Director, Clinical Data Acquisition Strategy

Director, Clinical Data Acquisition Strategy

Position Summary:

The Director, CDA Strategy is a leadership role responsible for delivering the strategy, technology roadmap, and processes for acquiring data for our clinical trials, keeping the site and patient experience at the forefront, providing data in line with end‑to‑end data strategies, enabling analysis and reporting, and promoting automation.

• Define and drive the strategy for collecting clinical trial data, including site-based (EDC) data, external vendor data, eCOA data, and other device/digital data, integrated with end‑to‑end data strategies.
• Develop the technology roadmaps required to deliver the strategy, promote automation and embed AI.
• Define the processes, technologies, and data flows required to collect new data types and deliver data to end users or update existing data types, ensuring standardization and integration across the end‑to‑end data flow.
• Develop key data collection components designed to optimize the site and patient experience while ensuring downstream data requirements for analysis and reporting are effectively met.
• Lead broad cross‑functional initiatives to establish industry‑leading data capture capabilities (e.g., EMR to EDC and source data directly from EMRs), including creating project charters, plans, sponsorship communications, implementation plans, and driving projects from start to finish.
• Develop senior‑leadership level communications to share strategies, make proposals, and update on strategic initiatives, including business cases.
• Make decisions, solve complex problems, and deliver on accountabilities.
• Stay on top of industry evolution to simplify/enhance user experience, leverage automation/AI, deliver operational efficiencies, and make appropriate investments to stay ahead of technology/data trends.
• Lead the development and maintenance of procedural documents that reflect industry standards and regulatory requirements and include optimal processes.
• Develop strong and productive working relationships with key leaders across GDM, DQS, Drug Development, and BMS, thinking strategically and effectively expressing views to senior management.
• Develop strong and productive working relationships with key vendors in the clinical data acquisition space and propose the right advancements with the right vendors.
• Represent BMS in interactions with key external partners as part of any committee or industry group relating to data collection.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Experience:
  
  At least 10 years of relevant strategy, technology, and process experience in clinical data acquisition across modalities (site‑collected, external, eCOA, device/digital data), including data integration, automation, and AI.
• Track record of leading, influencing, driving strategy, making decisions, and delivering significant initiatives to completion.
• Expert understanding of clinical data acquisition strategy, processes, technologies, and end‑to‑end data flows.
• Proven expertise in EDC (including Medidata Rave), external vendor data, eCOA, and digital/device data, including strategy, processes, and tools.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging automation and AI to enable processes.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver tangible impact through planning and executing strategic projects with cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including crafting communications and business cases for senior leadership.
• Strong knowledge of GCP/ICH guidelines.
• Demonstrated partnership across various collaborative and industry forums.
• Broad intelligence of clinical data acquisition including future trends.
• Influential leadership and communication skills.

Starting compensation range:
Madison– Giralda, NJ– US: $200,980– $243,544;
Princeton, NJ– US: $200,980– $243,544. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. Final compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.

Health coverage:
Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care. Well‑being support: BMS Well‑Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, Employee Assistance Programs. Financial well‑being and protection: 401(k), disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, travel protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support. Work‑life benefits: paid time off, flexible time off, paid national holidays, optional holidays, paid volunteer days, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence, and annual global shutdown.

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