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Executive Director, BD Finance

Executive Director, BD Finance

locationUnited States
PublishedPublished: 5/22/2026
Full Time
$244,210 - $295,919 per year

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.

Executive Director, Business Development Finance

This role reports to the VP, Corporate Finance, and has exposure to key leaders and strategic transactions across the Company.

This role will serve as the senior financial leader and strategic business partner to the SVP, Business Development, and will be involved in all aspects of acquiring external innovation. As the finance lead they will be responsible for providing rigorous financial analysis and bringing transparency to assumptions related to a broad range of transaction structures.

Key Responsibilities Include:

  • Act as financial business partner to the Business Development Team
  • Lead multiple transactions at a single time across a diverse set of potential structures spanning from company or product acquisitions, divestitures, and licensing & collaboration arrangements
  • Drive the creation of presentation materials and messaging for the Leadership Team & Board of Directors, focused on value creation
  • Present financial analysis to the leadership team, enabling a robust discussion on risk/reward frameworks and financial trade-offs
  • Develop and own the robust financial assessment including valuation, return metrics, and risk profile assessment across multiple scenarios for potential transactions
  • Coordinate financial inputs and advice from subject-matter experts across the company (BD, Commercial, R&D, Legal, Various finance teams, Tax & Treasury) for inclusion in financial models, term sheets and contracts
  • Analyze complex business situations and identify related risks and opportunities as well as providing recommendation on deal terms and deal structure
  • Drive strong business partnerships and cross functional relationships to support potential transactions across the broader financial organization including impacts on Budget/Project, LTI, LTFP, Capital Allocations, etc
  • Support BD teams in corporate development assessments / pro-forma impact of transactions
  • Lead financial due diligence process in coordination with Legal, BD and the enterprise
  • Provide financial guidance related to contractual terms
  • Ensure all financial evaluations and transaction documents adhere to BMS financial policies, accounting standards, and regulatory requirements
  • Demonstrate core leadership behaviors including empowering and engaging their direct team of 4+ individuals

Position Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting, CPA, CFA, and/or MBA preferred
  • 15+ years of experience in Finance or Accounting positions with upward progression preferred
  • Strong analytical, quantitative, and financial modeling skills with the ability to prioritize workload
  • Strategic thinker who must be detail-oriented and have analytical problem-solving capabilities
  • Broad financial experience and business acumen, previous experience in business development, banking, FP&A and/or Treasury preferred
  • Demonstrated understanding of various valuation methodologies and strategic finance analytics
  • Ability to simply frame complicated financial/enterprise considerations and communicate effectively with senior leadership
  • Ability to influence senior leaders and drive change and action through an organization
  • Key Skills to be leveraged:
    • Valuation & Scenario Planning
    • Strategic & Cross-Functional Business Partnering
    • Negotiation & Influencing
    • Project & Process Management

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.

Compensation Overview:

$244,210 - $295,919

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.

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.

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/

Data Protection

We will never request payments, financial information, or social security numbers during our application or recruitment process. Learn more about protecting yourself at https://careers.bms.com/fraud-protection.

Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations.

If you believe that the job posting is missing information required by local law or incorrect in any way, please contact BMS at TAEnablement@bms.com. Please provide the Job Title and Requisition number so we can review. Communications related to your application should not be sent to this email and you will not receive a response. Inquiries related to the status of your application should be directed to Chat with Ripley.

R1602611 : Executive Director, BD Finance

Salary range

  • $244,210 - $295,919 per year