Senior Manager I, Advanced Capabilities COE

Bristol Myers Squibb; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb in Hyderabad seeks a Senior Manager I to lead Advanced Capabilities COE initiatives, shaping data-driven strategies and partnerships with finance, GBO, and BI&T. You will drive capability roadmaps, governance, and value realization across complex programs.

You will coach a growing team, partner with external stakeholders, and ensure adoption of analytics and AI-enabled solutions to deliver measurable business impact.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Finance, BI/Analytics, Digital Transformation or Technology roles.
• 5+ years leading cross-functional product or capability portfolios.
• Experience identifying, prioritizing, and scaling analytics, automation, AI/GenAI, and digital capability initiatives.
• Strong understanding of data and analytics ecosystems, including data platforms, visualization tools, AI/ML enablement, and digital products.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing capability delivery from ideation through adoption.
• Excellent communication, storytelling, and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts to both technical and business audiences.
• Fluency in data/analytics platforms (data lake/warehouse, visualization, ML/AI enablement), and product management practices.

Responsibilities

• Innovation incubator support and pilot prioritization.
• Establish build-to-run model and partner ecosystem with hyper-scalers (e.g., AWS).
• Execute value realization frameworks and publish quarterly reports.
• Lead engagement models between GBO, BI&T, and external partners; clarify RACI.
• Oversee portfolio delivery with milestones, risks, dependencies, and value realization.
• Lead and develop Advanced Capabilities COE team members; foster innovation and learning.
• Drive stakeholder engagement to ensure sustained business impact.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Storytelling

Presentation skills

Cross-functional leadership

Analytics proficiency

Data platforms

Product management practices

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or PhD preferred

Tools

SAP

SAP BI

Hyperion

Enterprise reporting

Job description

At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.

Key Responsibilities And Major Duties

• Innovation Incubator Support Innovation Incubator for GBO, scanning emerging technologies, prioritizing high-impact use cases, and working with BI&T to convert successful pilots into production capabilities.
• Sustainment & Run Operations Support DS COE team in establishing a robust build-to-run model that utilizes a team to operate and sustain capabilities post-implementation, including championing continuous improvement. As needed, create ecosystem of external partners to supplement team, including strategy for leveraging company partnerships with hyper-scalers (e.g., AWS)
• Data & Analytics Value Realization Execute value frameworks (efficiency, accuracy, cycle-time, decision quality); help instrumenting products for usage/impact analytics; support publishing quarterly value reports.
• Operating Model & Ways of Working Lead engagement models between GBO , BI&T, and external partners; clarify RACI across discovery, build, and run.
• Portfolio Governance & Prioritization Lead prioritization and portfolio planning for Advanced Capabilities initiatives based on business impact, strategic priorities, and capacity; Oversee portfolio delivery, including milestones, risks, dependencies, and value realization
• Team Leadership & Capability Development Lead, coach, and develop Advanced Capabilities COE team members, including Manager I and Manager II associates; Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, continuous learning, and capability development
• Stakeholder Engagement & Change Adoption Build and maintain partnerships across GBO, Finance, BI&T, and business stakeholders to drive adoption, value realization, and sustainable business impact from Advanced Capabilities solutions

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Finance, Business Administration, Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
• MBA, PhD, or relevant master’s degree preferred

Required Skill Set

• 7+ years in Finance, BI/Analytics, Digital Transformation or Technology roles, with 5+ years experience leading cross-functional product or capability portfolios
• Experience identifying, prioritizing, and scaling analytics, automation, AI/GenAI, and digital capability initiatives
• Proven track record translating business strategy and stakeholder needs into scalable analytics, technology, and capability roadmaps
• Strong understanding of data and analytics ecosystems, including data platforms, visualization tools, AI/ML enablement, and digital products
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing capability delivery from ideation through adoption and value realization
• Excellent communication, storytelling, and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts to both technical and business audiences
• Fluency in data/analytics platforms (data lake/warehouse, visualization, ML/AI enablement), and product management practices.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior leaders across Finance, GBO, BI&T, and other functions
• Familiarity with SAP, SAP BI, Hyperion, and enterprise reporting and analytics environments

How We Work

Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https //careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.

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