Sr Manager 2, Product Development IT lead Hyd

Bristol Myers Squibb; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb seeks a senior IT program leader to drive digital initiatives across pharmaceutical development and global supplies. Lead multidisciplinary teams, define roadmaps, manage timelines, budgets, and risk to ensure delivery and compliance.

The role requires 10+ years in SDLC, strong PM skills in Agile/ Scrum/ Waterfall, and familiarity with cGXP and 21CFR Part11 for regulated IT projects in a global environment.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge across SDLC and 10+ years of experience.
• Experience in leading IT initiatives in healthcare/pharma.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from requirements through deployment with defined schedules and budgets.
• Collaborate with Business and IT Plan functions to develop solutions and change management plans.
• Develop development activity plans and translate into actionable projects.
• Manage day-to-day operational support and optimize KPIs.
• Deliver on project implementations and IT commitments.
• Coordinate with business clients, IT partners, and other IT functions.
• Monitor resource consumption and respond to demand/change requests.
• Provide direction and motivation to project teams.

Skills

Project management

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Education

University degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

JIRA

Asana

Trello

Job description

Position Summary

At BMS, digital innovation and Information Technology are central to our vision of transforming patients lives through science. To accelerate our ability to serve patients around the world, we must unleash the power of technology. We are committed to being at the forefront of transforming the way medicine is made and delivered by harnessing the power of computer and data science, artificial intelligence, and other technologies to promote scientific discovery, faster decision making, and enhanced patient care.

If you want an exciting and rewarding career that is meaningful, consider joining our diverse team!

Desired Candidate Characteristics

• Have a strong commitment to a career in technology with a passion for healthcare
• Ability to understand the needs of the business and commitment to deliver the best user experience and adoption
• 10+ years of experience in all phases of SDLC involving Analysis, Design, Development, Deployment, Testing, and Implementation of Web Client/ Server cloud applications.
• 10+ years experience in IT with demonstrated success in supporting and delivering scientific applications, COTS applications and custom-built solutions.
• Proficient in project management software such as Microsoft Project, JIRA, Asana, or Trello.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, including Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills across multiple teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize tasks effectively.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving abilities and communication skills.
• Innovative and inquisitive nature to ask questions, offer bold ideas and challenge the status quo.
• Agility to learn new tools and processes.
• Knowledge of cGXP and 21CFR Part11 standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for the controlled production support and life cycle management for multiple applications used by Pharmaceutical Development and Global supplies within PDS.
• Build and develop the project team to ensure maximum performance, by providing purpose, direction, and motivation.
• Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and implementation plans, including risk mitigation.
• Collaborate with Business and IT Plan functions to develop solutions for business problems including defining business requirements, provide project timelines and budget, develop acceptance criteria, testing, training, and change management plans.
• Contributes heavily towards developing a plan for development activities and translates those into actionable projects. These include releases, required modifications and discretionary enhancements to support the application life cycle.
• Accountable for managing day to day operational support, enabling the business to scale while improving key performance indicators impacting their efficiencies and improving overall customer experience. Defined both long-term strategies and short-term/immediate resource needs.
• Accountable for delivering on project implementations and operational support commitments.
• Collaborate directly with the business clients, IT Business Partners and other IT functions on delivery of digital capabilities.
• Monitor IT service provider resource consumption, review demand and change requests for support work related to custom applications.

Qualifications Experience

• Requires advanced knowledge applicable to a wide range of work in own function and thorough knowledge of other functions, typically gained through a university degree and 10+ years of experience.
• May lead initiatives related to continuous improvement or implementation of new technologies. Works independently on most deliverables.
• Responsible for the direct management of a team including results/outcomes, goal setting, performance management, coaching.
• Has significant input into decisions related to hiring, performance reviews, promotions, and compensation actions.
• People manager level with supervisory responsibility for Individual Contributor and People Manager positions
• Responsible for a large sub-function or multiple teams doing similar work.
• Demonstrates ability to build and leverage relationships through diplomacy with a broader focus within the Function.
• Articulates and presents complex information clearly and concisely across all levels. Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge and expertise thereby establishing a strong reputation for themselves and the team.
• Participates in decision making and brings a variety of strong views and perspective to achieve team objectives.
• Looks for challenging opportunities and focus on building strong capabilities. Encourages and coach others to do the same.
• Demonstrates a focus on improving processes, structures and knowledge within the team. Leads in analyzing current states, deliver strong recommendations in understanding complexity in the environment, and the ability to execute to bring complex solutions to completion.
• Recognizes the potential impact on internal/external challenges on the future state success. Conveys and takes immediate action to correct any variation in quality, ensures accuracy and completeness of others work outputs.
• Demonstrates sophisticated analytical thought using various data sources and internal/external environment. Understands the broader implications of actions and perspective. Synthesizes results and links patterns and trends. Considers lessons learned and best practices in conveying to the teams understanding and knowledge.