Associate Director, Cell Therapy Development Operations Project Lead

Working With Us

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. 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Development of project plans and ownership of execution from ideation of solutions, endorsement of project strategy, through sustainment or handoff to business owners.
• Organization and leadership of cross-functional workshops and analyses to ensure clear vision of desired outcomes, actionable output, and clear, balanced decision making.
• Prepare, co-ordinate and lead project communications for peers, senior stakeholders / leadership.
• Drive and track actions, develop and drive detailed plans, identify critical path and timing, hold team members accountable for due dates.
• Develop strong relationships with stakeholders across CTDO to understand root causes of gaps in and barriers to organizational flow, enabling incisive problem solving and barrier removal.
• Foster high performance teamwork and maintain strong relationships with operational and functional leadership.
• Identify obstacles & remove them, create options and escalate as appropriate to drive response activity in line with key business milestones & budget.
• Utilize standard project management tools and Scrum methodology for tracking and status reporting.
• Support establishment of strong, positive, engaged CTDO culture - including focus on safety, engagement, and patient mission focus.

Internal / External Stakeholders and Partners

Qualifications & Experience

Compensation Overview

Bothell - WA - US : $184,270 - $223,294 Devens - MA - US : $179,250 - $217,206 Summit West - NJ - US : $167,520 - $202,992

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 adastaffingsupport@bms.com.

Candidate Rights

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

Data Protection

We will never request payments, financial information, or social security numbers during our application or recruitment process.

Company

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Req Number

R1596882

Updated

2025-11-28 04 : 50 : 28.894 UTC

Location

Summit West-NJ Bristol Myers Squibb is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, gender expression, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.