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Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Operations

Manages ICV TA Clinical Development Head LT meetings. Helps develop yearly objectives and priorities for ICV Clinical Development organization, translate objectives into actionable functional plans, track progress, ensure ongoing risk mitigation and contingency planning for each objective​. Plans workshops, manages team effectiveness, incorporates LT commitments into operations rhythm. Supports development of TA strategy and other strategic initiatives. Oversee TA Clinical Development inputs for formulation of the DD annual corporate goals and objectives​.

Develops engagement plans and manages ICV Clinical Development Head interactions and engagements (in partnership with stakeholders as needed) (e.g., Town Halls, Team Touch Points).

Manage ICV TA Clinical Development strategic business operations. Drives quarterly budget projections for the ICV TA Clinical Development including resource requirements, escalation of business risks, and tracking of progress against goals.  Tracks resourcing requirements and occupancy strategy in partnership with Human Resources. Leads preparation of Congresses and Business reviews.

Develops ICV TA Clinical Development leadership messaging (e.g., leadership change management messaging, reinforcement of communications cascade from Enterprise and Drug Development LT).

Coordinates with key stakeholders from Clinical Development, Development and Commercial to develop ICV TA Clinical Development priorities; and engages with BMS leadership team and board of directors as applicable​.

Supports special initiatives in ICV TA and DD.  Key contributor to Chief of Staff community of practice and other P&SO capability development initiatives. ​

Supports ICV TA Clinical Development Head in the creation and evolution of clinical strategy (e.g., evolution of Clinical Development Plans and Disease Area strategy). Coordinates ICV TA Clinical Development organization’s work and operations with Clinical Center of Excellence (CCoE).

Portfolio Operations

Supports ICV TA Clinical Development Head in strategy execution and portfolio management (e.g., assess portfolio status, risks, systemic challenges to portfolio strategy execution), in collaboration with PI&R on fit-for-purpose portfolio insights and analytics to enable informed decisions​. 

Partners with PI&R to ensure prioritization of topics related to ICV TA Clinical Development at governance forums and coordinate with PI&R on successful implementation of governance forum agenda triaging. ​ Drives early and late Drug Development portfolio prioritization and management processes (e.g., alignment on prioritization criteria, with resource management. & long-term financial planning), in partnership with PI&R, Commercial, BI&T. Partners with Commercial Portfolio Strategy to facilitate annual portfolio prioritization​.

In collaboration with key stakeholders, supports ICV TA Head in strategy execution and portfolio management; collaborates with PI&R on fit-for-purpose portfolio insights and analytics that enable informed decisions​ for ICV TA.

Qualifications & Experience

Degree in Life Sciences or Business Management, and/or advanced degree in related discipline preferred (e.g., PhD, MS, MBA)

10-15 years of experience with the Pharmaceutical industry

Experience with Clinical Development across multiple therapeutic areas and/or development stages

Business operations experience and familiarity with divisional management preferred

Experience as Chief of Staff is a plus

Demonstrated strength in partnering with