Bristol-Myers Squibb is a global Biopharma company committed to a single mission: to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines focused on helping millions of patients around the world in disease areas such as oncology, cardiovascular, immunoscience and fibrosis.

Join us and make a difference. We hire the best people and provide them with a work environment that places a premium on diversity, integrity, collaboration and personal development. Through a culture of inclusion, we create a better, more productive work environment. We believe that the diverse experiences and perspectives of all our employees help to drive innovation and transformative business results.

We are seeking a highly motivated and innovative leader who will build and lead a laboratory group, located in Cambridge, Boston to develop and transfer high throughput assays for hit identification, hit triage and Lead optimization.  The group will work in close proximity to Oncology Biology, Translational Medicine, and Molecular Discovery Technology at Cambridge with a mission to discover and develop innovative Immuno-oncology and Oncology pipelines. This leader will be a member of the portfolio governance team, and will be expected to represent Leads Discovery and Optimization (LDO) capabilities to the local project teams as well as manage the portfolio needs.  The successful candidate will join LDO leadership team and have a direct reporting relationship with the Vice President of LDO.

The successful candidate will have:

(a) knowledge and demonstrated a track record to develop and validate high throughput assays (biochemical, cellular, biophysical, other) on cost effective and up-to-date technical platforms,

(b) a good understanding of cell signaling in cancer biology and immunology,

(c) broad experiences in assay trouble shooting and exploration of new technology platforms to enhance the infrastructure for discovery program support,

(d) ability to manage across projects across functional lines and geographic sites/locations,

(e) identify and/or innovate new technologies or functional line projects that bring value and efficiency to BMS,

(f) represent technical and scientific ideas, as well as project progress/updates to preclinical research teams, IORB portfolio governance, LDO colleagues and leadership/governance,

(g) contribute to the development of clinical assays derived from preclinical flowchart assays and contribute to the development of regulatory documents (IND, IB, etc),

(h) strong collaborative and written/verbal communication skills and a positive attitude to interact with multiple stakeholders (e.g. therapeutic area teams, Chemistry and Biology leads and outside vendors), and

(i)  scientific leadership both at the bench and at data analysis.

Qualifications:                                                                                              

• PH. D with minimal 8 years of scientific experience in immunology or tumor oncology.
• Comprehensive technical expertise in developing and performing diverse in vitro immunoassays with whole blood, T-cells, B-cells, monocytes and macrophages.
• Hands-on experience with phenotypic screens
• Hands-on experience with confocal imaging, flow, HTRF, qPCR, and cell based assays
• Hands on knowledge of contemporary automated platforms used for hit identification and lead optimization instrumentation would be very valuable.
• Proficiency in designing 384 and 1536 well assays and adept with robotics and lab automation
• Broad knowledge in compound screening strategy is critical
• Technology development and implementation experience will be very useful
• Work with cross-functional project teams to implement automated solutions for assay automation
• Demonstrated excellence in both written and oral communication and a strong desire to lead in cross functional teams to establish productive collaborations across large portfolios
• A strong desire to succeed in cross functional teams to establish productive collaborations

Bristol-Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases.

One shared journey is moving us forward at Bristol-Myers Squibb. Around the world, we are passionate about making an impact on the lives of patients with serious disease. Empowered to apply our individual talents and ideas so that we can learn and grow together.  Driven to make a difference, from innovative research to hands-on community support.  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 the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.

ROLE IMPERATIVES
As a Next Generation Development Team (NGDT) Lead in Oncology, this leader is accountable to Oncology Development, R&D and Company Leadership for: (i) creating a vision, and defining the strategy and development plan for each exploratory asset within their portfolio, (ii) developing a set of objective criteria against which each asset advancing through the BMS Oncology Research pipeline will be evaluated to enable robust and rapid decision making; and (iii) ensuring that only high quality and differentiated assets enter the full development pipeline. The NGDT Leader will oversee a multi-disciplinary team typically responsible for multiple oncology development assets, with a focus on immuno-oncology, from later stage Discovery (DP3) through transition to Full Development.

Strategy & Execution
• Uses an understanding of disease biology in immunology and oncology, the early-stage drug development process (particularly cross-functional connectivity), and relevant late-stage challenges (e.g., trends in disease area, regulatory, and market access) to create a vision, then design and execute effective exploratory development programs in support of the overall R&D portfolio goals.
• Effectively engages cross company expertise and utilizes advisory groups and governance bodies (e.g., TPC, Oncology Development LT, PSC) to define, revise and champion asset development strategies and implementation plans.
• Continually analyzes progress, engages in critical thinking, and asserts strong problem-solving toward delivering key data and interpretation essential for robust and rapid decision making on assigned projects.
• Delivers high quality assets to Full Development which have the potential for a competitive profile to address the unmet medical needs of patients and to provide favorable shareholder return.
• Ensures the process and output of the team meets established program standards (per PD&C Process expectations, within budget, on schedule, compliant, etc.), while also looking for opportunities to streamline development and enable continuous improvements without compromising quality.
• Engages senior leaders and functional area stakeholders to ensure alignment of program strategy and operational plans with functional area capabilities, and clearly communicates program risks, implications of changes in the competitive landscape and progress toward key milestones.

