Sr. Director, TAIP TA Lead - Trial Analytics, Insights, and Planning (TAIP)

Role Summary

The Sr Director, TAIP TA Lead is a senior leadership role reporting directly to the Head of the TAIP unit within Bristol Myers Squibb's Trial Analytics, Insights, and Planning (TAIP) organization. This internal consulting team drives clinical development excellence through data-driven insights, feasibility modelling, and strategic trial planning. As the analytics lead for a therapeutic area, you will oversee the end-to-end analytics strategy and execution across a global portfolio of clinical trials within that TA-level planning, manage a team of analytics professionals across multiple levels and geographies, and serve as a strategic partner to TA medical, clinical, and operational leadership. You will influence decisions impacting trial timelines, cost, and quality, provide hands-on support and quality control across studies, coach study-level analytics leads, and coordinate cross-trial priorities. The role requires translating insights into strategies that impact trial timelines and delivery outcomes, evolving TAIP capabilities, ensuring consistency across methods, fostering innovation, and driving measurable business impact. Experience in Oncology, Neuroscience, Cell Therapy, Hematology, Immunology, or Cardiovascular is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of direct reports, including performance management, career development, and day-to-day support
• Lead the analytics strategy and execution across a global portfolio of trials within your assigned TA
• Guide, support, and review work across study-level analytics leads, acting as both coach and strategic sounding board
• Track delivery progress across trials, escalating risks and ensuring alignment with trial milestones and enterprise priorities
• Serve as a strategic advisor to TA leadership, shaping trial strategy, feasibility, and portfolio-level planning through data-driven insights
• Ensure cross-trial consistency and innovation in forecasting, feasibility modelling, performance dashboards, and protocol analytics
• Promote global collaboration, coordinating across teams to ensure effective, scalable delivery
• Lead discussions on cost implications of country mix and study design decisions at the portfolio level
• Promote study optimization analytics across trials, including evaluation of patient and site burden and competitive landscape data
• Coordinate field-based insights into TA-wide feasibility and site prioritization approaches
• Champion use of platforms, tools, and data infrastructure that support delivery excellence
• Integrate analytics with clinical supply planning where relevant to ensure delivery-readiness
• Contribute to the enterprise evolution of TAIP, defining best practices, mentoring talent, and elevating analytics standards across trials
• Applies critical thinking to analyze complex data, challenge assumptions, and generate strategic, evidence-based recommendations

Qualifications

• Education: Preferred advanced degree (MBA, MSc, MPH, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent) in a relevant field
• Experience:
  • 10+ years in management consulting, trial analytics, or clinical strategy is required
  • Deep experience in one or more therapeutic areas: Oncology, Neuroscience, Cell Therapy, Hematology, Immunology, or Cardiovascular
  • Proven ability to lead teams, engage with senior stakeholders, and operate effectively across global functions
• Skills:
  • Strategic and analytical thinker with the ability to translate data-driven insights into enterprise-level decisions
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
  • Familiarity with forecasting models, dashboards, and feasibility tools is a plus

Skills

• Strategic and analytical thinking
• Leadership and stakeholder management
• Forecasting models, dashboards, and feasibility tools

Education

• Advanced degree (MBA, MSc, MPH, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent) preferred