Executive Director, Unified Lab & Experimental Platforms, Research (BI&T)

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Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us.Role OverviewBristol Myers Squibb is seeking a highly experienced leader to serve as Executive Director, Unified Lab & Experimental Platforms, responsible for enabling a seamless, modality-agnostic digital lab ecosystem across Research & Development. This leader will partner deeply with Research leadership, design and chemistry units, and laboratory leaders to deliver the lab applications, AI capabilities, lab operations, and data-capture infrastructure that support lab knowledge creation, capture, analysis, and workflow orchestration across diverse scientific domains—including translational and CLIA-regulated lab environments.The role focuses on building an integrated, AI-enabled, future-ready lab environment that connects instruments, scientists, and digital applications into a cohesive and scalable system, while ensuring that regulated environments operate at the highest standards of quality and compliance. Together with peer BI&T leaders, this role contributes to a multi-year vision of fully integrated AI, data, and systems—ensuring deep understanding of how experimental data and knowledge flow across Research and into downstream Development.Reporting to the Vice President of Research Business Insights & Technology (BI&T), this leader will operate as part of a unified BI&T leadership team and act as a trusted partner to Research leadership, translating scientific needs into scalable, integrated technology solutions. The leader will work closely with BMS’s dedicated R&D Data organization on the data products that flow downstream from lab systems.Mission & Impact Partner with Research leadership to translate scientific strategy into a unified, modality-agnostic lab application and experimental platform footprint across R&D, including regulated/CLIA environmentsDrive the lab application backbone—electronic lab notebooks (ELN), LIMS, and entity registration systems—as a shared, reusable foundation for all ResearchStrategically design AI-native lab functionality (not just digitizing existing processes) to enable a cohesive, integrated lab-in-the-loop way of working across instruments, assays, and applicationsAdvance lab-in-the-loop AI, including AI image analysis (digital pathology, high-content screening), agentic instrument and assay workflows, and predictive instrument maintenanceBuild toward a multi-year vision of fully integrated AI, data, and systems across the lab ecosystem—ensuring experimental data and knowledge flow seamlessly into downstream DevelopmentReduce fragmentation across lab applications while maintaining regulated-environment quality, compliance, and auditabilityKey ResponsibilitiesPartner with research scientists, design and chemistry leaders, and laboratory leadership to shape and deliver the lab application and experimental platform roadmapDefine and execute the Unified Lab technology strategy, spanning:Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELN) LIMSEntity registration systemsSample managementLab data capture and integration AI-native, bi-directional data and orchestration technologiesLead deployment of GenAI, agents, and ML capabilities for lab workflows (e.g., AI image analysis for digital pathology/high-content screening, predictive instrument maintenance, agentic assay execution, AI-driven assay/method recommendation)Drive adoption and optimization of the lab application backbone (ELN, LIMS, entity registration, and associated lab workflows), ensuring usability, scalability, and alignment with scientific workflowsDesign and implement lab connectivity frameworks, enabling real-time data capture from instruments and lab systems Advance lab automation capabilities, working closely with scientific and engineering teams Develop and implement strategies for lab virtualization, enabling remote access, simulation, and digital experimentation environments Establish and evolve Lab-as-a-Service models, enabling scalable, on-demand lab capabilities Own the operational excellence and compliance posture of regulated/CLIA labs, partnering closely with Quality and Compliance functionsPartner with the R&D Data organization on lab data product strategy and downstream curationPartner with downstream Development teams (e.g., manufacturing and GxP lab functions) to ensure lab knowledge and data flow seamlessly across the pipelineCollaborate with data, AI, and platform teams to ensure integration with broader data and analytics ecosystems Lead and develop a team of lab informatics experts, engineers, and product managers Manage relationships with key vendors and partners in the lab technology ecosystem  Required Experience & QualificationsBachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Life Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, or related field (Ph.D. preferred) 12–15+ years of experience in R&D IT, lab informatics, or scientific technology roles Deep hands-on experience with ELN, LIMS, lab instrumentation, lab data systems, and lab automationStrong understanding of end-to-end lab operations across research environments Experience implementing or managing:Lab automation systems Digital lab platforms Data capture and in