Leadership & Matrix Alignment
• Forward looking, objective matrix leader with demonstrated ability to frame issues, ask the right clarifying questions, and rationalize decisions in a cost disciplined manner, with an enterprise view.
• Experience/judgment to efficiently integrate information from team members/key advisors to facilitate making rapid and objective decisions.
• Sets goals and objectives for asset development; ensures aligned functional and individual objectives (for self and team members) across the BMS matrix to accomplish the asset development plan.
• Oversees relevant sub-teams and ensures clear goals and performance standards are in place, provides feedback and coaching, appropriately delegates responsibilities, and holds sub-team leaders accountable for key deliverables.
• Builds, proactively manages, and professionally develops a high performing team with diverse perspectives
• Builds productive peer to peer relationships with functional heads of all groups that interact with the NGDT to ensure optimal functional area cooperation and resource support needed for optimal delivery on NGDT goals and overall portfolio priorities.

ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS
Strategy and Vision
Be a strategic thinker who is able to articulate vision in a rapidly changing environment and in concert with enterprise strategy. Demonstrate strong business acumen and problem solving skills. Able to flex well between enterprise and functional orientation. Able to effectively manage complexity and competing priorities.
Leadership with Expertise
While expertise is critical when leading, it is about wisdom not technical/scientific expertise at this level of leadership. Ability to rise above the technical elements and focus more on the insights and implications. Success is more a function of ability to create followership and bring people along vs. expertise and knowledge in specific subject areas.
External Focus/Customer Orientation
Develops and maintains relationships with key external stakeholders, including thought leaders, advocacy and disease organizations.
Team & Organization Leadership
Proven leadership experience and success with building and developing teams. Ability to attract and retain top talent. Committed to talent development and diversification. Inspirational and embodies BMS Behaviors. Leads by example. Is an inclusive leader. Leads with fairness but high expectations on accountability.
Judgment & Business Ethics
Demonstrates impeccable business ethics. Adheres to an appropriate and effective set of core values and beliefs, and acts in line with those values. Operates with independence, and possesses the confidence and fortitude to take principled positions.
Impact & Influence
Ability to work effectively in a matrix environment that includes interactions with multiple stakeholder groups; particularly demonstrated ability to work across the critical interfaces whether within RD or across the enterprise. Able to cut across silos/straddle boundaries. Excellent communication and presentation skills, high level negotiation skills and the ability to resolve conflict in a constructive manner. Communicates effectively at all levels of the organization, including senior management. Acts as a credible, influential, and respected spokesperson for R&D – whether internally or externally
Results oriented
Delivers results with a focus on efficiency, effectiveness and robust decision making. Focuses not only on what is to be achieved but how it is achieved. Has an eye for detail, and is able to stay focused on the big picture. Track record of consistent strong performance over time
Entrepreneurial
Willingness to take educated risks in moving the business needs forward. Questions how it can be done better. Willing to break traditions and test boundaries – tests the status quo. Is flexible and nimble, able to adapt to changing environmental conditions. Demonstrates courage and persistence.


DESIRED BACKGROUND, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE
• MD , PhD, DVM, PharmD, MBA, or equivalent advanced degree of relevance
• Experienced drug developer with 10+ years’ experience in the drug development process, with particular in-depth know how and experience in the exploratory development space.
• Deep understanding of the role of basic biology, pharmaceutical optimization, and translational medicine in exploratory development
• Strong understanding of relevant regulatory health authority expectations and regulations for drug development, with a focus on exploratory development but with an understanding of implications toward full development
• Working knowledge of all functional areas of exploratory development, including chemistry/biochemistry, biology, toxicology, CMC, translational medicine, early clinical development, etc.
• Demonstrated scientific acumen and mechanistic understanding of disease biology in immunology and oncology
• Ability to create a clear purpose, global vision, strategies and key priorities for competing successfully in the evolving pharmaceutical and health care industry
• Demonstrated ability to execute Development Plans which have global perspective and focus on product differentiation, including opportunities for data driven acceleration
• Demonstrated ability to objectively assess complex but relatively sparse data sets and make informed decisions and take action in the face of uncertainty.
• Experience in successfully managing and leading high performing, cross-functional matrix teams or complex multi-functional organizations
• Ability to effectively and seamlessly multitask across multiple exploratory development assets.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully and effectively cooperate, collaborate and work across functional boundaries

Bristol-Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases.

One shared journey is moving us forward at Bristol-Myers Squibb. Around the world, we are passionate about making an impact on the lives of patients with serious disease. Empowered to apply our individual talents and ideas so that we can learn and grow together.  Driven to make a difference, from innovative research to hands-on community support.  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 the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.

ROLE IMPERATIVES
As a Next Generation Development Team (NGDT) Lead in Oncology, this leader is accountable to Oncology Development, R&D and Company Leadership for: (i) creating a vision, and defining the strategy and development plan for each exploratory asset within their portfolio, (ii) developing a set of objective criteria against which each asset advancing through the BMS Oncology Research pipeline will be evaluated to enable robust and rapid decision making; and (iii) ensuring that only high quality and differentiated assets enter the full development pipeline. The NGDT Leader will oversee a multi-disciplinary team typically responsible for multiple oncology development assets, with a focus on immuno-oncology, from later stage Discovery (DP3) through transition to Full Development.

