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Position Title: Executive Director, GDO Business Operations

Position Summary :

The GDO Business Operations Head works closely with the SVP/Head of GDO as a strategic thought-partner to execute on the GDO Vision and business and operational strategy. This individual is an active member of the GDO Leadership team, plays a key role as chief of staff to the SVP of GDO and is accountable for transforming and running the organization.

Accountabilities involve a combination of planning, strategy, execution and oversight to ensure effective management of the GDO business and may include, but are not limited to the following:

Position Accountabilities:

Business Planning

• Accountable for driving the strategic direction of a large, global organization

• Oversight for budget forecasting and resourcing for the organization and ensuring annual targets are met

• Monitoring shifts in book of work and ensuring appropriate resourcing in place to meet BoW demands

• Collaborates closely with key stakeholders, including finance and resource management functions

• Proactively identifies potential risks, develops/implements actions, and makes the appropriate trade-offs of balancing risks, deliverables and costs

• Coordinates key activities including leadership team and department wide meetings  for the LT and other functions

Business Performance & Productivity

• Drives and executes organizational priorities and changes, including integrations and objectives to achieve targeted business outcomes

• Ensure levers of control in place to measure GDO performance and productivity

• Effectively manages the GDO LT to ensure business needs are met

• Accountable to develop and deliver communication strategy for all global and local organizations within GDO in alignment with business priorities

• Delivers clear, timely, insightful and integrated communications across GDO for all channels and engagement forums

• Ensures connectivity of communications with stakeholders internal to and outside of GDO

• Proactively develops/maintains collaborative relationships with internal partners/stakeholders across the multidisciplinary teams

Degree Requirements:

• BA/BS in Science or Business Management equivalent degree (advanced degree preferred)

Experience Requirements

• 10-15 years of strategy & operations experience

• Experience in the pharma industry with core understanding of clinical operations and associated business parameters preferred

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interface with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders

• Strategic thinker and possesses high business acumen and can translate strategy into executional plans

• Experience in the integration of business acquisitions strongly preferred

• Strong project management, leadership and execution skills and can manage multiple projects & deadlines

• Ability to operate with high level of autonomy

• Enterprise mindset with proven track record in influencing with authority

Key Competency Requirements:

Technical Competencies

• Program and project management skills

• Financial budgeting, forecasting and resourcing skills strongly preferred.

• Proven success in using oral/written communication skills to influence, inform, or guide others.

• Proven stakeholder management skills

• Demonstrated experience leading change and communication plans initiatives

• Computer skills - Microsoft applications including (but not limited to), Word and Excel and PowerPoint

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.

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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 an inclusive culture, promoting diversity 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

BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

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.

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