Senior Director, Medical Operations Project Manager

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Position Summary:

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking a senior Medical Affairs leader to serve as the primary execution and operations partner to the Head of Medical Affairs. This role is accountable for enterprise-level program delivery, operational discipline, and financial oversight across Medical Affairs, ensuring that priorities sponsored by Medical leadership are executed with rigor, pace, and transparency.

This leader brings deep project and program management expertise, combined with business operations acumen, and operates across complex, high-visibility Medical initiatives — including enterprise programs directly led by the Head of Medical Affairs. The role is intentionally focused on execution, orchestration, operational excellence, and expense oversight, working in close partnership with Medical Strategy & Operations

The ideal candidate can demonstrate their strategic thinking, problem-solving skills, ability to work collaboratively, and act decisively to support the AIMS objectives and deliverables. Experience in leading complex and high-priority work in line with business priorities is a key skill for this role, in addition to being adaptable, collaborative, and motivated to find solutions and reach goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the day-to-day execution lead for enterprise Medical Affairs initiatives sponsored by the Head of Medical Affairs
• Lead planning, coordination, and delivery of complex, cross-functional programs across therapeutic areas and regions
• Ensure clear ownership, timelines, and interdependencies across Medical initiatives
• Drive disciplined project and program management standards across the organization
• Oversee execution of high-visibility Medical leadership programs, including:
  • External engagement platforms
  • Medical Town Halls and leadership communications
  • Enterprise Medical operating rhythms and forums
• Ensure these initiatives are delivered on time, on budget, and aligned with Medical priorities and compliance standards.
• Provide operational oversight of Medical Affairs expenses, working in partnership with Finance and Strategy & Operations
• Track budgets, forecasts, and spend across Medical initiatives and enterprise programs
• Identify opportunities for operational efficiency, standardization, and cost discipline
• Ensure financial transparency and readiness for leadership and enterprise reviews
• Own and maintain Medical Affairs execution tools, templates, and playbooks
• Ensure consistency and usability across therapeutic areas and regions
• Drive adoption of standardized ways of working to improve efficiency and clarity
• Partner with Strategy & Operations to align tools with operating models and frameworks
• Track and report on enterprise Medical Affairs KPIs, milestones, and execution metrics
• Build dashboards and reporting mechanisms that provide clear, actionable insight to Medical leadership
• Support continuous improvement by identifying execution gaps and performance trends
• Run Medical execution governance, operating cadence, and leadership forums
• Prepare concise, executive-ready materials for the Head of Medical Affairs
• Proactively escalate risks, trade-offs, and decisions requiring leadership input

Key Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, or a related field; advanced degrees preferred (MSc, PharmD, MBA).
• 10+ years of experience across Medical Affairs, healthcare operations, or enterprise program leadership
• Significant project and program management experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives
• Demonstrated business operations and budget oversight experience
• Strong scientific literacy and credibility within Medical Affairs
• Proven ability to partner with senior executives and operate with discretion and judgment
• Exceptional organizational, communication, and execution skills
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and managing multiple enterprise priorities simultaneously
• Enterprise Medical initiatives are delivered with clarity, pace, and discipline
• Medical expenses are transparent, well-managed, and aligned to priorities
• Tools, templates, and playbooks enable — not burden — the organization
• KPIs are visible, meaningful, and used to drive action

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:

Princeton - NJ - US: $224,910 - $272,538 


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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On-site Protocol

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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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