Strategy & Execution
• Uses an understanding of disease biology in immunology and oncology, the early-stage drug development process (particularly cross-functional connectivity), and relevant late-stage challenges (e.g., trends in disease area, regulatory, and market access) to create a vision, then design and execute effective exploratory development programs in support of the overall R&D portfolio goals.
• Effectively engages cross company expertise and utilizes advisory groups and governance bodies (e.g., TPC, Oncology Development LT, PSC) to define, revise and champion asset development strategies and implementation plans.
• Continually analyzes progress, engages in critical thinking, and asserts strong problem-solving toward delivering key data and interpretation essential for robust and rapid decision making on assigned projects.
• Delivers high quality assets to Full Development which have the potential for a competitive profile to address the unmet medical needs of patients and to provide favorable shareholder return.
• Ensures the process and output of the team meets established program standards (per PD&C Process expectations, within budget, on schedule, compliant, etc.), while also looking for opportunities to streamline development and enable continuous improvements without compromising quality.
• Engages senior leaders and functional area stakeholders to ensure alignment of program strategy and operational plans with functional area capabilities, and clearly communicates program risks, implications of changes in the competitive landscape and progress toward key milestones.

Leadership & Matrix Alignment
• Forward looking, objective matrix leader with demonstrated ability to frame issues, ask the right clarifying questions, and rationalize decisions in a cost disciplined manner, with an enterprise view.
• Experience/judgment to efficiently integrate information from team members/key advisors to facilitate making rapid and objective decisions.
• Sets goals and objectives for asset development; ensures aligned functional and individual objectives (for self and team members) across the BMS matrix to accomplish the asset development plan.
• Oversees relevant sub-teams and ensures clear goals and performance standards are in place, provides feedback and coaching, appropriately delegates responsibilities, and holds sub-team leaders accountable for key deliverables.
• Builds, proactively manages, and professionally develops a high performing team with diverse perspectives
• Builds productive peer to peer relationships with functional heads of all groups that interact with the NGDT to ensure optimal functional area cooperation and resource support needed for optimal delivery on NGDT goals and overall portfolio priorities.

ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS
Strategy and Vision
Be a strategic thinker who is able to articulate vision in a rapidly changing environment and in concert with enterprise strategy. Demonstrate strong business acumen and problem solving skills. Able to flex well between enterprise and functional orientation. Able to effectively manage complexity and competing priorities.
Leadership with Expertise
While expertise is critical when leading, it is about wisdom not technical/scientific expertise at this level of leadership. Ability to rise above the technical elements and focus more on the insights and implications. Success is more a function of ability to create followership and bring people along vs. expertise and knowledge in specific subject areas.
External Focus/Customer Orientation
Develops and maintains relationships with key external stakeholders, including thought leaders, advocacy and disease organizations.
Team & Organization Leadership
Proven leadership experience and success with building and developing teams. Ability to attract and retain top talent. Committed to talent development and diversification. Inspirational and embodies BMS Behaviors. Leads by example. Is an inclusive leader. Leads with fairness but high expectations on accountability.
Judgment & Business Ethics
Demonstrates impeccable business ethics. Adheres to an appropriate and effective set of core values and beliefs, and acts in line with those values. Operates with independence, and possesses the confidence and fortitude to take principled positions.
Impact & Influence
Ability to work effectively in a matrix environment that includes interactions with multiple stakeholder groups; particularly demonstrated ability to work across the critical interfaces whether within RD or across the enterprise. Able to cut across silos/straddle boundaries. Excellent communication and presentation skills, high level negotiation skills and the ability to resolve conflict in a constructive manner. Communicates effectively at all levels of the organization, including senior management. Acts as a credible, influential, and respected spokesperson for R&D – whether internally or externally
Results oriented
Delivers results with a focus on efficiency, effectiveness and robust decision making. Focuses not only on what is to be achieved but how it is achieved. Has an eye for detail, and is able to stay focused on the big picture. Track record of consistent strong performance over time
Entrepreneurial
Willingness to take educated risks in moving the business needs forward. Questions how it can be done better. Willing to break traditions and test boundaries – tests the status quo. Is flexible and nimble, able to adapt to changing environmental conditions. Demonstrates courage and persistence.


DESIRED BACKGROUND, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE
• MD , PhD, DVM, PharmD, MBA, or equivalent advanced degree of relevance
• Experienced drug developer with 10+ years’ experience in the drug development process, with particular in-depth know how and experience in the exploratory development space.
• Deep understanding of the role of basic biology, pharmaceutical optimization, and translational medicine in exploratory development
• Strong understanding of relevant regulatory health authority expectations and regulations for drug development, with a focus on exploratory development but with an understanding of implications toward full development
• Working knowledge of all functional areas of exploratory development, including chemistry/biochemistry, biology, toxicology, CMC, translational medicine, early clinical development, etc.
• Demonstrated scientific acumen and mechanistic understanding of disease biology in immunology and oncology
• Ability to create a clear purpose, global vision, strategies and key priorities for competing successfully in the evolving pharmaceutical and health care industry
• Demonstrated ability to execute Development Plans which have global perspective and focus on product differentiation, including opportunities for data driven acceleration
• Demonstrated ability to objectively assess complex but relatively sparse data sets and make informed decisions and take action in the face of uncertainty.
• Experience in successfully managing and leading high performing, cross-functional matrix teams or complex multi-functional organizations
• Ability to effectively and seamlessly multitask across multiple exploratory development assets.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully and effectively cooperate, collaborate and work across functional boundaries

The successful candidate will partner with brand and sales management to create the analytics vision and strategy for performance reporting in alignment with leadership priorities and business stakeholder requirements.

