Associate Director, Product Manager - Clinical Data Ecosystem

Role Summary

Associate Director, Product Manager - Clinical Data Ecosystem at Bristol Myers Squibb. Lead product management for the Clinical Data Ecosystem within Global Drug Development IT, delivering platform, data, and analytics solutions across Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics, and related domains. Drive product vision, strategy, and roadmaps to enable advanced analytics, trial simulation, and data-driven decision making in a fast-paced, global environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Global Drug Development (GDD), Global Biometric & Data Science (GBDS) & Enterprise Data and Analytics Platform teams to understand business needs, shape and adopt data and technology strategy.
• Develop and communicate a product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Trial Simulation & Modeling in line with business objectives and opportunities.
• Deliver high-quality data products and analytic-ready data solutions for GDD Clinical Intelligence (Trial Simulation & Modeling, Clinical Data Review, Programming and Submission).
• Stay informed about evolving Trial Simulation and modeling trends and leverage ecosystem partnerships.
• Define product schedule, budget, and ensure timely delivery of technology solutions.
• Serve as Subject Matter Expert on GDD Data & Analytics Solutions and build domain knowledge within GDD.
• Prioritize competing demands, lead cross-functional teams, and manage resources for projects, enhancements, and break/fix efforts.
• Motivate cross-functional teams and drive product strategy from conception to execution in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrate leadership, strong communication, and stakeholder management with end-to-end ownership.
• Simplify complex technical and scientific concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
• Provide strategic feedback to vendors and balance workload with vendor teams.
• Manage a team of ~10 IT professionals including Data Engineers, Solution Architect, Product Analysts, UX Designer, Scrum Master, and others.
• As a people leader, attract, mentor, and oversee the team's daily operations in collaboration with GDD data teams.
• Work in an Agile/product-based environment.
• Stay current with trends, plan for future state changes, and translate vision into actionable work for the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Life Sciences, or related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• 15+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry with expertise in clinical trial execution, data acquisition, and global analysis/reporting.
• 5+ years delivering niche technology products in Clinical Development (e.g., Retrospective Trial Design Intelligence, Digital Study Design, Clinical Data Warehouse).
• Strong knowledge of clinical data standards (CDASH, SDTM, ADaM) and familiarity with regulatory guidelines and GCP.
• Influential leadership and communication abilities with experience managing a geographically diverse team.
• Experience with cloud storage/compute (AWS, Azure) and automation/monitoring tools.
• 5-7 years hands-on experience implementing data capabilities and innovative data solutions, preferably in the cloud; full data lifecycle expertise (acquisition, quality, reporting, analytics).
• Experience establishing agile, product-oriented teams across US and global sites.
• Ability to identify opportunities, build capabilities, and drive complex solutions to completion.
• People manager with supervisory responsibility for IC and manager roles.

Skills

• Product management and leadership
• Data governance and analytics
• Stakeholder management and communication
• Trial design, data modeling, and statistical thinking
• Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) and automation tooling
• Agile/product-focused delivery
• Technical documentation and requirements gathering

Education

• As above in Qualifications

Additional Requirements

• On-site/occupancy considerations and travel as required by role