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The Project Manager partners with Program Leads (PLs) to lead Program Teams (PTs) to successfully shape and execute the project and drug development strategies, as well as lifecycle plan. The Project Manager is accountable for the cross-functional execution of one or more integrated development plans including management of timelines, cost, quality, and risk mitigation.  The Project Manager provides an independent voice to shape the project strategy and drive optimal decisions for the broader portfolio value. This position can be assigned to any therapeutic area and work on projects at any stage of development.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• The Project Manager may support one or more PTs of moderate or more complexity
• Partners with PLs to foster a high performing team and monitor the health and operating efficiency of the team as a unit
• Leads creation of team norms and operating principles with a focus on cross-functional input and accountability, and robust analysis of vetted options
• Acts as an integrator within PTs and across the enterprise to ensure alignment and connect best practices
• Facilitates effective, science-based business decisions including development of scenarios as needed.   Ensures all decisions are assessed as to their impacts and communicated to stakeholders in a transparent and timely manner
• Highlights interdependencies and downstream impacts of strategic decisions
• Proactively identifies risks and ensures mitigation plans are implemented
• Develops and coordinates resource planning across functions to assure adequate resources are applied to programs
• Communicates with global project managers to drive and operate excellent regional development plans
• Advise on governance expectations with focus on cross-functional input and rigorous debate
• Coaches project team members and others to drive excellence and accountability, and develop talent pipeline for PT membership
• For projects that are being jointly developed, works closely with a key strategic alliance partner.

Required Capability:

• Familiarity of drug development with understanding of project strategy and disease content
• Exhibits good judgement and coach ability to build situational leadership and ability to influence without authority
• Strong written and oral communication skills in Japanese and English
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate in a cross-functional environment
• Strong communicator able to integrate and succinctly summarize the various parts of a project and effectively tailor messages to audience incl. senior leaders
• Ability to resolve complex problems and manage difficult stakeholder situations
• Ability to lead the development of critical path analyses and support scenario planning
• Excellent Project Management Skills – drives execution while balancing speed, quality, and cost, PMP certification desirable preferred.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Physical sciences or relevant discipline, advanced degree preferred
• Five (5) or more years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry

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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