Sr. Manager, Statistical Programming

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Position Summary: Sr. Manager, Statistical Programming

The Senior Manager of Statistical Programming at Bristol Myers Squibb provides comprehensive programming expertise to clinical project teams. This role is crucial for the development, regulatory approval, and market acceptance of our pharmaceutical products. The primary responsibility is designing, developing, and implementing technical solutions for integrating, analyzing, and reporting clinical data. The Senior Manager will collaborate within Global Biometrics & Data Sciences (GBDS) and work with external vendors and cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support clinical project teams and vendors by deploying programming strategies, standards, specifications, and analyses to comply with regulatory requirements, SOPs, and work practices.
• Independently develop, validate, troubleshoot, and maintain complex programs and utilities according to predefined specifications and standards.
• Support electronic submission preparation and review.
• Develop clear and robust programming specifications.
• Review planning documents to ensure clarity and completeness of programming assumptions and requirements.
• Communicate effectively around issues and risks, and contribute to remediation strategies.

Improvement Responsibilities

• Identify and lead opportunities to enhance processes and technology.

Managerial Responsibilities (if applicable)

• Recruit, manage, develop, evaluate, reward, motivate, and retain up to 5 direct reports.
• Conduct objective setting, performance check-ins, and year-end discussions in compliance with BMS policies.
• Meet regularly with direct reports to focus on project updates, development needs, and issue resolutions.
• Hold staff accountable for the quality and timeliness of programming activities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, biostatistics, mathematics, computer science, or life sciences.
• At least 8 years of programming experience in the industry, including support for significant regulatory filings.
• Proficient knowledge of drug development processes, clinical trial methodology, regulatory guidance, industry standards, statistical concepts, and medical terminology.
• Expertise in statistical programming and developing computing strategies.
• In-depth understanding of clinical data structures (e.g., CDISC standards) and relational databases.
• Proficiency in using SAS and other software tools (e.g., MS Office, XML, Pinnacle 21).
• Ability to work in a team environment with clinical team members.

Preferred Requirements

• Management experience supervising technical professionals.

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