Associate Director, Data Engineering

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Position Summary
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) is driven by its vision to transform patients’ lives through science. The Associate Director of Data Engineering, Business Insights & Technology (BI&T) for the Global Product Development and Supply (GPS) division plays a crucial role in advancing this vision. GPS is responsible for developing, manufacturing, and supplying quality clinical and commercial medicines to patients worldwide.

This leadership role oversees the BI&T-GPS Data Engineering Team, ensuring that data is available for downstream consumption by analytics systems, processes and personnel. The Associate Director will be responsible for leading a team of BI&T-GPS data engineers in strategizing, building and operationalizing data pipelines, working in close partnership with other BI&T leaders and GPS stakeholders. This role requires a visionary leader who can play a leading role in shaping strategy for how best to deliver data for downstream uses, manage a team of technologists, deliver impactful technology solutions in an operationally effective manner, and foster collaboration across global teams. This role is responsible for the extraction, loading, and technical transformation of data and works in close partnership with the Analytical Engineering team, which owns business context, semantic modeling, and consumption‑ready data products. This role owns data quality and reliability across GPS data pipelines, ensuring trusted, production‑ready data for downstream analytics and decision‑making.

If you are passionate about harnessing the power of technology and analytics to make a difference in patients’ lives, this role offers an exciting and rewarding opportunity.

Roles and Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Development

• Define data engineering goals in partnership with GPS stakeholders and BI&T-GPS leadership. Cascade goals appropriately, monitor progress, and adjust strategy as needed.

• Lead the BI&T-GPS Data Engineering team with a visionary approach, taking full accountability for delivering cutting-edge data engineering programs that drive impactful technology solutions.

• Provide regular updates on technical progress to stakeholders and BI&T leaders.

• Provide periodic updates and technical demonstrations to the Head of GPS.

• Build and manage a high-performing Data Engineering team:

  • Direct management of 2-4 technology professionals in the USA or Europe

  • Matrix leadership of other technology professionals from the worldwide BI&T-GPS Team.

• Indirectly manage and influence other technology professionals from the ~200-person global BI&T-GPS data and analytics teams, ensuring delivery of data engineering work in a manner that connects with other BI&T-GPS strategic projects.

• Lead planning, diversity efforts, and colleague development initiatives to sustain a robust talent pipeline.

Technology Strategy & Innovation

• Develop, manage, and deliver a forward-thinking technology roadmap for Data Engineering that leverages emerging technologies and innovative solutions to deliver compelling value.

• Actively partner with GPS stakeholders to ensure data “art of the possible” is central to the team’s strategy and roadmap.

• Partner with BI&T teams and GPS stakeholders to experiment with emerging technologies such as AI, scaling viable solutions to deliver measurable business value in data engineering.

• Ensure adherence to technical best practices in SDLC and analytics output, including scalable solutions, code version control, documentation standards, and deployment.

• Ensure data engineering DevOps is closely integrated into the overall BI&T-GPS DevOps process.

• Evaluate new technologies and proactively recommend impactful innovations with high ROI for inclusion on the overall GPS technology roadmap.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Engagement

• Cultivate strong relationships with GPS business stakeholders, BI&T teams, and cross-functional colleagues across global locations, fostering a collaborative environment that drives visionary data engineering solutions.

• Enterprise mindset: Actively seek out ways to partner with other BI&T Teams and leverage existing technologies and solutions in the most effective way for data engineering.

• Ruthless prioritization: work closely with GPS and BI&T leadership to define data engineering priorities and deliver the most impactful solutions aligned with business objectives.

Requirements

Professional Experience

• 10+ years of progressive experience in Information Technology, data analytics, or pharmaceutical/healthcare industries, with a proven track record of visionary leadership and innovation.

• 5+ years in a leadership role managing teams or delivering IT or analytics programs.

• Hands-on experience with SDLC methodologies, including DevOps, Agile, and Waterfall, in regulated environments.

• Proven track record of managing complex projects, including resource allocation.

• Experience with biopharma product development, manufacturing operations, supply chain, or quality controls is a significant plus.

Technical Expertise

• Significant experience with programming languages relevant to managing data pipelines (e.g. Python, Java, Scala).

• Experience with Databricks or similar platform preferred.

• Experience with cloud computing environments and services, preferably AWS.

• Significant experience with ELT processes, with an emphasis on building high performance data layers (Data and Analytics Engineering).

• Experience with DevOps principles for CI/CD.

• Experience with data streaming technologies, such as Kafka.

• Proficiency with a modern suite of analytics tools and technologies, including GitHub, SQL, R, dbt, Domino, Tableau etc. (Analytics Development)

• Experience with building and operationalizing predictive models, simulation, optimization frameworks and AI solutions is a plus (Analytics Ops)

• Experience with graph database technology is a plus.

• Hands-on experience with agile methodologies and tools like JIRA.

Leadership Skills

• Proven ability to lead technology teams or programs, foster collaboration, and drive innovation.

• Excellent project management skills, with a focus on delivering high-quality solutions on time and within budget.

• Strong communication skills to explain the business value of data engineering projects and operations.

• A customer-oriented mindset with an eagerness to solve business problems and drive continuous improvement.

• Ability to work effectively in a matrixed organization and across global locations.

Educational Background

• A bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or scientific discipline is required.

• Advanced degrees (MS. or Ph.D.) in relevant fields are preferred.

Other Requirements

• Occasional travel to BMS locations throughout the world is anticipated.

Why you should apply

• You will help patients in their fight against serious diseases
• You will be part of a company that encourages excellence and innovation, respects diversity, develops leaders and values its employees.
• You’ll get a competitive salary and a great benefits package including, but not only, an annual bonus, pension contribution, family health insurance, 27 days of annual leave , access to BMS Cruiserath on-site gym and life assurance

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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.

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