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Bristol Myers Squibb Associate Director, Agile Sourcing, Data & Diagnostics in Tampa, Florida

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The Associate Director, Agile Sourcing, Research & Development - Data & Diagnostics position will be responsible for contributing to and overseeing the delivery of source-to-contract operations within a subset of the Research & Global Drug Development organizations. Specifically, this role will be focused on the clinical laboratory/diagnostics services, both wet labs and electronic labs (e.g. imaging), real-world data licensing, and R&D analytics. The candidate will need to be comfortable with leading change and taking calculated risk. The Associate Director will lead a team of resources and outsourced providers, ensuring effective sourcing, negotiating, contracting, and purchasing activities to optimize buying power and achieve desired procurement outcomes.

Major Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

People management to ensure successful development and implementation of sourcing strategy and contracting for R&D Diagnostics & Data

  • Guide and support functional teams to establish procurement plans that are developed and executed in congruence with organizational objectives and sourcing strategies.

  • Oversee the development and execution of sourcing events and proposals with pertinent specifications, terms, and conditions.

  • Guide teams to evaluate and execute competitive offerings to determine the overall best offer for a product or service, negotiating contracts, obtaining legal review and approval, facilitating, and issuing contracts, and leveraging contracted labor partners to support facilitation/administration of contracts where appropriate.

  • Guide teams on proper contracting strategies from templating to negotiation and execution.

  • Act as an escalation point for Agile Sourcing team supporting contracting, sourcing, and other procurement initiatives.

  • Assist direct reports with professional development planning and enabling flexibility across Agile Sourcing organization to foster cross-pollination of resources and procurement categories.

Partner directly with adjacent stakeholders and deliver on complex procurement projects in the realm of source-to-contract

  • Act as a trusted advisor to global category managers and their leadership to ensure procurement strategies can be delivered against the expectations of the business.

  • Lead complex contract negotiations in partnership with global category managers, BMS Lawyers, and other participants in the contracting process.

  • Lead the development and execution of sourcing events and proposals with pertinent specifications, terms, and conditions.

Performance Management & Continuous Improvement Source to Contract

  • Review Team Performance, Compliance & Identify Trends for Continuous Improvement to improve operational effectiveness.

  • Work across procurement and with the law department to find improvements to contracting process, recommend updates to contract templates, collect fallback language, and develop guidance for negotiations.

  • Participate or lead continuous improvement initiatives within procurement to strengthen our contracting and sourcing outcomes.

  • Explore new procurement technologies with a focus on AI/ML opportunities.

  • Coordinate support for Health Authority Inspections and M&A Activity

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

  • Minimum education of a B.S./B.A. Sciences or Business is required.

  • Minimum of seven (7) years of business or related experience, preferably in pharmaceutical industry with a minimum of five (5) years of multi-disciplined procurement experience. This role requires three (3) to five (5) years of experience managing a direct team, with ability to manage large groups of professionals. Hands on manager, who provides close leadership and support to their team.

  • Relevant clinical diagnostics and/or data licensing category sourcing experience.

  • Expert in contracting and sourcing acumen.

  • Procurement process knowledge, agreement management, financial analysis, market analysis, supplier analysis, supplier diversity, supplier management, technology utilization, strategic planning, and integrated supply chain experience

  • Demonstrated record of accomplishments and success leading projects and other problem-solving initiatives with cross functional teams.

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With a single vision as inspiring as Transforming patients' lives through scienceā„¢ , 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.

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com . Visit careers.bms.com/ (https://careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility) eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

If you live in or expect to work from Los Angeles County if hired for this position, please visit this page for important additional information: https://careers.bms.com/california-residents/

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Company: Bristol-Myers Squibb

Req Number: R1587953

Updated: 2024-12-17 05:25:16.511 UTC

Location: Tampa-FL

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, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, gender expression, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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