Senior Manager, Project Manager, US Medical and Field Medical, Franchise Strategy and Operations

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The Senior Manager, Project Manager serves as a strategic and operational partner to US Medical Autoimmune and Field Medical leadership within the Cell Therapy Medical Organization. This individual independently and proactively leads cross-functional initiatives, drives operational excellence, and ensures seamless execution of medical and field medical priorities/workstreams — operating with passion, innovation, speed, and accountability. Examples: Medical matrix meetings, medical planning, budget management/planning, congress activities, Ad Board planning, and portfolio governance/decision making.  The role will partner across matrix functions (Medical Evidence Generation, finance, development teams, corporate giving, advocacy, professional societies, business operations, etc.) to support One BMS, prioritization and decision making. 

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Planning

• Partner with Field Medical and Medical leadership to translate medical strategy into annual operating plans, POAs, and execution roadmaps.

• Support launch readiness, indication expansions, and new field medical models.

• Facilitate the development, execution, and strategic review of Medical Plans, ensuring alignment with therapeutic area portfolio objectives.

Operational Excellence

• Lead and optimize Field Medical processes including territory/national assignments, engagement models, and interaction governance.

• Provide oversight and administration of key platforms including Vault, SharePoint, and InterAct.

• Identify, develop, and implement process improvements to drive continued evolution of the Operations function and enhance organizational efficiency.

Project Management

• Oversee Medical Matrix Medical Team meetings — including agenda development, content management, presenter alignment, minutes, action item tracking, and SharePoint documentation.

• Maintain comprehensive medical plans, manage cross-functional dependencies, and provide transparent progress reporting to medical leads and senior leadership.

• Track performance, identify risks and barriers, and partner with medical leadership to resolve issues proactively.

Data, Insights & Analytics

• Manage field metrics, dashboards, and scorecards covering engagement, insights, and activity mix.

• Support Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), ad hoc performance analyses, and Leadership Team (LT) meetings.

• Oversee medical insight systems (e.g., MEDSights, InterAct), including taxonomy governance, quality and compliance standards, and trend synthesis and escalation.

• Partner cross-functionally to ensure insights inform strategy, evidence generation, and education planning.

Congress & External Engagement

• Support medical congress operations including tracking and approvals, booth staffing, session coverage planning, and ancillary meeting and logistics coordination.

• Partner with the Congress Management Team, EMCoE, and Corporate Giving on key external engagements.

Budget Management

• Partner with Finance and Medical leads to facilitate the full budget cycle — including annual planning, monthly projections, accruals, variance analysis, and trade-off discussions — ensuring brand budgets remain on track.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Serve as a key interface between Field Medical, Medical Affairs leadership, and home office medical strategy teams.

• Build and maintain strong relationships across Development, HEOR, Commercial, Finance, Advocacy, and Professional Societies to drive strategic alignment.

• Ensure Medical Team members are fully represented in decision-making processes and that key communications are captured and disseminated.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience in pharmaceutical research, development, or commercialization (science background strongly recommended), advanced degree (MS, MBA, etc. preferred)

• Solid understanding of drug development and commercialization, MS office applications and IT platforms

• Proven project management experience including matrix team management, budget oversight, metrics reporting, and leadership communication

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities

• Demonstrated ability to lead complex scientific discussions and develop clear, actionable follow-up plans

• Experience building cross-functional relationships and leading strategic programs across diverse teams and business functions

• Highly organized, self-motivated, and effective working independently within matrixed environments

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity, driving change, and championing innovation

• 20% Domestic Travel Required

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Princeton - NJ - US: $122,910 - $148,938

The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience. 

Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits, please visit https://careers.bms.com/life-at-bms/.
 

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*, additional time off for employees may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day.

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.

*Eligibility Disclosure: The summer hours program is for United States (U.S.) office-based employees due to the unique nature of their work. Summer hours are generally not available for field sales and manufacturing operations and may also be limited for the capability centers. Employees in remote-by-design or lab-based roles may be eligible for summer hours, depending on the nature of their work, and should discuss eligibility with their manager. Employees covered under a collective bargaining agreement should consult that document to determine if they are eligible. Contractors, leased workers and other service providers are not eligible to participate in the program.

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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.

Candidate Rights

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

If you live in or expect to work from Los Angeles County if hired for this position, please visit this page for important additional information: https://careers.bms.com/california-residents/

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