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Job Title - Associate Director, Line Manager, Global Trial Management.
Functional Area Description
Line Manager of Global Trial Managers within Global Trial Management, crossing all therapeutic areas and research phases.
Position Summary
• Manages performance and career development of Global Trial Managers and other trial management staff as necessary.
• Member of the Department Leadership Team focused on development, accountability and success of team members.
• Leads or contributes to department process and continuous improvement activities.
• Contributes to cross organizational processes and initiatives.
• Leverages interpersonal and influencing skills to foster partnerships across global and/or multidisciplinary teams.
Position Responsibilities
Responsibilities involve a combination of execution and oversight, dependent on the sourcing model, to ensure deliverables and may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Manager for a team of Global Trial Managers
• Contributes to resource allocation decisions, taking into account strategy to ensure best fits for work assignment.
• Manages direct reports’ work assignments
• Identifies individual development needs and coach for success.
• Partners with direct reports to create and monitor career development plans Manages performance check-ins and year-end activities.
• Contributes to compensation decisions.
• Drives a quality and compliance approach within teams.
Member of Department Leadership Team
• Collaborates with Line Manager colleagues to develop and enhance department processes.
• Leads or contributes to development of CAPAs, new processes and Continuous Improvement efforts within the greater Clinical Operations or BMS organizations.
• Shares Lessons Learned relative to people management and process.
• Appropriately identifies and escalates process or people issues and risks.
• Collaborates with cross-functional leaders to remove barriers to work.
Degree Requirements
BA/BS or equivalent degree in relevant discipline.
Experience Requirements
• Minimum 7 years of pharmaceutical industry experience or equivalent needed
• Experience in line management (talent identification, development, coaching, performance management) and resource allocation preferred
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
Key Competency Requirements
Technical Competencies
• Project, change management and coaching skills
• Knowledge of project planning and management principles
• Strong working knowledge of business processes, including strategic planning and budgeting
• Resource allocation skills
Management Competencies
• Effective oral and written communication.
• Leadership presence.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects and initiatives.
• Enterprise mindset in order to connect key principles and people to produce refined concepts and processes.
• Flexibility, open-mindedness and adaptability to a rapidly changing environment.
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 Careers
With 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.
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