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The **Associate Director, Development Strategy Analyst** is an experienced clinical research professional skilled in analyzing clinical trial data. They use this expertise to assess study feasibility, select countries and sites, and create data-driven patient recruitment and enrollment forecasts for clinical trials. Key demonstrated competencies for the **A** **ssociate Director level** include: + Organizational Impact: Increased sphere of influence to study team members as well as development team members and Global Development Operations and Dru Development Leadership. + Discretion/Latitude: ability to set priorities, perform core deliverables and make correlated decisions fully independent. + Critical Thinking: proactively recognizes and mitigates risk based on industry trends, best practices and/or potential risks that may impact the development strategy of an asset, disease or clinical study. + Increased breadth and depth of knowledge on clinical development and the interdependences between core functional deliverables. + Advanced utility of departmental procedures and system and the ability to define and/or author next generation processes. + Advanced understanding and use cases for incorporating real-work data (RWD) into predictive analytics. + Strong technical and leadership skills that lend toward mentoring new members joining the organization. + Support cross-functional teams to deliver strategic objectives. + Utilize excellent storytelling skills to present data-driven insights and recommendations to stakeholders. + Collaborate effectively within a matrixed team environment to produce clinical trial analytics reports, including Trial Feasibility, Site Selection, Site Tiering, and Enrollment Forecasting. + Work closely with peer stakeholders in Global Drug Development and Global Development Operations to ensure alignment and successful project execution. + Contribute to the analytics work mentioned above using various analytics tools. **Key Responsibilities and Major Duties** + Drive feasibility strategy for priority trials (and acceleration efforts) for related analytics + Contribute to the clinical development strategy for a program or indication. + Provide insights for planning (e.g., country/site tiering) based on team data analysis. + Supply data analytics and insights for business development evaluations. + Conduct study feasibility assessments throughout the clinical study lifecycle. + Collect and analyze internal and external competitive intelligence data to influence protocol design, patient recruitment, and study execution. + Lead country and site identification, feasibility, and selection activities for clinical studies. + Analyze data to define optimal geographic footprints and proposed sites for clinical studies. + Review historical site performance data to inform site selection. + Design and execute feasibility assessments to evaluate prospective sites' capabilities. + Collaborate with Global Development Operations (GDO) to finalize country and site allocations. + Create and maintain patient enrollment forecasts at study and country levels. + Develop patient enrollment models based on study objectives (e.g., speed, cost, market exposure). + Define projected patient recruitment rates and enrollment timelines, considering site activation. + Update patient enrollment forecasts to account for new factors (e.g., protocol amendments). + Perform scenario modeling and accrual forecasting to inform study teams. + Track patient accrual against plans and update study teams on any changes impacting timelines or performance. + Serve as a core member of the Study Team and Country & Site Selection Team (CSST). + Act as an extended member of Development Teams (DT). + Support ad-hoc analyses for advanced data insights to address specific business needs. + Provide data insights and analytics for governance and operational review meetings. + Lead or contribute to initiatives focused on improving study planning and execution. **Qualifications** •Advanced degree in a relevant field (e.g., MBA, MS, PharmD preferably in a scientific discipline or allied health field (e.g. information science, epidemiology, life sciences). + 5-7 years career of experience in a relevant role within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry. + Experience with country and site selection, trial feasibility, enrollment forecasting, preferred. + Experience in leading cross-functional teams, preferred + Consulting (eg: Deloitte, PWC, McKinsey, or similar) experience preferred + Expertise in storytelling with data, translating complex data into compelling narratives. + Experience in a matrixed team environment and ability to navigate and influence within it. + Strong proficiency with Excel (formulas, graphs, pivot tables, and preferably macros) and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). + Proficiency in analytics tools such as PowerBI, Tableau, and Python. + Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis and solution implementation. + Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. + Experience with industry competitive intelligence tools and the ability to quickly learn new tools/technologies. + Good understanding of clinical trial processes and analytical techniques for data interpretation and presentation. + Strong leadership skills, including collaboration, self-development, self-awareness, influence, ethics/integrity, and change management. + Deep understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and regulatory environment. + Experience with project management and process improvement methodologies. + Customer-focused with attention to detail. + Capable of handling multiple projects simultaneously. + Experience with clinical data sets related to trial planning, forecasting, and execution. \#LI-Hybrid If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn't perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. 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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. 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