Director, Clinical Supply Team Lead (CSTL)

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The Director, Clinical Supply Team Lead is responsible for Therapeutic Area (TA) level operational leadership, including clinical supply strategy execution, resource management, and performance across an assigned TA. This role ensures consistent, high‑quality execution of planning, supply readiness, and asset/study support by directing Clinical Supply Leads (CSLs),, Trial Supply Managers (TSMs), and other subordinate staff. This role is accountable for TA-level prioritization, workload balancing, and overall operational performance across the portfolio.

The Director manages incoming assets and workload through a structured intake process, supports cross‑functional alignment, drives operational discipline, and ensures transparency through TA‑level metrics and dashboards. This role partners with senior leaders in GDO, CMC, Regulatory, Quality, GLS, CSO, and other CSC stakeholders to promote collaboration and strategic foresight as well as to ensure timely decision‑making, appropriate issue escalation, and operational risk mitigation across the TA portfolio.

The Director promotes consistent ways of working, contributes to continuous improvement efforts to strengthen end‑to‑end clinical supply performance, and supports the development of future-ready talent within their assigned TA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead TA level intake for new studies, new assets, and major protocol changes including IRT awareness of changes, comparator needs, CMC driven supply requirements, and similar clinical supply activities.
• Assign and monitor assets across TA portfolio, balancing workload and resource allocation based on capacity, expertise, study tiering, and priority.
• Maintain a forward‑looking TA portfolio view to anticipate workload shifts, capacity constraints, and evolving resourcing needs across the TA.
• Ensure decisions and assignments are clearly documented and communicated within the TA as well as across CSC and partnering functions.
• Ensure consistent execution of end‑to‑end clinical supply planning and forecasting in close collaboration with CSLs and TSMs.
• Drive adherence to standardized processes/playbooks, escalation pathways, and governance expectations, recommending improvements as warranted.
• Act as the first point of resolution for cross‑study conflicts, operational trade‑offs, and timeline risks.
• Partner with GLS and CSC planning functions to ensure supply reliability, logistics coordination, issue resolution, and similar outcomes.
• Own TA-level workload balancing and capacity management, including intra- and inter-TA resource alignment.
• Ensure early visibility of upcoming/emergent changes (e.g., protocol amendments, enrollment escalations, site activations, country expansions) and coordinate timely CSC response.
• Facilitate regular TA operational review meetings to align stakeholders, assess resource allocations, track risks, and drive timely decisions.
• Own and leverage KPI dashboards to monitor performance, identify risks, and drive continuous improvement.
• Use Control Tower / E2E supply data to trend performance, identify bottlenecks, anticipate resource swings, and apply corrective actions.
• Contribute to improving CD&OP maturity by reinforcing consistent inputs, process discipline, and cross‑functional engagement. More tactically ensure the appropriate projects are being escalated up the CD&OP process to achieve rapid resolution.
• Ensure all TA operations comply with GxP, inspection readiness expectations, and CSC quality processes.
• Provide direct line management, coaching, and development for assigned staff, and drive engagement and performance across TA teams.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in clinical supply chain, clinical operations, technical operations, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience in planning, study support, forecasting, or operational leadership in a GxP environment.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate with and influence cross-functional people/teams to accomplish clinical supply goals and objectives
• Strong understanding of investigational product supply, clinical study operations, and functional interfaces (CMC, Regulatory, Quality, GDO).
• Proven ability to allocate resources, balance workload, and lead cross‑functional issue resolution.
• Strong analytical skills and experience interpreting planning data, operational metrics, or dashboard insights.
• Ability to lead through influence, support change adoption, and maintain consistent operational discipline.
• Ability to coach, engage, and develop team members.
• Experience managing change in a dynamic, complex environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing clinical supply chain professionals.
• Experience with supply planning or S&OP processes (CD&OP experience desirable).
• Familiarity with digital supply chain tools (i.e. IBP, Lighthouse, Control Tower, CASSA).
• Prior experience supporting portfolio‑level planning or multi‑study coordination.
• Excellent cross-functional negotiating skills.

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Compensation Overview:

Madison - Giralda - NJ - US: $198,070 - $240,011
New Brunswick - NJ - US: $198,070 - $240,011
Princeton - NJ - US: $198,070 - $240,011 


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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