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Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren't words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You'll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams rich in diversity. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

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Summary: Join us as our next Director of People Science, where you'll play a crucial role in transforming patients' lives through science. We are looking for a dynamic leader who can leverage analytics to drive impactful decisions and business outcomes, while also enhancing our workforce strategy through the power of people data.

This position focuses on improving internal processes and employee experiences, with an emphasis on fostering a deep understanding of organizational behavior research and design. In this role, you will define and identify evidence-based best practices and interventions that foster programmatic success and equitable outcomes. Your research will guide decisions to create inclusive, equitable, and employee-focused experiences.

If you are passionate about using research to inform strategic decision-making, enjoy collaborating with diverse and skilled people, and want to impact employees and patients alike, this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive organizational behavior measurement strategy aligned with HR and business objectives.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of behavioral scientists, ensuring alignment with impactful projects.

• Support the HR Leadership Team in identifying business challenges and using data analysis to influence policy, process, or program changes.

• Ensure the team solves the right problems using appropriate techniques and effectively communicates findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Partner with People Analytics, People Services, HR IT teams, and vendors to deliver necessary people-related insights.

• Participate in external professional organizations to understand and shape emerging trends in I/O psychology and organizational behavior.

• Oversee the design and execution of research studies, including surveys, interviews, focus groups, and behavioral analytics.

• Translate complex data into actionable insights and recommendations for HR and business leaders.

• Lead strategic research projects, driving findings into actionable insights and inclusive experiences through a co-creative, equitable, and socially responsible approach.

• Communicate effectively with senior executives and the team, balancing tone and content to serve multiple audiences.

• Expert facilitation skills, able to navigate sensitive topics and difficult issues in a complex and diverse environment.

Qualifications & Experience:

• PhD in Human Factors, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Science, I/O Psychology, or a related field.

• Ability to manage ambiguity, work autonomously, stay organized, and multitask in an agile environment.

• 10+ years of experience in user research, psychology, and/or ethnography with a deep understanding of research methods and best practices.

• 10+ years of experience in the product development process, including mixed-methods research and translating research into insights.

• Minimum of 5 years of people leadership experience, including setting direction, providing feedback, managing performance, and development.

• A strong portfolio demonstrating past work experience and deliverables.

• Applied research experience with qualitative and quantitative methods.

• Deep experience in statistical analysis and understanding of HR program and human capital delivery system processes, with HR-specific analytics experience a plus.

• Experience with tools across the analytic stack, including data management, modeling, and visualization tools.

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 an inclusive culture, promoting diversity 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 a diverse 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.

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. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com . Visit careers.bms.com/ (https://careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility) eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

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Company: Bristol-Myers Squibb

Req Number: R1587916

Updated: 2024-12-13 01:23:15.528 UTC

Location: Tampa-FL

Bristol Myers Squibb is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, gender expression, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.