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Position: Senior Director, Global Cell Therapy, Strategy & Operations

Location: Princeton Pike or Summit, New Jersey

At Bristol Myers Squibb we are reimagining the future of cell therapy . With our bold ambition, backed by a best-in-the-industry team and long-term commitment, we are leading the way to unlock the full promise of cell therapy as we strive to put more patients on the path to a cure. If you are ready to challenge yourself, accelerate your career, and give new hope to patients, there’s no better place than here at BMS with our Cell Therapy team.

The Senior Director, Global Cell Therapy Organization (CTO), Strategy & Operations (CTO and US Performance) will act as a key partner to WW & US Senior Vice President Commercial and corresponding leadership team. BMS is the only company to have two approved cell therapies against two distinct targets on the market (Abecma and Breyanzi), and a robust pipeline of next generation autologous assets to follow in the near-term. The Senior Director will have the chance to play a critical part in driving performance of the two in-line therapies and pave the way for the success of the pipeline.

The role will report to the Executive Director, CT Head of Strategy and Operations. The Sr Director will be mainly embedded with the CT US commercial team and will manage a team of two associates (Associate Director and Senior Project Manager) responsible for defining and tracking performance & execution metrics for the WW and US CTO commercial operations, ensuring a coordinated high impact external CTO presence, and provide Chief of Staff support to the SVP CT Commercial. The incumbent will identify execution improvement opportunities and pull through to recommend a focused executional improvement plan for immediate impact. In addition, the Sr Director will be accountable to drive the CTO portion of the BMS enterprise Investor Relations and Quarterly earnings readiness processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Chief of Staff and key partner to the WW & US Senior Vice President Commercial in developing a clear framework, systems and tools to build a performance-centric culture to achieve superior results
• Develop and deploys strategic framework for prioritizing commercial initiatives
• Own operational planning for Brand POAs in collaboration with US Brand teams and US Sales
• Establish a disciplined approach to setting, executing, and measuring success against commercial priorities while designing and implementing systems and tools to track performance at a fast-pace cadence
• Own WW and US process for Monthly / Quarterly business reviews with CTO President and BMS CCO
• Own CT portion of BMS Quarterly Earnings calls and Investor Relations events readiness, partnering with Communications, Investor Relations, Early Commercial Strategy and other stakeholders as needed
• Oversees CTO external presence (Executive Account Visits and CT representation at priority congresses) for optimal customer experience and commercial impact
• Identify areas of synergy, best practice, and opportunity for improvement to manage and track performance across CTO and US commercial
• Lead team of two associates (Associate Director and Senior Manager) to develop vision, strategies and plans to build performance-centric systems, tools and communication tools to achieve CTO commercial objectives. Coach and develop team on career aspirations and effectively manage talent to build engagement and long-term impact

Qualifications & Experience:

• BA/BS required. MBA, PharmD, or other graduate degree strongly preferred
• 12-15 years combined commercial experience across related disciplines, Global and/or local Marketing, BI&A, Finance or strategic management consulting experiences
• Deep understanding of US bio-pharma commercial market and dynamics required
• Strong knowledge of biopharmaceutical industry; possesses a global understanding of end-to-end drug development, manufacturing, and commercialization processes; relevant experience in Cell Therapy is preferable
• Demonstrated strong ability to combine strategic thinking skills and commercial operational acumen to identify strategic and/or operational opportunities to drive performance for superior results
• Experience working cross-functionally at senior management level and ability to direct/guide complex business and enterprise-wide decision-making at leadership team and above
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and design, manage or implement multiple projects simultaneously
• Results driven, with excellent organizational, analytical, and planning skills
• Executive communication style; concise and impactful oral & written communication skills

• Ability to work with cross-functional, matrixed teams, maintaining strong relationships and influencing outcomes

Why You Should Apply

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.

Our company is committed to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request an accommodation prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, or any part of the recruitment process direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

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

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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.

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com . Visit careers.bms.com/ eeo -accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

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