Executive Director, Head Trial Analytics, Insights and Planning
Bristol Myers SquibbAbout the role
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Position Summary
Accelerating the execution of our priority clinical trials is an imperative and a critical enabler of our Drug Development strategy to launch 10 new treatments in 30 new indications by 2030. At the center of our acceleration efforts is methodology and ability to assemble wide-ranging data - structured, tactical and ad hoc - into timely insights which then support precision actions.
The Executive Director, Trial Analytics, Insights and Planning (TAIP) is accountable for driving end-to-end analytics excellence within Global Development Operations (GDO) and is a key function within the Trial Delivery Support team. In this steady-state model, the Executive Director ensures that the Trial Analytics function delivers actionable insights, innovative analytic solutions, and continuous performance improvements that accelerate clinical trials across the full development lifecycle, forecast timeline expectations, manage changing landscapes to optimize resource use, and ultimately bring life-changing therapies to patients faster.
This leader oversees a global team of analytics professionals who partner closely within GDO and across Supply, Clinical, Medical, IT and other cross-functional teams and stakeholders. The successful candidate brings deep expertise in data analytics, innovative thinking, collaborative leadership skills, with a flexible, agile and consultative mindset, and hands-on operational experience in clinical development.
Key Responsibilities
Analytics Strategy & Planning
Develop & Maintain Analytics Roadmap: Continuously refine a multi-year analytics strategy that aligns with overall GDO priorities (e.g., feasibility modeling, site selection, predictive enrollment).
Develop and maintain critical insights that guide us throughout the study lifecycle and span the phases of protocol optimization, timeline forecasting, to ensure faster study startup, patient enrollment and data capture and validation.
Service Model Execution: Ensure the right mix of detailed support, end to end ownership, and insights that help drive acceleration in our priority studies whilst building and maintaining an enabled 'self service approach to analytics and forecasted timeline to support standard trials
Assessment Planning: provides a multi-faceted evaluation of protocols within a flexible time frame that empowers teams to make informed decisions around cost and burden implications of protocol design
Thinks strategically and provides capabilities and analytics to enable informed decisions across the whole study lifecycle
Operational Excellence
Day-to-Day Operations: Oversee the integrated analytics processes, from data sourcing and modeling to final reporting, ensuring timeliness, accuracy, and user satisfaction.
SOP & Governance Adherence: Implement and monitor Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), data governance frameworks, and compliance protocols related to analytics and data use.
Continuous Improvement: Regularly evaluate the performance of analytics solutions; identify inefficiencies and lead improvements that positively impact trial execution and productivity.
People Leadership
Building and deploying a cross-trained, adaptable analytics team capable of pivoting across TAs and functional capabilities in response to evolving study demands
Global Team Management: Lead a diverse group (~40 FTE) of analysts, data scientists, and clinical domain experts globally.
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