Job Description

At Bristol Myers Squibb, we are inspired by a single vision – transforming patients’ lives through science. In oncology, hematology, immunology and cardiovascular disease – and one of the most diverse and promising pipelines in the industry – each of our passionate colleagues contribute to innovations that drive meaningful change. We bring a human touch to every treatment we pioneer. Join us and make a difference.

Associate Director, Strategy and Business Operations – Business Operations Lead, Global Clinical Supply Chain

At Bristol Myers Squibb, we are inspired by a single vision – transforming patients’ lives through science. In oncology, hematology, immunology and cardiovascular disease – and one of the most diverse and promising pipelines in the industry – each of our passionate colleagues contribute to innovations that drive meaningful change. We bring a human touch to every treatment we pioneer. Join us and make a difference.

Global Clinical Supply Chain (CSC) is an organization within Global Supply Chain (GSC).  GSC’s vision is to be a patient-centric, integrated supply chain, launching and supplying innovative products that deliver hope to patients through life-changing medicines.  The Global Clinical Supply Chain (CSC) organization contributes to this vision by working seamlessly across the enterprise to supply BMS’s global portfolio of clinical studies.  CSC represents an innovative organizational model, an innovation that enables BMS for a future in which commercial supply chains will be increasingly similar to clinical supply chains due to advances in personalized medicine and targeted therapies. 

Job Description

Do you have a passion for strategy and innovation?  For re-imagining the current state and for working across the enterprise to enable innovative ways that serve the patient and the business?  Are you energized by ambiguity, when problem statements are not clear, and you can make an impact defining the problem as well as solving it?  Do you thrive in a matrix environment? 

Position Summary: 

The Associate Director, Strategy & Business Operations – Business Operations Lead will operate in a chief of staff capacity. Facilitates CSC budget management, communications, strategic workshops. Supports the development & implementation of a strategic vision through initiatives in digitization, compliance, risk management and innovation.   Plays a key role in developing CSC organization culture, norms, behaviors. 

Roles and Responsibilities

• Facilitate the CSC governance framework, the setting of agendas, priorities and objectives for the CSC Leadership Team; understand and triage topics for cross functional discussion and alignment. Facilitate discussions in a structured manner to achieve quick decisions and robust outcomes.
• Partner with the Head of CSC-S&BO to define strategy, priorities and objectives for CSC
• Organize & execute key CSC meetings (including CSC townhalls); formulate communications content for cascade throughout the organization.
• Lead the development of CSC metrics and measures that drive the identification of continuous improvement opportunities and ensure healthy business operation.
• Manage the process to generate and maintain the CSC budget.
• Maintain key information for CSC (including SharePoint) for internal & external communication
• Drive business process excellence (including use of Operational Excellence tools) to identify and implement improvement opportunities and develop best practices.
• Conduct and participate in industry benchmarking, stakeholder analysis and obtains voice of the customer to ensure strategic fit.  Establish internal and external network to enable visibility to future industry trends, clinical customer needs and technology that could affect CSC conduct and deliverables to identify opportunities for innovation.

Skills and Qualifications

• Degree in Science, Engineering or Business, preferably with focus on Operations / Supply Chain
• 10+ years of experience in in the biotech/pharma industry, or comparable
• 3+ years in positions with responsibility to lead or significantly contribute to project mgmt., cross-functional taskforces, planning and execution of strategic initiatives
• Executive-level communication skills; ability to prioritize work with autonomy and drive results under pressure.
• Proven ability to act as a change agent while influencing and challenging the status quo.
• Successful track record of leading through influence and working effectively across global complex organizational matrices with an enterprise mindset.
• Excellent collaboration, problem solving and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interface with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Experience in team leadership, cross-functional stakeholder management
• Strong organization skills.
• Demonstrated ability to accomplish results and meet deadlines and commitments.
• Proven critical thinking, analytical and logic skills with a focus on fact-based decision-making.

Around the world, we are passionate about making an impact on the lives of patients with serious diseases. Empowered to apply our individual talents and diverse perspectives in an inclusive culture, our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.

Around the world, we are passionate about making an impact on the lives of patients with serious diseases. Empowered to apply our individual talents and diverse perspectives in an inclusive culture, our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. 

Physical presence at the BMS worksite or physical presence in the field is an essential job function of this role which the Company deems critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, employee well-being and engagement, and enhances the Company culture.

To protect the safety of our workforce, customers, patients and communities, the policy of the Company requires all employees and workers in the U.S. and Puerto Rico to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they have received an exception based on an approved request for a medical or religious reasonable accommodation.  Therefore, all BMS applicants seeking a role located in the U.S. and Puerto Rico must confirm that they have already received or are willing to receive the full COVID-19 vaccination by their start date as a qualification of the role and condition of employment.  This requirement is subject to state and local law restrictions and may not be applicable to employees working in certain jurisdictions such as Montana. This requirement is also subject to discussions with collective bargaining representatives in the U.S.

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