Associate Director Vendor Assessment amp Enablement

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Bristol Myers Squibb
Associate Director, Vendor Assessment & Enablement
in
Princeton
New Jersey
Bristol-Myers Squibb is a global Biopharma company committed to a single mission: to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines focused on helping millions of patients around the world in disease areas such as oncology, cardiovascular, immunoscience and fibrosis.
Join us and make a difference. We hire the best people and provide them with a work environment that places a premium on diversity, integrity, collaboration and personal development. Through a culture of inclusion, we create a better, more productive work environment. We believe that the diverse experiences and perspectives of all our employees help to drive innovation and transformative business results.
The Associate Director of Vendor Assessment & Enablement leads a group of professionals responsible to ensure BMS’ ability to consistently and efficiently enable GxP service providers. This individual will closely collaborate with CTBP and the broader GCO and Research & Development organizations and with GxP service providers focused on enabling consistent, efficient and quality delivery of outsourced services. Responsible to: ensure quality in execution of GxP providers assessment in support identification of risks to BMS R&D clinical trials; and drive the efficient development and maintenance of partnership enablement and operational processes in support of risk mitigation strategies.
Position Responsibilities:
Collaborate with CTBP and BMS functional subject matter experts to drive the evolution of the GDO business process expectations & stakeholder management of vendor assessment and enablement
Ensure collaboration between Vendor & BMS functional subject matter experts in development of functional area process documentation & mapping. Ensure partnership processes are maintained accurately throughout the partnership
Build and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders at all levels and influence decision-making and to ensure clearly defined accountabilities and responsibilities across BMS Research & Development roles
Ensure the delivery the enterprise and trial level defined processes, tools, templates and record keeping standards across the matrixed oversight environment that will support management of GxP service providers.
Ensure delivery of training in support of capabilities, SOPs/Process Maps, Tools and Templates.
Provide guidance and support activities to all staff engaged in assessment and enablement. Drive communication and change management through all levels of the organization to ensure efficient execution of activities.
Support continuous business process (SOPs, tools, templates, IT) improvements and timely adoption to position BMS to be efficient and compliant with regulatory requirements.
Contribute expertise and support for internal and external governance meetings and quality councils. 
Aid in Quality and Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) management
Business Owner for BMS / Vendor System Processes. Business Owner for CTBP for External Partner User Access Management
Support CTBP Functional areas in support of audit/inspection readiness and preparation.
Responsible for resource planning and management, working with GVOO Director and other stakeholders, to ensure adequate resources available to manage responsibilities and future resourcing are aligned with business needs.
Desired Experience
Bachelor's degree required; advanced academic degree preferred
Minimum 10 years of experience in directly overseeing GxP service providers performance and quality. The preferred candidate will also have at least 5 years of Project Management, including operationalizing clinical trials experience.
Experience supporting or leading organizational change management. Experience leading teams through process improvement initiatives. 6 Sigma or similar methodology trained preferred / a risk-based quality by design mindset.
Line managers - Direct managerial experience
Demonstrated ability translate a strategy into actionable plans and manage implementation.
Demonstrated effective communication to a diverse audience at multiple levels within the company. Escalates and keeps leadership aware of status, issues
Track record of leading through influence, working across complex, global organizational matrices
Demonstrated ability of managing and working with cross-functional / teams in a complex, changing environment to deliver value-added results to the organization
Balances priorities and multiple demands in a responsive and professional manner
Maintains and applies strong knowledge of clinical trial operations.
Manages a disciplined approach to accurate documentation.
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 the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.
Bristol-Myers Squibb is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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