To facilitate this partnership, the candidate will be responsible for the following core deliverables:

• Develop standard cross-brand metrics/KPIs, and works with Sales and Marketing leadership to enhance value of information in business performance and execution reports
• Partner proactively with Brand Marketing, Sales, BI&A teams, and other internal/external matrix teams to deliver integrated solutions to emerging issues and questions
• Enables flawless execution and delivery of all Sales and Marketing scorecards for all Innovative Medicine brands and identify opportunities for in-depth analytics based on ongoing trend assessments
• Enable seamless development, execution, and evaluation of ad-hoc requests. Manages ad-hoc requests to ensure all questions and investigations are researched and responded to appropriately to the relevant stakeholders

The incumbent will be responsible for managing the following core activities:

• Manage and execute the evaluation, improvement, and development of self-service reporting tools/capabilities, including Onelook and Tableau
• Perform QA/QC for all performance reporting deliverables, provides commentary on trends and key metrics and is responsible for dissemination to appropriate business stakeholder
• Centralize, streamline, and deliver all sales and marketing reports in a flawless and timely manner
• Responsible for generation and management of all performance reporting requests including:  Ad-hoc Sub National, Home Office, Marketing and Sales Force reporting requests

The role also has a direct report that works across the Innovative Medicines US business in support of core Business Performance deliverables and activities.

Qualifications

 List of minimum requirements

•      Degree/Certification/Licensure

•      BA/BS required

•      7+ Years Pharmaceutical Experience

Experience – Responsibility and minimum number of years     

•     Experience working in the therapeutic area of Cardiovascular and/or Immuno-science

•       7+ years of experience developing and using advanced analytics and reporting techniques in the pharmaceutical industry

•       Direct experience with analyzing large, complex data sets and interacting with relational databases

•       Significant experience manipulating and interpreting secondary data, including sub-national data sources

•       Experience operating successfully in a complex organization environment

•       Competencies – knowledge, skills, abilities, other      

•       Ability to draw inferences from disparate pieces of data; identify key findings; and link to implications and provide recommendations

•       Ability to frame analytic findings in a digestible and business friendly format that identifies key business implications

•       Professional experience in an established performance management field (e.g., report creation, dashboarding, scorecards, etc.)

•       Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work with diverse teams across organizational lines and structures

•       Ability to learn new tools quickly

•       Creative business problem solving skills to design processes and deliver timely results for ad-hoc requests

•       Working knowledge of secondary healthcare data specific to responsible markets (e.g. prescription and patient databases)

•       Established performance reporting skills with proficiency in a broad range of methodologies including qualitative and quantitative design and data analysis)

•       Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare marketplace dynamics within responsible markets

Competencies – knowledge, skills, abilities, other

•      Microsoft Excel, Access and PowerPoint

•       Proficiency and familiarity with data tools such as Onelook, SAS, Spotfire, Tableau, etc

• Draw inferences from disparate pieces of data, identify key findings and link to implications and provide recommendations

•    Strong creative problem-solving skills to answer key business questions

•    Strong project management skills with demonstrated ability to lead multiple projects and priorities

•    Strong analytical skills with working knowledge of national & subnational data analysis

•    Strong written and verbal communication skills

•    Ability to develop both formal and informal networks to gain additional perspective on the business

•    Ability to quickly gain and apply therapeutic knowledge

•    Ability to learn new tools quickly

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) has announced plans for an expansion of its large-scale biologics manufacturing facility in Devens, Massachusetts. The expansion will create a mammalian cell biologics center of excellence through the introduction of biologics development and clinical trial manufacturing capabilities to the site. Both represent new capabilities for Devens, a site that in its early years has focused solely on large-scale, bulk biologics manufacturing.

The Global Procurement (GP) Site Lead – Devens, Massachusetts will lead a team responsible for BMS sourcing efforts for direct bio process materials (BPMs), indirect materials, capital equipment and related services, engineering/facility services, as well other materials and services for the BMS Devens, Massachusetts site. Devens is a fast-paced, highly complex biologics manufacturing, manufacturing sciences and process development facility. The GP Site Lead position will be the site-based GP manager and will maintain strong alignment to the biologics manufacturing network strategy and initiatives. The position requires strong operational alignment with the site departments including manufacturing, technical services/capital, supply chain, site quality as well as alignment with GP category leads. This is a business critical function for site operations which requires strong ability to manage multiple, shifting priorities on a daily basis with minimal guidance. The GP Site Lead must display excellent communication skills to all internal stakeholders, senior leadership and suppliers. 

