Associate Director, Outsourcing Management

at  BristolMyers Squibb

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Position Summary

• This individual contributor role has accountability for outsourcing management within a specific therapeutic area(s) and is accountable to manage clinical trial vendor partnerships that supports alliance and outsourcing management across multiple service categories of clinical trial activities in R&D.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as primary or escalation trial-level point of contact for outsourcing: facilitating vendor selection, managing SOWs, overseeing vendor performance and managing vendor budget accountability
• Provide oversight to or drive outsourcing activities including interfacing with operational teams, support groups and service providers for successful selection, contracting and execution of outsourced studies while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, ethical practices, BMS outsourcing and procurement policies and procedures
• Provide operational expertise and strategic leadership, support, guidance and training to study teams on all aspects of outsourced work and ensure alignment to related BMS outsourcing strategies
• Develop subject-matter expertise in one or multiple categories of outsourced spend (e.g., CRO/FSP, central labs/specialty labs, technology) and serve as a resource to OM colleagues for that category
• Oversee relationships with vendors in support of the Director of Outsourcing and serve as point of contact for vendor-related issues
• Ensures timely and high-quality provision of external services to all BMS clinical trials
• Ensures vendor commitments and timelines are met ensuring fulfillment of vendor obligations to BMS across all GDO categories including FSP
• Ensure vendor financial and resource accountability to contract Ensure alignment with other matrix partners such as Global Procurement, as it pertains to outsourced study execution, procedures, processes and vendor interactions.
• Research best practices across a variety of industries and disciplines and translates into relevant actions for improvements within BMS.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Minimum of a BA or BS Degree in a clinical or scientific discipline (advanced degree a plus).
Clinical development experience of 5-7 years of relevant industry experience (pharma, biotech, CRO) required
Scientific, Financial, and business problem-solving experience desired
Experience with clinical service providers: initiating, negotiating and executing legal and/or financial agreements in the clinical trials environment- biotech or pharmaceutical industry.
Proven experience in managing key internal and external stakeholders (including senior leaders) effectively by frequently soliciting input and gathering and incorporating feedback into processes and driving change as appropriate.
Demonstrated understanding of the needs of stakeholders with ability to build and maintain relationships
Effective management of cross-functional, multi-cultural teams and demonstrated ability to work and influence within a matrix structure.
Excellent oral and written communication skills and diplomacy to convey information and influence others with a strong customer focus.
Demonstrates a high level of adaptability in dealing with ambiguous and complex work environment and balances multiple demands on role in a responsive and professional manner.
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• Serve as primary or escalation trial-level point of contact for outsourcing: facilitating vendor selection, managing SOWs, overseeing vendor performance and managing vendor budget accountability
• Provide oversight to or drive outsourcing activities including interfacing with operational teams, support groups and service providers for successful selection, contracting and execution of outsourced studies while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, ethical practices, BMS outsourcing and procurement policies and procedures
• Provide operational expertise and strategic leadership, support, guidance and training to study teams on all aspects of outsourced work and ensure alignment to related BMS outsourcing strategies
• Develop subject-matter expertise in one or multiple categories of outsourced spend (e.g., CRO/FSP, central labs/specialty labs, technology) and serve as a resource to OM colleagues for that category
• Oversee relationships with vendors in support of the Director of Outsourcing and serve as point of contact for vendor-related issues
• Ensures timely and high-quality provision of external services to all BMS clinical trials
• Ensures vendor commitments and timelines are met ensuring fulfillment of vendor obligations to BMS across all GDO categories including FSP
• Ensure vendor financial and resource accountability to contract Ensure alignment with other matrix partners such as Global Procurement, as it pertains to outsourced study execution, procedures, processes and vendor interactions.
• Research best practices across a variety of industries and disciplines and translates into relevant actions for improvements within BMS