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“ We’ re moving from this job-based mindset to a skills-based ecosystem – that requires openness to continuous learning, transparency about AI and how it works”
Rajh Odi, Associate Director and Talent Intelligence Lead, Bristol Myers Squibb
critical in life-saving cell therapy manufacturing.“ We needed skilled talent fast to deliver therapies to our patients and we needed to do this at such a speed that we’ d not done before,” Rajh explains.“ So, when we look at this urgency that we had, we need to push adopting a skills-based approach. Using AI to map capabilities and redeploy talent internally was the most efficient way for us to do that. It isn’ t just about efficiency, but about saving lives.
“ At the end of the day, that is probably our most important mission here at Bristol Myers Squibb: to deliver medicines faster to our patients. And that experience taught us that AI adoption isn’ t anchored in just the technology, but it’ s in solving real human problems.”
This approach to rapid workforce mobilisation shows how AI amplifies a human workforce, rather than merely replacing it. Thanks to AI, BMS has leveraged the power of fostering mobility and career growth.
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112 January 2026