Skills & HR Innovation Analyst

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Position Summary

Bristol Myers Squibb is committed to embedding skills into talent practices across the employee lifecycle. The Skills & HR Innovation Analyst will play a pivotal role in supporting the design and execution of strategic solutions for skills enablement across enterprise talent practices. As a member of the HR Innovation, Strategy & Operations team, the Skills & HR Innovation Analyst will partner with HR COEs (Talent Acquisition, Learning, Talent Management, etc), HBRPs, IT, senior business leaders and 3rd party vendors to identify, recommend & implement skill-based talent solutions. As this is a new function, we will be standing up the foundation, new processes, and ongoing management structures to drive and influence change across BMS.

As a product of the HR technologies that enable skills-based practices (Workday, Eightfold, etc), this individual will be responsible for supporting the implementation and continuous improvement of these platforms. This role will support the creation and optimization of a comprehensive and dynamic skills taxonomy, establishing an enterprise governance framework that leverages AI/ML, external benchmarks and subject matter expertise. The Skills & HR Innovation Analyst will require handling sensitive information with confidentiality and discretion, while consistently demonstrating BMS’s core values.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Product Manager of the Eightfold skills intelligence platform in the continuous improvement and enhancement of the platform including integration with the BMS HR Tech Stack.

• Partner with HRIT, People Services and vendor partners to learn about and incorporate product enhancements, drive their implementation and support their maintenance.

• Partner with People Services, HRBPs and other HR functions to socialize system functionality, how it can be integrated into relevant processes.

• Support the Skills Change Management Lead on skills initiatives, collaborating on how to maximize use of the Talent Intelligence Platform & the deployment of skills-based talent practices.

• Support the enterprise governance framework development and ongoing management of our BMS skills taxonomy and skills-driven talent processes.

• Collaborate with stakeholders across the Business to support the identification and mapping of skills to respective jobs in the architecture.

• Contribute to skills-based strategy and evolution of new use cases that emerge from the business to drive further impact of the skills and talent marketplace.

• Support policy and governance related activities including works council discussions, legal review, and ongoing data privacy requirements.

• Collaborate with leaders across HR as we evolve towards skills-based talent practices[SN2] 

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited college/university required.

• 5+ years of relevant work experience required.

• Familiarity with skills-based organizations, development of skills taxonomies and integration of skills into talent practices.

• Experience with HR and Talent Process Design.

• Experience with SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) methodologies including Agile or Waterfall.

• Hands on experience with implementing HR Technology and Solutions, familiarity with Talent Intelligence Platforms (Eightfold, Phenom, Gloat, etc) a plus. Experience with AI/ML technologies a plus.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make data-driven decisions.

• Consulting experience a plus.

• Possess a high level of professionalism, confidentiality, discretion, good judgment, and demonstrate core BMS values.

• Key Skills: Product Management, Vendor Management, HR Technology, Job Architecture, Skills Based Organizations, Data Governance, Stakeholder Management, Change Management, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning

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.

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