Responsibilities include:
1. Maintain continuity of current Good Manufacturing Procedures (cGMP) direct material supply for manufacturing operations at the Devens facility by managing suppliers and engaging directly with site stakeholders as well as global teams.
2. Manage a team of procurement operations personnel and create a strategic vision to achieve best-in-class biologics site objectives for supply and services. 
3. Achieve and exceed metrics including purchase price variance (PPV), receipt to promise (RTP), inventory, and invoicing compliance. 
4. Lead Devens efforts for standardization of raw materials and consumables and drive delivery of cost savings including alternate/secondary sourcing of materials for cost savings/avoidance for the BPM category.
5. Lead procurement efforts for high-impact capital projects including expansions to equipment train, facility and other projects impacting site footprint. Achieve cost savings objectives related to capital projects. Provide procurement support for cost-estimation prior to project budget finalization.
6. Provide strategic direction for department personnel and lead alternate/secondary sourcing of materials directly impacting Devens: create, issue, and manage large-scope request for proposals (RFPs), confidential disclosure agreements (CDAs), addenda, negotiations, contracts, and awards associated with site critical projects. 
7. Provide leadership and guidance to department personnel executing sourcing events. 
8. Create, issue, and manage large-scope RFPs, CDAs, addenda, negotiations, contracts, and awards associated with indirect materials and other facility services as required. 
9. Lead annual budget process for Devens and Syracuse site operations working closely with category leaders, site finance, site supply chain, general management and GP finance. Achieve high-quality budget on-schedule and in alignment with GP and Global Product Development and Supply (GPS) expectations.
10. Lead development of critical cGMP facility service agreements as a result of site audits/inspection activities. Work with technical services and supplier quality to ensure service compliance with cGMP expectations.
11. Leverage e-sourcing tools, where applicable, including reverse auction to achieve superior cost savings year over year. Provide strategic direction to department for the development of high-impact e-sourcing templates and deliverables to reduce bid launch-to-award cycle times.
12. Partner with site finance, tax compliance, legal and other enterprise operations managers to resolve site continuity issues related to purchasing, as required. 
13. Provide direction to site purchasing in preparation for financial audit activities. Partner with site finance for site audit preparation.
14. Support cGMP audit activities, as required, and in alignment with site quality operations. Escalate supply-related audit requests as required.

Qualifications:

1. B.S./B.A. degree is required. M.S., M.B.A., M.Eng., or equivalent master’s degree in supply chain management, business administration, operations management, engineering, finance, or other technical field is highly preferred.
2. Experience: 10-15 years of relevant experience in procurement, supply chain, finance, or technical operations is highly preferred. 
3. Prior cGMP experience in biopharmaceuticals, pharmaceuticals, and/or medical device industry is highly preferred.
4. Knowledge and proficiency with SAP and/or other ERP system is preferred.
5. Relevant industry certifications are preferred (CPM/CPSM/CSCP/CPIM).
6. Possess exceptional communication skills and be able to communicate to multiple levels within company.
7. Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work cross-functionally as critical member of site team.
8. Must have a strong customer service orientation with excellent analytic, interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
9. Must have a proactive, creative and analytic approach to continuous improvement in delivering procurement services and identifying new opportunities.
10. Demonstrated high degree of independence, requiring minimal supervision from senior management.

11. Prior managerial experience is highly preferred.

POSITION PURPOSE

Pharmaceutical Meetings Management is one of the fastest growing capabilities. The Specialist role in the Events & Meetings team proactively ensures that the needs of the business are met through strong, engaged collaboration with our Healthcare Professionals (HCPs), Commercial, R&D and Medical colleagues.  They are an expert on the end to end Health Care professional transactions and meetings management process.  Close alignment to the Commercial Business within the local market is crucial in addition to supporting training and resources specific to Meetings Management across the multi-disciplinary team.  The Specialist will be expected to support the implementation of key projects associated with the Events and Meetings Management Centre of Expertise (EMCoE) team and lead on smaller scale projects where appropriate.  The role will provide multiple opportunities for process simplification, innovation and personal development.

Efficient meetings management and speed with HCP payments by the EMCoE team will enable incremental business performance through empowerment of the team to simplify  processes, technologies and develop local innovative solutions that will enhance the overall customer experience (both internal and external) at BMS meetings and events.  By demonstrating a strong value proposition to the Commercial business EMCoE will be able to deliver sustained long term operational cost savings without compromising efficiency. 

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Acts as an expert facilitator of Meetings & Events with respect to Health Care professionals, venue contracting and coordination of invitations, travel logistics, material preparation and  budget management from event initiation through execution and close out.
• Accountable for own actions contributing to the execution of all events, in accordance with BMS Standard Operating procedures (SOPs) as well as statutory compliance requirements for the local market.  Conducts due diligence across all activities
• Develops and maintains strong relationships across the matrix environment, building alignment and strong communication with multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Collaborates with other experts including the Meetings Management Business Partner, Strategy and Ops,  Legal & Compliance, Global Expenditures, , Global HCP, Congress & Meetings Management, and Business control, seeking advice where appropriate
• Proactively seeks opportunities for process simplification, seeks input and engages the support from multiple stakeholders
• An expert facilitator on contract management, advising stakeholders on the HCP contracting process within the local market and simple cross border activities.
• Supports driving the strategy for continuous improvement with standardization, automation and process simplification.
• Responsible for ensuring speed with escalation and resolution of issues relating to meetings management and HCP payments
• Supports the meetings Management Business Partner with implementation of training in both the local market and cross border, supports the development of training materials and maintenance of local market SharePoint site.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and COMPETENCIES:

Education/Experience

• Insight and experience of having worked in a sales/marketing environment  or experience in a commercial customer facing role with a minimum of 1-2 years’ experience
• Business or technical undergraduate degree or recognised professional qualification
• Experience of leading and managing small to medium scale projects with complexity
• Experience in Contracting,  HCP Payments, Event Management in the HCP transactions area
• Has a comprehensive understanding of internal compliance processes and external statutory code requirements across the local market, including transfer of value reporting in relation to HCP meetings and transactions and HCP tiering/payment rates
• Understanding of corporate infrastructure and deployment methodologies in order to drive continuous improvement
• Fluency in English

