Executive Director, Strategy & Operations - Worldwide Commercialization Excellence

The Executive Director, Strategy & Operations will be a strategic partner to the VP and Head of Worldwide Commercialization Excellence (WCx). This role involves driving key operations, effective communication, and facilitating strategic priorities across the WCx organization, ensuring decisions are aligned and executed. The position is pivotal in supporting the WCx VP and Leadership Team to achieve organizational goals, including AI Commercial Transformation, leveraging a strong technical background and commercial experience to translate business needs into tech applications.

Must Have

• Be a strategic advisor to the WCx VP and lead strategic projects
• Run the AI Commercial Transformation Office, maintaining governance over Rewire Commercial
• Partner with WCx VP and WCx LT to achieve strategic business goals and guide operational elements
• Act as a liaison between WCx leadership and other departments like BI&T
• Provide critical analysis and recommendations to support executive decision-making
• Drive the agenda setting of key internal meetings and manage follow-up/action items
• Drive culture & engagement initiatives to continuously improve the WCx culture
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance operational efficiency
• Monitor the external tech landscape and partner on communications narrative
• Address and resolve issues within the broader WCx organization
• Embed and drive a culture of innovation, collaboration, diversity, and inclusion
• Minimum of 15 years of combined commercial/tech experience
• Undergraduate degree required
• Ability to build alignment and drive performance across matrix teams
• Demonstrated learning agility
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong presentation skills
• Ability to set and deliver in a dynamic and rapidly evolving environment
• Ability to think critically about issues and understand context and likely challenges
• Demonstrated ability to successfully and effectively collaborate and work across boundaries
• Ability to “flex” across different types of cultures, work, complexities, business situations, and matrix partners
• Demonstration of all Core BMS Behaviors - Passion, Innovation, Accountability, and Urgency

Good to Have

• MBA and/or post-graduate degree
• Understanding of the biopharmaceuticals industry in oncology, hematology, cardiovascular, immunology, neuroscience, and cell therapy in WW and US Markets

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive benefits, services and programs
• Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care
• Wellbeing support (BMS Living Life Better program, EAP)
• Financial well-being resources and a 401(K)
• Financial protection benefits (short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, survivor support)
• Work-life programs (paid national holidays, optional holidays, Global Shutdown Days, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two paid days to volunteer, sick time off, summer hours flexibility)
• Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave
• Family care services (adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, child, elder and pet care resources)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Recognition program

Life at BMS

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Summary:

The Executive Director, Strategy & Operations will be a strategic partner to the VP and Head of Worldwide Commercialization Excellence (WCx). This position involves driving key operations, effective communication, and facilitation of strategic priorities across the WCx organization, ensuring that key decisions are aligned and executed across various stakeholders. Acting strategic business partner to the WCx VP, this position is pivotal in supporting the WCx VP and the WCx Leadership Team to achieve organizational goals, including AI Commercial Transformation.

The ideal candidate for this role has a strong technical background, with already established relationships with tech firms, and understands the developing landscape – especially in the AI space. This candidate also has Commercial experience and can translate business needs into tech applications and use cases. A proven track record of managing and executing projects successfully, and the ability to oversee multiple projects simultaneously and ensure timely completion is core to position responsibilities. The individual should excel at relationship building and connectivity with key internal and external stakeholders. The position requires an individual who can thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and easily adapt to changing priorities and challenges.

This position will have direct reports.

Responsibilities:

• Be a strategic advisor to the WCx VP and lead strategic projects such as WCx Talent Strategy or AI Partnerships.
• Run the AI Commercial Transformation Office, maintaining governance over Rewire Commercial – updating the vision/objectives, monitoring and/or building integrated roadmaps with cross-functional interdependencies, identifying program risks, and reporting on Value Capture.
• Regularly partner with WCx VP and the WCx LT to achieve strategic business goals and guide operational elements (budget process, objective-setting, etc) for teams.
• Act as a liaison between WCx leadership and other departments like BI&T, facilitating effective communication and information flow within the organization.
• Provide critical analysis and recommendations to support executive decision-making and prepare reports and presentations for the WCx VP.
• Drive the agenda setting of key internal meetings (WCx LT meetings, WCx Town Halls, Rewire Commercial Program meetings/offsites, etc.) and manage follow-up/action items and communications across the team.
• Drive culture & engagement initiatives to continuously improve the WCx culture
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance operational efficiency of WCx and monitor and evaluate the performance of various departments.
• Monitor the external tech landscape and partner on the communications narrative and the plan to establish BMS Commercialization as a Thought Leader in AI for commercial applications.
• Address and resolve issues that arise within the broader WCx organization and act as a troubleshooter for the WCx LT.
• Embed and drive a culture of innovation, collaboration, diversity, and inclusion.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 15 years of combined commercial/tech experience, preferably in the pharmaceutical or healthcare-related industry.
• Undergraduate degree required, MBA and/or post-graduate degree preferred.
• Understanding of the biopharmaceuticals industry in oncology, hematology, cardiovascular, immunology, neuroscience, and cell therapy in WW and US Markets is preferred.
• Understanding of the evolving AI landscape
• Individual must possess the ability to build alignment and drive performance across matrix teams through personal influence.
• Demonstrated learning agility; ability to adapt in an agile way as required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong presentation skills.
• Ability to set and deliver in a dynamic and rapidly evolving environment; ability to think critically about issues and understand context and likely challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully and effectively collaborate and work across boundaries (e.g., Commercial Business Leads/functions, BI&T, External Partners) and build strong working relationships.
• Ability to “flex” across different types of cultures, work, complexities, business situations, and matrix partners.
• Demonstration of all Core BMS Behaviors - Passion, Innovation, Accountability, and Urgency.

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.

Compensation Overview:

$239,080 - $289,708

The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.

Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits, please visit https://careers.bms.com/life-at-bms/.

Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect and may include the following: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care. Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a 401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year’s holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources. Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.

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

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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

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