Associate Director, CTD Program Manager

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Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Position Summary

The Associate Director, Cell Therapy Development (CTD) Program Manager is a key contributor within the CTD Program Management Office (PMO), reporting to the Head of CTD PMO. This role manages complex development program activities, drives operational execution, and ensures alignment with CTD’s strategic objectives.

The successful candidate will coordinate cross‑functional teams, maintain high‑quality program planning and delivery, support enterprise governance, and contribute to PMO standards, tools, and continuous improvement. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence a dynamic, rapidly evolving development portfolio within Cell Therapy.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day‑to‑day planning, coordination, and execution of CTD development program activities across early, late, and lifecycle stages, ensuring alignment from pre-IND through BLA submission.
• Maintain integrated project plans, timelines, budgets, risk logs, and decision trackers in alignment with CTDO PMO governance.
• Support resource planning, scenario modeling inputs, and portfolio prioritization activities.
• Partner with CMC, Technical Writing, Analytical Development, Process Development, Regulatory, Research, Clinical, and Manufacturing stakeholders to ensure program deliverables and milestones are met.
• Maintain accurate, compliant data in enterprise portfolio systems.
• Support preparation of materials for governance forums, cross‑functional team meetings, and leadership presentations.
• Contribute to the implementation and enhancement of PMO tools, templates, dashboards, and operating mechanisms.
• Support adoption of digital and AI‑enabled capabilities across program management processes.
• Assist in tracking Hoshin Kanri (HK) objectives and related KPIs.
• Ensure alignment with centralized CTDO PMO governance and best practices.
• Facilitate transparent communication across program teams, ensuring timely updates on priorities, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Develop clear, concise program readouts for leadership and governance bodies.
• Drive cross‑functional problem‑solving and ensure integrated project planning across CMC and development network groups.
• Foster an environment of agility, resilience, and strong team collaboration.
• Support PMO‑driven change initiatives across CTD, including adoption of new processes, digital tools, and standardized operating mechanisms.
• Promote continuous improvement and operational discipline across teams.

Qualifications & Experience

Compensation Overview :

Madison - Giralda - NJ - US : $162,860 - $197,348

Seattle - WA : $179,150 - $217,083

Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans in effect at the time and may require enrollment. Our benefits include :

Health Coverage : Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.

Wellbeing Support : Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).

Financial Well-being and Protection : 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.

​Work-life benefits include :

Paid Time Off

US Exempt Employees : flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico or Rayzebio employees)

Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees : 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays

Based on eligibility

All global employees full and part-time who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible to take advantage of the Global Shutdown.

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 a supportive culture, promoting global participation 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 an 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.

Supporting People with Disabilities

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 . Visit to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

Candidate Rights

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

Data Protection

Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations.

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