Functional / Technical

• Demonstrated team orientated approach with examples of local leadership
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and effectively in an internal and external matrix environment, with strong interpersonal and influencing skills
• Strong written and verbal communication to facilitate relationships with peers and management
• Demonstrated ability to assess, escalate where appropriate and promptly resolve problems
• Demonstrated ability to apply strong quantitative and analytical skills to provide business solutions with a customer-centric focus
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage own workload in line with business needs
• Proven ability to demonstrate an innovation mind-set, including simplification of processes
• Demonstrated high level of proficiency in using IT and online systems for managing processes and reporting purposes

DEVELOPMENTAL VALUE

• Opportunity to directly impact customer experience
• Development of effective collaboration skills working across the matrix with a wide range of business partners
• Opportunity to develop Local leadership across own market
• Provide support for training and project implementation across own and other markets
• Develop the ability to effectively communicate, negotiate challenging situations and positively influence change
• Develop an expert understanding of the changing healthcare environment and the customers within it
• Opportunity to take ownership for specific processes and small to medium scale projects with involvement in complex activities
• Opportunity to work within a global or regional team, with technically and culturally diverse people

Employer:         Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Position:           Access Engineer, Information Security and Access Management (ref. #1098)

Location:          100 Nassau Park Blvd, Princeton, NJ 08540

Duties: Draw on experience with Agile and Waterfall Methodology; full stack development; responsive web design (RWD); design patterns for object oriented programming; Web Services SOAP and restful web services, and ability to configure Tomcat, Apache, Weblogic servers in use with applications; experience with Oracle (MySQL) Database, Oracle Identity Manager and Sun Waveset; report development using standard reporting tools such as Oracle Reports; Unix/Linux operating systems, relational database techniques, Performance tuning, materialized views, triggers, stored procedures, cursors; Java, Asynchronous Javascript and extensible markup language (AJAX); Spring Model View Controller (MVC); Hibernate; Visio, Eclipse, Apache Subversion (SVN), and Struts to provide integration programming between company systems, external partner systems, Software as a Service (SaaS) and cloud systems. Provide programming and design for Provisioning systems. Build and maintain web sites that support desktop and mobile views on all browsers including Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox.  Work with business areas to translate complex business requirements into efficient design specifications. Create programs and functions from detailed specifications using specified programming language(s).  Use both Agile and Waterfall methodologies and follow all phases of the System Development Life Cycle processes.  Perform unit, system and user acceptance testing. Ensure that systems are reliable and robust.  Monitor services to minimize the scope and duration of infrastructure outages.  Routinely review software to maintain current versions of operating systems, applications, and customized integration. Evaluate systems and services capacity and performance for possible improvements, as needed. Build and design relational databases using Oracle and MYSQL (My structure query language database) and build and design reports. Provide backup services for key engineers on the Provisioning team. Continually review processes and systems for potential improvements and coordinate software upgrades and modifications.  Present rationale for changes and explain the benefits to organizations affected. Take a strategic view toward providing services to the corporation.  Work closely with Information Technology architects and engineers in order to make strategic recommendations and offer guidance in selecting and applying solutions.

Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Bioengineering, Biotechnology, Information Systems or a related field plus 5 years of post-baccalaureate experience reflecting demonstrable ability in the skill set described above. AWS training, Oracle Identity Manager training, and Java certification System Enterprise 6 Programmer is required.

**This position is eligible for our employee referral program.

Contact:            Raveena Gayo

                        1 Squibb Drive

                        New Brunswick, NJ 08903

                        Resume.com@bms.com

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Bristol-Myers Squibb is a global BioPharma company committed to a single Mission – to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. We are building our talent pipeline in Oncology Sales and we are looking for smart, professional and passionate people, such as yourself, who want to make a difference in the lives of patients. As part of our Oncology Sales team, you will be a part of a growing and dynamic sales organization that has a strong heritage and continues to be at the forefront of bringing new and innovative cancer therapies to the market, such as immunotherapies in multiple tumor types. Our Oncology pipeline is one of the best in the industry and having an elite sales team in place is critical to our success. As a member of the Oncology sales team, you will be among the best in your profession and have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated people. Bristol-Myers Squibb takes a vested interest in developing our people for not only today but for the long term. We are looking to hire our future leaders and help you reach your potential while building a career that makes you proud. Please consider this opportunity to learn about Bristol-Myers Squibb, and join a stellar team of people who share your goal of changing survival expectations for cancer patients and their families.
 

We are looking for: A leader in the Community Setting
The Community Product Specialist builds and maintains strong professional relationships with community based physicians/HCPs in private practice, medical groups practices, office staff and others in the patient care continuum. The Community Product Specialist is a business leader who represents the integrity of the company by providing approved disease and product information and resources to key decision makers and stakeholders within the oncology community practice setting.

