Senior Manager, Data & AI Solutions

Working with Us
Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us.

Position Summary

At BMS, digital innovation and Information Technology are central to our vision of transforming patients’ lives through science. To accelerate our ability to serve patients around the world, we must unleash the power of technology.  We are committed to being at the forefront of transforming the way medicine is made and delivered by harnessing the power of computer and data science, artificial intelligence, and other technologies to promote scientific discovery, faster decision making, and enhanced patient care.

If you want an exciting and rewarding career that is meaningful, consider joining our diverse team!

Desired Candidate Characteristics:

·        Have a strong commitment to a career in technology with a passion for healthcare 

·        Ability to understand the needs of the business and commitment to deliver the best user experience and adoption 

·        Able to collaborate across multiple teams  

·        Demonstrated leadership experience 

·        Excellent communication skills 

·        Innovative and inquisitive nature to ask questions, offer bold ideas and challenge the status quo 

·        Agility to learn new tools and processes

·        Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a bilingual environment, with native level proficiency in Japanese and business-level proficiency in English.

·        Strong cross-cultural communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with global teams (including headquarters, India, and other international stakeholders) as well as local Japanese business partners and stakeholders.

·        Understanding of the Japanese market landscape and the ability to bridge global strategies with local business needs

Key Responsibilities

·        Serve as a single contact point for a business operation for Japan commercial stakeholders while providing guidance on the long-term program vision for Japan

·        Lead the investigation, planning and implementation of solutions that can contribute to BMS Japan by fully utilizing the Generative and Agentic AI.

·        Manage the Japan Commercial Data processing platform along with the reporting platform build on AWS technology stack. Manage the report quality and co-ordinate with the relevant wider global teams, especially CRM and alignment application business owner (based in Japan), for issue resolution and communicate with Japan commercial stakeholders

·        In depth knowledge and comfort working with AI technologies, AWS, Python scripting, Power BI, Databricks and MicroStrategy

·        Support a new data ecosystem rollout in the market

·        Partner with key upstream sources (Market, Sales Data Cleansing, CRM/SFA, Master Data Management, etc.) to ensure uninterrupted delivery of data and resolve delivery issues 

·        Lead and coordinate business requests on changes and enhancements, triage all the incoming requests for assignment to a specific group, track and communicate change request status

·        Possess the awareness of the Technology Platform strategy and communicate with in country Biz Ops. on implementation, enhancement, or release plan

·        Establish relationships with Commercialization Organizations to understand business requirements

·        Clearly articulate the challenges and market aspirations through the established communication hierarchy to the global Commercialization Data & AI Solution Team

Qualifications & Experience

·        Requires advanced knowledge applicable to a wide range of work in own function and thorough knowledge of other functions, typically gained through a university degree and 6-8 years of experience.

·        May lead initiatives related to continuous improvement or implementation of new technologies. Works independently on most deliverables.

·        Responsible for the direct management of a team including results/outcomes, goal-setting, performance management, coaching.

·        Has significant input into decisions related to hiring, performance reviews, promotions, and compensation actions.

·        People manager level with supervisory responsibility for Individual Contributor and People Manager positions

·        Responsible for a large sub-function or multiple teams doing similar work.

·        Demonstrates ability to build and leverage relationships through diplomacy with a broader focus within the Function.​

·        Articulates and presents complex information clearly and concisely across all levels. Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge and expertise thereby establishing a strong reputation for themselves and the team.​

·        Participates in decision making and brings a variety of strong views and perspective to achieve team objectives. ​

·        Looks for challenging opportunities and focus on building strong capabilities. Encourages and coach others to do the same.

·        Demonstrates a focus on improving processes, structures and knowledge within the team. Leads in analyzing current states, deliver strong recommendations in understanding complexity in the environment, and the ability to execute to bring complex solutions to completion.​

·        Recognizes the potential impact on internal/external challenges on the future state success. Conveys and takes immediate action to correct any variation in quality, ensures accuracy and completeness of others' work outputs.​

·        Demonstrates sophisticated analytical thought using various data sources and internal/external environment. Understands the broader implications of actions and perspective. Synthesizes results and links patterns and trends. Considers lessons learned and best practices in conveying to the team's understanding and knowledge.​

·        Native level proficiency in Japanese and business-level proficiency in English is required, including the ability to participate in meetings, prepare documentation, and negotiate in both languages.

·        Proven experience working in a global or multicultural environment, preferably within the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry, collaborating with both local and international teams

Why You Should Apply

Around the world, we are passionate about making an impact on the lives of patients with serious diseases. Empowered to apply our individual talents and diverse perspectives in an inclusive culture, our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.

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.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
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 a supportive culture, promoting global participation 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 an 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.

Supporting People with Disabilities

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/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

Candidate Rights

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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