Director, Procurement, Clinical Development - Specialized Services & Engagement Strategy

Director, Procurement, Clinical Development

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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.

As Director, Procurement, Clinical Development you will be the Category Group Head for Specialized Services & Engagement Strategy. You will lead a team of procurement professionals to execute transformative strategies, tailoring and implementing them within the Regulatory, Safety, and Clinical Sciences domains among other niche areas. The role requires strong business acumen and the ability to influence across functions, ensuring that enterprise procurement practices are effectively adopted and optimized through technology, analytics, and supplier partnerships. This leader will help foster innovation through mechanisms such as Innovation Councils, Category Steering Committees, and cross enterprise governance forums that align strategy, performance, and supplier collaboration toward improved quality and delivery outcomes.

This role leads the procurement category strategy across Regulatory, Safety, and Clinical Sciences (and other niche areas) spanning supplier partnerships that enable regulatory submissions, pharmacovigilance, patient safety, and clinical science services. This role requires an understanding of regulatory and patient safety dynamics to ensure optimal support to internal teams. The Director serves on the CDP Leadership Team and the R&D Procurement Extended Leadership Team.

Major Responsibilities and Accountabilities :

Contracting, Strategic Sourcing, and Category Management

• Provide leadership and direction across multiple categories and therapeutic areas, ensuring alignment with departmental strategy and enterprise objectives.
• Oversee and approve complex procurement activitiesincluding review, drafting, negotiation, and redlining of supplier proposalsacross novel or technically complex categories with limited legal supervision.
• Lead cross-functional and cross-regional teams to deliver integrated sourcing strategies and ensure successful program execution.
• Accountable for delivering measurable value and productivity outcomes through data-driven category strategies.
• Serve as an accountable point of contact for internal Clinical Development leaders, external industry partners, and strategic suppliers, ensuring alignment and partnership continuity.
• Present strategic recommendations, data insights, and program updates to senior leadership, providing clear options and rationale to support business decisions.
• Establish and maintain structured management frameworks that support accountability, operational discipline, and continuous improvement across the function.

Stakeholder Engagement, Cross Functional Excellence & Communication

Supplier Performance and Risk Management

Cost Management and Value Optimization

Governance and Compliance

Leadership and Team Development

Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

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.

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.

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