Who you will work with
The Community Product Specialist reports to the District Business Manager and works collaboratively across a matrix sales organization to appropriately address customer needs and ensure that we deliver on our sales targets and our objective of demonstrating value among our customers.
What are the primary responsibilities:
Responsible for meeting or exceeding assigned sales targets
Develops and implements robust territory business plans centered on performance
Develops strong and long-term relationships with customers in all assigned accounts
Represents brands and resources in a professional, compliant, ethical and effective
manner; helping external customers understand the benefits and use of products for appropriate patients
Demonstrates thorough understanding of disease states, BMS brands and relevant competitor products
Demonstrates highly effective territory management and exemplary selling competencies
Fosters team effectiveness and accomplishments of shared goals by sharing knowledge, experience and information
Monitors operating costs and compliance with territory budget
Complies with all laws, regulations and policies that govern the conduct of BMS

Qualifications and Experience we look for in a candidate
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with minimum of 5 years of Pharmaceutical Sales Representative experience required.
Demonstrated strong capability in account management, superior selling competencies and proven sales performance track record of meeting or exceeding goals.
Demonstrated strong business analytics to understand and analyze business and market drivers, and develop, execute and adjust business plans.
Demonstrated skills at building and maintaining professional relationships with key customers, office staff and others in the customer influence network.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in matrix teams.
Demonstrated track record of developing self to drive and enhance performance.
 

The Talent Acquisition Lead is part of a global team responsible for the full life-cycle of talent acquisition activities for non Executive positions including: sourcing, screening, talent pipeline development, the selection process (interviewing, presenting a qualified short list of candidates, extending offers).

The Talent Acquisition Lead is the global single point of contact with respect to (i) current TA performance and (ii) future hiring demand planning for the area of the business s/he supports.   S/he (i) oversees talent requisition activities in the Americas for the business area s/he supports, and (ii) is responsible for delivering positive Hiring Manager and Candidate experiences.

The Talent Acquisition Lead will partner closely with the Talent Strategy Leads in the Talent and Workforce Innovation Center of Expertise (TWI) to ensure alignment to workforce plans and partner across the Talent Acquisition Delivery team to ensure effective and seamless delivery against those plans.

• Lead global Hiring demand planning in partnership with the applicable HRBP’s, key business leaders, and TA colleagues in Asia and Europe.  Partner with the TA Sourcing Lead to understand implications of the demand planning on sourcing strategies and drive implementation of change as necessary

With respect to the business unit in the Americas s/he supports:

• Accountable for leading the sourcing team to build and maintain positive and collaborative relationships with the Hiring Manager (HM), keeping the HM fully informed of progress, and for ensuring HM satisfaction through the end-to-end recruiting cycle (i.e., from initiation to hire)
• Responsible for robust  understanding of current hiring activity and for ensuring the Sourcing Specialist has an in-depth understanding of the role requirements and establishing a ‘contract’ with the Hiring Manager for each specific position. The latter involves holding an effective and complete intake session with the Hiring Manager to clearly capture requirements, explaining and gaining commitment from the Hiring Manager for his/her role in the recruiting process
• Act as a liaison between Talent Sourcing /Candidate Sourcing Specialists and Hiring Managers when required
• Oversee the full life-cycle recruiting activities including: sourcing, interviewing, presenting candidates, closing candidates, and negotiating offers.  Partners with the Talent Sourcing Specialist or Candidate Sourcing Specialist assigned to a requisition as required and ensures the team is meeting performance goals related to the sourcing activities
• Use data, operational reports, and insights from the hiring demand plan to partner with the other Talent Acquisition Leads to flexibly deploy sourcers to support each requisition and ensure that full life-cycle recruiting activities are delivered in line with established service levels
• Develop sourcing strategies and recruitment plans that will attract and deliver qualified and diverse talent to BMS, in partnership with the Sourcing Lead, as necessary
• Partners with the TA Sourcing Lead to identify those roles where proactive pipelining is needed, eg hard to fill roles, and works with the Sourcing Specialist to clarify requirements as needed
• Partners with the Talent Acquisition Supervisor to ensure all logistics associated with filling the requisition through Day 1 of hire, (e.g., scheduling interviews with candidates and hiring managers, candidate review meetings, generating and delivering accurate offer letters, and initiating all setup activities for a new hire are completed.
• Build and maintain excellent working relationships with the group of Talent Acquisition Coordinators and ensure that the TAC that support hers/ his business unit is included in team meetings
• Develop and  maintain effective, collaborative and trusted relationships  with the Talent Strategy Leads in TWI to comprehend workforce plans and translate those plans into seamless actions for the TA Service Delivery team
• Partner with Total Rewards Operations team to understand compensation structure and develop offers in line with that structure
• Provide system and process expertise, as well as input on external trends, competitive intelligence and best practices to Talent Strategy Leads in TWI
• Monitor the effectiveness and efficiency of the Talent Acquisition delivery team to achieve established service levels relative to specific requisitions and candidate pipeline activities. 
• Leverage data to influence and recommend actions that will improve efficiency and Hiring Manager and Candidate satisfaction
• Partner with the TA Operations Lead to provide data and analysis for all reporting required
• Responsible for ensuring that data is maintained in Applicant Tracking System, Candidate Relationship Management, etc., and maintain a basic understanding of how systems function (generating appropriate reports, etc.)
• Partner with the Sourcing Lead to identify the best resource to support BMS objectives in participation in industry conferences and congresses, and support achievement of the objectives, as defined by TWI
• Actively coach the sourcing teams and oversee responsibilities such as: sourcing, interviewing, presenting candidates, and negotiating offers with candidates

Experience Desired:

