Bristol Myers Squibb Hiring for Associate Director – Digital Transformation (DTI / GPS Strategy Lead in HYD) at Hyderabad, India Full Time

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The Global Product Development and Supply (GPS) organization is undergoing a significant evolution to enable faster, more reliable, and consistent delivery of medicines to patients. As part of this evolution, GPS is becoming a Digital First organization, adopting digital technologies as the core enabler of its operations. Digital First means leveraging technology, data, analytics, business processes, and people to achieve improved business outcomes.

To support this transformation, we are expanding our Digital Transformation team, part of GPS Strategy, beyond the USA and Europe, and building a high-caliber team based in the BMS Hyderabad offices. This role offers a unique opportunity to build and manage the Hyderabad team and play a key role in recruiting. Additionally, this role will serve as the founding Hyderabad lead for the GPS Strategy team. Initially, this team will consist of eight colleagues focused on Data Governance, User Experience Design, and Change Management. Additional roles will be recruited during Q2/Q3 to further support the GPS Command Center build. This role will work directly with the BMS Business Insights and Technology team, responsible for data, analytics, and technology delivery, as well as with respective functional teams based in Hyderabad.

We are looking for someone passionate about business transformation and the opportunity to build a team and drive capabilities in a Fortune 200 company. The right candidate will have a strong interest in solving business problems, an eagerness to work on complex process and transformation challenges affecting our development and supply value chain, and will be highly collaborative, a structured problem solver, and resilient in working through complexity.

Roles and Responsibilities

GPS Strategy and Digital Transformation Activities

The Digital Transformation team is leading Digital Transformation within GPS by driving the digital roadmap development, enhancing digital literacy, managing data governance, and spearheading key cross-GPS digital initiatives. Within this, the Hyderabad lead will:

• Contribute to the development of the GPS digital transformation roadmap, focusing on rapidly transforming business processes using digital capabilities.

• Lead the team of GPS Data Governance resources in Hyderabad, focusing on scaling up the data self-healing process, improving data quality, and simplifying data entry and management processes.

• Manage GPS UX and UI resources, embedding best practice UX/UI activities into agile pods working on capability builds.

• Manage GPS Strategy Change Management resources, driving the defined BMS change methodology as a capability within GPS.

• Build the local Hyderabad GPS business team lead for the Command Center platform, contributing to overall direction, product ownership, business process transformation, and agile pod execution. The Command Center will be a High visibility Orchestration and Decision Automation platform. Note: This responsibility will be further refined as the Command Center program is being launched. It will require close collaboration with the Command Center Global leads and the local Business Insights and Technology teams executing the build.

Team Building and People Operations

• Review, screen, and interview candidates for open GPS Strategy/Digital Transformation Hyderabad roles using both behavioral and technical evaluation techniques, with an emphasis on building a high-performing team that demonstrates the BMS Values.

• Implement appropriate onboarding and training to ensure new team members rapidly become productive members of the team.

• Establish cross-training opportunities and knowledge repositories to eliminate single points of failure and ensure work continuity.

• Develop annual team goals, cascade them appropriately to your team, monitor and report on progress, and recommend changes as needed.

• Coach, develop, and mentor the team with an eye towards creating a highly engaged and motivated workforce.

• Ensure that local teams are interfacing appropriately with US and European based counterparts to execute key responsibilities.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Establish close collaboration and ways of working with BMS Business Insights and Technology Teams also located in Hyderabad, with a particular emphasis on building strong and seamless connections for the delivery of the Digital Transformation roadmap through Agile Pod teams.

• Work collaboratively with USA and Europe-based GPS Team members, the GPS Strategy Team, and Digital Transformation teams to establish, prioritize, and deliver the team’s book of work.

• Interact directly with GPS stakeholders as needed to further build out in an agile manner and advance Digital Transformation activities.

Requirements

• Digital Transformation: Extensive experience in driving digital transformation within manufacturing and supply chain environments.

• Strategic Leadership: Proven ability to guide Digital First roadmaps, leveraging technology, data, analytics, and people to drive process redesign and metric improvement.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Strong track record of using Agile teams and partnering across functions like Business Insights, Technology, Finance, and business functions to drive outcomes.

• Connector and Influencer: Recognized as an influencer in Industry 4.0, able to connect various operating units and functions.

• Design Thinking, UX, and Agile: Demonstrated ability to implement design thinking, UX, and Agile (Scrum) methodologies for successful outcomes and adoption.

• Change Management: Experience in using change management methodologies to accelerate adoption and buy-in for new capabilities.

• Business Process Optimization: Understanding of business process transformation and use of Operational Excellence systems (e.g., Toyota Manufacturing System) to drive change.

• Innovation and Growth: Proven track record of driving innovation and growth through digital transformation, leveraging design thinking and rapid prototyping.

• Communication and Presentation: Excellent skills in conveying complex ideas to stakeholders at all levels.

• Experience: Over 8 years in the digital space with a focus on business process transformation; Pharma experience is a plus.

• Work Hours and Travel: Ability to work hours overlapping with US East Coast and occasional travel to BMS locations, primarily in New Jersey, USA.

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.

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Company: Bristol-Myers Squibb

Req Number: R1588412

Updated: 2024-12-24 03:19:52.353 UTC

Location: Hyderabad-IN

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