his/her views to senior management.
- Representing the Company in interactions with key external
partners as part of any committee or industry group relating to
external data.Degree RequirementsBachelor's degree required with an
advanced degree preferredExperience RequirementsAt least 7 years of
global clinical trial expertise with a focus on external clinical
data acquisition and integration. Successful track record of
leading through influence, working across complex, global
organizational matrices, and effectively managing staff.Key
Competency Requirements
- Deep understanding of the drug development process and clinical
trial start-up/execution. Proven expertise in external data
acquisition and integration processes and technologies.
- Strong knowledge of industry leading external data acquisition
tools and well versed in industry trends and emerging technologies
supporting data acquisition.
- Strong knowledge of GCP/ICH guidelines.
- Proven record of proactively resolving complex issues, making
decisions with an enterprise mindset, and driving significant
initiatives to completion.
- Technical expertise, technical writing ability, and proficiency
in Systems Development LifeCycle (SDLC) principles.
- Demonstrated partnership across various collaborative and
industry forums.
- Diverse and sufficient technical expertise to be a credible
interface to all global development and business partners (medical,
development, commercial, regulatory, quality etc.).
- Influential leadership and communication capabilities with a
proven ability to engage, manage, develop and inspire a
geographically diverse team. If you come across a role that
intrigues you but doesn't perfectly line up with your resume, we
encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work
that will transform your life and career. Uniquely Interesting
Work, Life-changing CareersWith a single vision as inspiring as
Transforming patients' lives through science--- , every BMS
employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond
ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents
and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting
diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion,
innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring
out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.On-site
Protocol BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines
where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure
includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and
remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is
determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:
Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned
facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work
model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these
roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and
is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a
positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design
roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients
or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as
directed is an essential job function. BMS is dedicated to ensuring
that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent
recruitment process, reasonable workplace
accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles.
Applicants can request a reasonable workplace
accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you
require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this
application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your
inquiries to . Visit to access our complete Equal Employment
Opportunity statement. BMS cares about your well-being and the
well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a
result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully
vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.
BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest
and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.If
you live in or expect to work from Los Angeles County if hired for
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