• 7-10 years recruiting experience; with three (3) years of recruiting experience within the Pharmaceutical/Biotech environment strongly preferred
• Expert level knowledge in full life-cycle recruiting components including, but not limited to, sourcing, qualifying, networking, assessing, legal, job analysis, wage and salary trends, relationship management and due diligence.
• Experienced people manager with the ability to  manage a team of professionals who may not be direct reports, maintaining engagement, development and delivery of all accountabilities
• Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholders at all levels within a highly matrixed organization with the ability to work across cross-functional, cross-organizational teams

• Demonstrated ability to effectively partner and collaborate with colleagues in the Centers of Expertise and peers within People Services to deliver the most qualified talent for BMS
• Demonstrated ability to develop meaningful and trusted relationships with all levels of an organization
• Demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage deadlines for a variety of requisitions against competing priorities
• Strong understanding of technology and experience using talent acquisition  systems, including Applicant Tracking, Candidate Relationship Management, social media, and other predictive  tools
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate ideas and influence others to accomplish goals and objectives
• Demonstrated ability to partner, manage and influence virtually
• Demonstrated ability to work with outsource providers and contractors, if necessary

Minimum Requirements/Knowledge Desired:

• Bachelor’s Degree required 7years relevant experience
• Consulting skills/ impact and influence abilities/ strong stakeholder management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal, planning, organizational, and project management skills

This position leads a global team that is accountable for acquiring the very best talent for the BMS organization.  S/he leads a team responsible for the full life cycle of talent acquisition activities for non Executive positions including: sourcing, screening, pipeline building, and the selection and offer processes (interviewing, presenting a qualified short list of candidates, extending offers).     The Talent Acquisition Service Delivery team is also responsible for delivering an excellent experience to Hiring Managers and Candidates.  

The leader will partner closely with the Talent and Workforce Innovation Center of Expertise (TWI) and participate in the design of talent acquisition strategies to ensure effective and efficient implementation of agreed strategy, and integration of our diversity and inclusion principles.

True operational partner to TWI.  Provides system and process expertise to TWI to enable efficient and effective global deployment of innovative talent strategies.  Provides TWI with input on trends and best practice

• Single accountable point of contact for HRVPs and Business Leaders globally  for current performance,  future hiring demand planning, and aligned messaging in all People Services communications
• Accountable as the Global Process Owner for talent acquisition processes.  The TA Operations team:
  • Defines standards and ensures harmonization in the end to end talent acquisition process and seamless integration with any other impacted processes
  • Is responsible to develop and maintain the design for end-to-end process and produce process documentation (including setting guidelines/tolerances for handling issues and taking local variations into account in the design).  Consults with the People Services Lead in the Capability Centers to ensure design and documentation will allow successful operation across the end to end service
  • Is responsible for communicating change in process as appropriate
  • Is responsible for deploying new TA Policies, developed by the applicable CoE (e.g. compliance – pay equity).

• Partners closely with HRIT to leverage BMS technology platforms, develop and drive technology-based solutions that create efficiencies for the talent acquisition team.
• Partners closely with TWI and HRIT on selection and implementation of new TA capabilities and technologies
• Monitors the effectiveness and efficiency of the Talent Acquisition delivery team and uses data to recommend modifications to continuously improve these processes, reduce costs and improve efficiency & client satisfaction
• Maintains a keen sense of external trends in talent acquisition operations; makes recommendations for fit for purpose improvements to ensure BMS maintains an appropriately competitive suite of tools
• Defines and manages performance goals, SLAs and metrics related to the relevant process areas to ensure the team are meeting key goals
• Owns relationships with third parties (other than Executive External Recruiters managed by TWI including RPO’s, manages external search firms / RPO’s where these are needed to augment internal teams, and provides evaluations to ensure quality and consistency of services
• Manages a team of professionals that liaise with
  • Talent Strategy Leads in TWI to understand the workforce plans and diversity and inclusion strategies
  • Hiring Managers (HM) to ensure full understanding for requirements for a specific position as well as the role of HM through the recruitment process, and to keep the HM informed of progress
  • Broader TWI TA group
• Works with the Sourcing Lead to create sourcing strategy, recruitment plans, and programs that will attract a qualified and diverse workforce to BMS.  
• Responsible for identifying best practices in candidate sourcing and talent acquisition, and pipeline development
• Provide direct overall financial and operational oversight of  the annual operating budget for TA Service Delivery below the executive level.

• An active member of the People Services Leadership team as well as the TWI Leadership Team

Experience Desired:

• 8-10 years prior experience leading teams responsible for execution of talent acquisition in complex organizations
• Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholders at all levels of a highly matrixed organization and the ability to work across cross-functional, cross-organizational teams
• Clear ability to effectively partner and collaborate with Centers of Expertise and peers in People Services to deliver the best talent solutions for the company
• Demonstrated ability to develop positive relationships with all levels of an organization including senior executives
• Demonstrated ability to manage external partners / service providers
• Experience developing and deploying end to end processes in a global environment
• Demonstrated state-of-the-art functional knowledge of current and emerging talent  interventions and technologies
• Demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage deadlines for a number of varied projects and priorities
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate ideas and influence others to accomplish goals and objectives
• Demonstrated ability to manage and influence virtually
• Experienced people manager with the ability to  manage a team of professionals, maintaining engagement, development and delivery of all accountabilities
• Demonstrated ability to manage outsource providers and contractors

Minimum Requirements/Knowledge Desired:

• Bachelor’s Degree + 8 to 10 years relevant experience
• Consulting skills/ impact and influence abilities/ strong stakeholder management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal, planning, organizational, and project management skills