Associate Director, Biospecimen & Imaging Management

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Position Summary

We are seeking a candidate with extensive people-management experience and in-depth knowledge of biospecimen and/or imaging operations across all phases of clinical trials. As a Line Manager, you will oversee the biospecimen and imaging team based in the BMS office in Hyderabad. You will be expected to perform your duties and responsibilities efficiently and independently, as outlined below.
Key Responsibilities
 

• Manage the Biospecimen and Imaging Management Team in Hyderabad to ensure delivery on the BOW.  

• Provide side-by-side coaching, conduct performance evaluations, and set goals for the team. Mentor, hire, train, and maintain motivation levels in a dynamic environment.

• Ensure alignment with Heads of TA Biospecimen or Imaging Management for workload distribution within the team.

• Learn and provide guidance on the day-to-day activities of the roles within your remit.

• Maintain organizational metrics.

• Contribute to efforts to facilitate “around the clock” activities and process improvement initiatives across internal and external organizations.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum preferred of 12 years of global experience in clinical drug development, biospecimen management or related experience  

• Minimum preferred 2 years of people management. 

• Deep knowledge of clinical biospecimen and/or imaging procedures and lifecycle including collection and tracking procedures, logistics considerations, chain of custody, issue escalation/resolution and data management highly desired.  

• Demonstrated clinical trial experience, healthcare/medical/laboratory or equivalent.   

• Vendor experience (e.g., Central Labs, Imaging Vendors, Bioanalytical, Biomarker, CROs, Biospecimen Storage Vendors, etc.).  

• May represent the organization as prime contact on projects requiring cross-functional coordination inside and outside the company. 

• Ability to display skills for stakeholder management including conflict and change management.  
• Possesses skills to successfully manage, direct reports and develop people and independently identify enterprise-wide issues and oversees initiatives for solutions.  
• Display a biopharma enterprise-wide and entrepreneurial mindset, to act with a sense of urgency, accountability and integrity, and to have fun along the way. 
• BA/BS or equivalent degree in relevant discipline
• Travel required is minimal, 0%- 5% of time, when required per organization request.

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Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
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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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