Manager Strategy & Transformation

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. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us.

Position Summary

The Manager Strategy & Transformation is responsible to support turning strategy into action. This role ensures that site strategy is executed effectively through the design, alignment, and delivery of complex strategic programs and initiatives. Acting as an end-to-end program and project lead, the Manager defines the approach, timeline, resources, risks, and budget required to deliver strategic outcomes while driving change, alignment, and sustained performance improvement across the site.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy Execution Support

• Support the execution of strategic priorities by translating strategy into clear programs, projects, and deliverables.
• Ensure strategic initiatives remain aligned to overall site and enterprise strategy, adapting plans as needed to changing business conditions.
• Combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution, directly driving work where needed to ensure momentum and results.
• Coordinate tactical activities across teams, ensuring delivery remains connected to strategic intent.
• Provide content expertise and thought leadership to shape solutions, not just manage timelines. Project & Program Management
• Lead complex, cross-functional strategic programs critical to achieving short- and long-term business objectives.
• Serve as project lead for multiple high-impact initiatives, defining scope, milestones, dependencies, timelines, and success criteria.
• Establish robust governance, reporting, and decision-making frameworks to ensure visibility, accountability, and timely issue resolution.
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate program risks and interdependencies.
• Manage program budgets and resources, ensuring effective allocation and value delivery. Change & Stakeholder Management
• Drive organizational change by applying structured change management approaches that support adoption, engagement, and sustainability.
• Act as a trusted partner to leaders and key stakeholders, influencing without authority and ensuring alignment across functions.
• Develop clear, compelling content and communications to articulate purpose, progress, and impact to diverse audiences.

Continuous Improvement & Performance Optimization

• Identify and implement additional improvement initiatives that enhance site performance, effectiveness, and execution capability.
• Challenge existing ways of working and introduce innovative ideas, tools, or processes to maximize value delivery.
• Track outcomes and benefits realization to ensure initiatives deliver measurable and sustainable impact.

Perform other tasks as assigned by the Director Strategy & Transformation

 

Qualifications & Experience

• Basic understanding of Cell Therapy and any one of GMP manufacturing, supply chain, QA/QC functions
• Strong analytical, structuring, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear actions.
• Background in strategy execution, project/program management, and operating model implementation is a plus
• Ability to operate seamlessly between strategic, tactical, and operational levels.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with experience influencing leaders and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Comfortable working in ambiguous environments and driving progress through clarity, structure, and collaboration.
• Intermediate ability to clearly depict a narrative supporting problem solving or strategic opportunity within meetings or presentation both verbally and using visuals such as PowerPoint

Education/Experience/Licenses/Certifications:

• M.S. Biomedical, Industrial, Chemical Engineering or Business Administration
• 3-5 years of Pharmaceutical Experience or Management Consulting experience
• Project management experience
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification (optional)

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.

 

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Why You Should Apply

Around the world, we are passionate about making an impact on the lives of patients with serious diseases. Empowered to apply our individual talents and diverse perspectives in an inclusive culture, our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

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.

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 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. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

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

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