Executive Director, Global Trial Management, TA Head

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Job Title: Executive Director, Global Trial Management, TA Head

Functional Area Description:

The general manager for all strategic and executional activities within a specified therapeutic area in either research and early development, full drug development or late phase development.

Position Summary:

The Therapeutic Head of Clinical Operations is a senior role considered essential to the sustainability and success of the BMS R&D pipeline.  This role reports to the Vice President of Global Trial Management (GTM) within Global Development Operations (GDO) and is a key member of GTM Leadership.

Position Responsibilities:

• Providing strategic and clinical operational leadership across a therapeutic area, for example: immunology; neuroscience; cardiovascular; solid tumors; cellular therapy or hematology.

• Assuring the implementation of that therapeutic area strategy through one of the following phases – supporting early development bringing the assets through proof of concept;  supporting full development to secure regulatory filings; supporting late development focused on non-registrational drug development programs - Phase IV studies, patient access programs and investigator initiated studies.

• Driving the performance, operational quality, innovative development strategies/trial designs, and the timely contributions to assure successful implementation, execution, and delivery across the entire therapeutic area.

• Partnering with the key areas of the R&D business, he/she provides oversight and leadership that supports the design and execution of development programs that enable proof of concept, regulatory approvals or successful market access. Serving as an escalation point, when development teams are not able to resolve conflicts and is a core member of cross-functional leadership teams.

• Ensuring the operational execution of all clinical development programs within the therapeutic area; providing operational insight into study designs; ensuring the timely recruitment of BMS-sponsored clinical trials; assuring the collection and cleaning of clinical data; ensuring oversight through to support regulatory filings (as relevant); and developing/maintaining relationships with key clinical trial sites and investigators in the therapeutic area.

• In collaboration with clinical compliance and other functions, support strict adherence to GCP principles, enabling ongoing inspection-readiness and successful implementation of CAPAs.

• Leading a multi-national team of clinical trial professionals, who are experts in the execution of clinical operations, contributing significantly to BMS portfolio of clinical trials. Provides ongoing feedback, coaching, and career development, including engagement and retention support to staff in order to maximize their potential. Empowers and holds GDO management to high-quality performance and delivery of the business.

• Representing the Company in key interactions with key external partners as part of any therapeutic area committee or industry group.

• Serving as a leader within Global Development Operations (GDO) and developing strong and productive working relationships with key stakeholders throughout BMS with the ability to think strategically across a broad portfolio and effectively express his/her views to senior management. Ensuring GDO representation as needed in governance or strategic teams or committees (preparatory materials, direct participation, or representative).

• Engaging and energizing employees through communication of goals, priorities and other business critical info