Senior Director, Head of Commercialization Data and AI Delivery
Position Summary
Bristol Myers Squibb is building an internal, Databricks-native data and AI organization for Commercial, Medical, and Market Access. The Head of Commercialization Data & AI Delivery will lead this transformation. This role owns a major platform migration effort. It also carries responsibility for building the team, standards, and delivery model needed to sustain the platform on Databricks after migration.
Key Responsibilities
Set the operating model and standards for how Commercialization Data & AI delivers, with decisions that affect the function's ability to meet its commitments
Lead the transformation of Commercialization Data & AI toward a stronger internal delivery model
Manage a significant external delivery partnership through a structured evolution of scope
Build and hire senior technical leadership for Platform Engineering and AI/ML & Analytics
Lead a combined US and India-based engineering organization
Partner with Enterprise Data Platforms to hold delivery work to enterprise architecture and governance standards
Own the pace of the transformation, including hiring sequence, migration milestones, and vendor knowledge transfer
Engage directly with executive-level stakeholders across Commercial, Medical, and Market Access, including negotiation of vendor and delivery commitments
Build engineering standards for code review, testing, documentation, and data product delivery
Build the credibility and judgment needed for expanded leadership of the function
Qualifications & Experience
15+ years of experience in data engineering, data platform, or technology delivery, including at least 10+ years in a people leadership capacity managing engineering or technical organizations of significant size
Direct experience managing an external systems integrator or managed-services relationship through a shift to internal delivery, ideally at multi-million-dollar scale
Working knowledge of modern cloud data platforms (Databricks, Snowflake, or similar) strong enough to evaluate technical hires and hold teams to a standard
Experience building and leading distributed engineering teams, including offshore delivery centers
Experience in a regulated industry (pharma, life sciences, financial services, or healthcare) preferred
A track record of building structure, standards, and discipline in ambiguous environments
Strong executive presence and experience working directly with business leaders outside IT
Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field required; advanced degree a plus