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Bristol Myers Squibb Director, GDM Process Excellence in Princeton, New Jersey
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Director, GDM Process Excellence is a leadership role accountable for the maintenance of a robust Quality Management System (QMS) covering GDM business processes and quality events . The role will serve as Global Process Owner for GDM.
This is a full time NJ, USA office-based position with flexibility to work from home up to 50% of the time.
Responsibilities:
Set the strategic vision to ensure efficient, effective, compliant working practices. Establish appropriate structures and processes to execute the strategy.
Lead GDM Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and relevant stakeholder functions in the development and maintenance of global processes, procedures, and training materials.
Provide guidance and direction to GDM SMEs to ensure the procedure development process, content and format comply with Global GxP requirements, BMS Global Quality Standards, and BMS' QMS principles of integrated, patient-centric, and risk-based decision-making.
Collaborate with other Process Leads and SMEs to drive optimal execution of process across BMS and external partners.
Define process monitoring methods, including data collection and analysis, metrics, and associated targets, and reporting mechanisms including both product/clinical trial quality and process effectiveness aspects.
Lead efforts to scope, plan, and implement process improvements such as process, procedure, systems, and training material changes; and use of appropriate change management and communication principles.
Serve as the central point of contact for GDM regarding GxP audits and inspections, coordinating with GDM Leaders and SMEs on the preparation and subsequent follow-up activities.
Provide guidance to ensure effective corrective and preventative action plans are defined for any GDM related audit and inspection findings and actions plans are tracked to completion.
Provide training to GDM Leaders and staff regarding procedure development and CAPA definition to promote quality.
Collaborate with R&D Learning to define and maintain role-based procedure training curricula.
Ensure adaptive management of a global team through the effective deployment of resources and streamlined processes.
Provide ongoing feedback, coaching, and career development, including engagement and retention support to staff in order to maximize their potential. Empower and hold staff to high quality performance and delivery.
Engage and energize employees through communication of goals, priorities and other business critical information as well as focus on employee value proposition, development and retention activities.
Develop and promote a work place culture that values diversity of thought, promotes integrity, and creates an atmosphere that supports coaching and fosters accountability.
Lead the resolution of complex issues related to the function and those that cross functions. Direct team members as needed to drive to resolution and keep leadership informed of progress/results.
Develop strong and productive working relationships with key stakeholders throughout BMS, demonstrate the ability to think strategically across R&D, and effectively influence peers and senior management.
Represent the company with key external organizations as part of any committee or industry group relating to GxP/QMS, data quality & integrity activities.
Degree Requirements:
- Bachelors degree required with an advanced degree preferred
Experience Requirements:
- At least 10 years of relevant industry experience in concentrated disciplines of R&D, Operations, Validation, and/or Quality preferred .
Key Competency Requirements:
Expert understanding of the drug development process and clinical trial execution.
Expert knowledge of industry trends and emerging technologies supporting clinical trial data acquisition and management.
Expert knowledge of GCP/ICH guidelines.
Proven track record of resolving complex issues and driving significant initiatives to completion.
Ability to lead and make decisions with an enterprise mindset, considering what is best for the company and for patients.
Proven track record in functioning within a global matrix organization exerting positive, effective influence to achieve quality outputs.
Demonstrated change agility in anticipating and leading others through change and ambiguity.
Demonstrated partnership across various collaborative and industry forums.
Demonstrated people management experience.
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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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Company: Bristol-Myers Squibb
Req Number: R1584434
Updated: 2024-09-11 04:48:51.836 UTC
Location: Princeton-NJ
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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