Associate Director, Line Manager, Global Trial Management

Bristol Myers Squibb offers a challenging, meaningful, and life-changing work environment where employees contribute to transforming patients’ lives through science. This role in Global Development Operations involves managing a team of Global Trial Leads, contributing to department leadership, and driving continuous improvement in clinical operations. Employees benefit from competitive programs and resources for professional and personal growth.

Must Have

• Manage performance and career development of Global Trial Leads (GTLs) and other trial management staff.
• Be a member of the Department Leadership Team.
• Lead or contribute to department process and continuous improvement activities.
• Contribute to cross organizational processes and initiatives.
• Leverage interpersonal and influencing skills to foster partnerships.
• Contribute to resource allocation decisions.
• Manage direct reports’ work assignments.
• Identify individual development needs and coach for success.
• Partner with direct reports to create and monitor career development plans.
• Manage performance check-ins and year-end activities.
• Contribute to compensation decisions.
• Drive a quality and compliance approach within teams.
• Collaborate with Line Manager colleagues to develop and enhance department processes.
• Lead or contribute to development of CAPAs, new processes and Continuous Improvement efforts.
• Share Lessons Learned relative to people management and process.
• Appropriately identify and escalate process or people issues and risks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to remove barriers to work.
• BA/BS or equivalent degree in relevant discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of pharmaceutical industry experience in Clinical Research or Medical Affairs.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.

Good to Have

• 5 years experience in line management (talent identification, development, coaching, performance management) and resource allocation.
• PMP Certification or similar.

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive benefits, services and programs.
• Global platform and benefits for physical, mental, financial and social wellbeing.
• Global platform to reward achievements (Recognition).
• Generous time off to rest and recharge.
• Best-in-class health benefits.
• 8 People & Business Resource Groups.
• Option to work remotely up to 50% of the time (hybrid work model).

Life at BMS

Working with Us

Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us.

Join Our Global Development Operations Team and Boost Monumental Science!

BMS Poland is seeking an experienced Associate Director, Line Manager for Global Clinical Trial Management to join our dynamic Global Development Operation's Team in Warsaw - Poland. This role will report into the Global Trial Management Head and will manage a team of Global Trial Leads, crossing all therapeutic areas and research phases.

As Associate Director, Line Manager, Global Trial Management you will:

• Manage performance and career development of Global Trial Leads (GTLs) and other trial management staff as necessary.
• Be a member of the Department Leadership Team focused on development, accountability, and success of team members.
• Lead or contributes to department process and continuous improvement activities.
• Contribute to cross organizational processes and initiatives.
• Leverage interpersonal and influencing skills to foster partnerships across global and/or multidisciplinary teams

Disclaimer: The responsibilities listed above are only a summary and other responsibilities will be requirements as assigned.

Reporting Relationship

Key Responsibilities:

Manager for a Team of Global Trial Leads

• 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.

Qualifications:

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.

Education/Experience/ Licenses/Certifications:

• BA/BS or equivalent degree in relevant discipline
• Minimum 10 years of pharmaceutical industry experience in Clinical Research or Medical Affairs or equivalent required
• 5 years experience in line management (talent identification, development, coaching, performance management) and resource allocation preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• PMP Certification or similar preferred.

This position may require minimal travel, up to 5%.

Based on your function, department or individual position, you will have the opportunity to discuss with your Manager the option to work remotely up to 50% of the time, over a two-week period, with the flexibility to choose the days that align with your collaboration needs.

We kindly ask all applicants to send their CV in English.

#LI-Hybrid

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 a supportive culture, promoting global participation 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 an 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.

Supporting People with Disabilities

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

Candidate Rights

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

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