Strategy amp Business Operations Senior Manager

Profile

Bristol-Myers Squibb is a global Biopharma company committed to a single mission: to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines focused on helping millions of patients around the world in disease areas such as oncology, cardiovascular, immunoscience and fibrosis.

Join us and make a difference. We hire the best people and provide them with a work environment that places a premium on diversity, integrity, collaboration and personal development. Through a culture of inclusion, we create a better, more productive work environment. We believe that the diverse experiences and perspectives of all our employees help to drive innovation and transformative business results.

The GPS Strategy & Business Operations Senior Manager will report to the Director, Strategy & Business Operations in Global Manufacturing Operations and be responsible for supporting the realization of short-term and long-term strategic initiatives and driving alignment through the network. This role will lead or support development of models or management of teams to aid in the development of feasible strategic network planning options and ensure alignment with network strategy and manufacturing production initiatives.

In addition, this role will assist in leading development and design of key systems, tools, and processes to aid in the advancement of site and network strategies. The role should help identify future trends, technology, and events that affect strategies or business model changes.

Responsibilities

Management & Analysis


Demonstrate decision-making and sense of urgency in meeting agreed upon objectives.

Build and maintain understanding of core business functions to manage strategic and tactical initiatives and support informed data-driven decision-making ensuring alignment with GPS strategic priorities.

Govern and monitor the execution of key initiatives against objectives in terms of progress to plan and desired outcomes. Deliver updates and recommendations on progress, risks and actions required to attain objectives.

Drive and serve as contact point for strategic planning processes within the Strategy & Business Operations organization.

Assist in seamless transition and integration of new sites into GPS, help to navigate throughout BMS, and make the connections to leverage BMS strategy, processes, infrastructure, and systems as appropriate.

Ensure seamless planning of portfolio management, budgeting and portfolio prioritization cycles.

Design and implement new innovative business models and solutions to support harmonization of key processes across the global network.

Manage cross-functional projects to support business strategies & execution, develop and implement successful strategies to support uninterrupted product supply.

Develop or support development of scenarios and recommendations in response to actual or anticipated changes in product strategies or network priorities.

Identify opportunities for network continuous improvement through evaluation of supply, outsourcing strategies, product strategies and the positioning of supply strategies across the network.

Coordinate alignment across various workstreams as it relates to network strategy, operational strategy, and site alignment of high-level strategic goals.

Align and coordinate systems for metrics management and data collection among key functions including tracking projects, KPIs and statuses.


Skills & Abilities

Critical Thinking Skills


Demonstrated learning agility; ability to adapt in an agile way as required.

Ability to set and deliver strategies in dynamic, rapidly evolving environments; ability to think critically about issues and understand context and likely challenges; ability to balance strategic awareness & direction setting with consistent tactical results.

Strong problem solving, negotiating and decision-making skills; ability to implement decisions quickly.

Good clarity of judgment and effective implementation of solutions. Decisively confronts and resolves issues. Shows courage. Works constructively under pressure.

Financial management exposure, awareness, and strong acumen.

Able to identify and predict risks/constraints, trade-off opportunities and opportunities for improvements.

Ability to identify critical business opportunities and effectiveness needs, develop and implement effective strategies that drive optimal operations performance, long-term growth and productivity priorities.


Project Management Skills


Able to monitor execution of plans, measure of results and correct deviations, as appropriate.

Good planning, analytical, time management and organizational skills.

Self-motivated and comfortable working alone or as part of a larger team.

Capable of building effective partnerships in a matrix environment.

Creates a climate that fosters personal investment and excellence, nurtures commitment to common goals.


Communication Skills


Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills; excellent presentation skills, both material creation and delivery.

Capable of creating output (reports, dashboards, presentations etc.) that meet specific information needs of all stakeholders and highlight key actions needed


Qualifications and Behaviors


Bachelors in Technical Field (Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, related life sciences or engineering) with advanced technical degree, MBA, or equivalent experiences desirable.

Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical industry, additional experienced will be evaluated in terms of final accountability levels for different activities on the job

Thorough understanding of and experience with some aspect of technical operations or CMC; interest and demonstrated ability to learn across several disciplines (manufacturing, quality, supply chain, technical development, regulatory, patient experience, finance, operations, etc.)

Demonstrated experience in developing, aligning, socializing, monitoring, adapting, and delivering strategies in dynamic, rapidly changing environments

Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and influence cross-functional teams not under direct organizational reporting lines to communicate challenging goals and achieve objectives.

Possesses good financial acumen and skilled in project management and decision analysis.

Strong computer skills. Experience developing or managing program management tools to forecast budgets, timelines and resources.

Strong organizational skills, ability to multi-task and work in a dynamic, fast paced environment.

Demonstrated ability to accomplish results and meet deadlines and commitments.

Strong interpersonal communications skills. Shares critical information with project team and senior leaders.

Demonstrated analytical and logic skills with a focus on fact-based decision-making.

Strong analytical, business and financial understanding.

Preferred: Balanced experience in both Commercial and Operations / Manufacturing dimensions of the business desired, with ex-US experience

Preferred: Demonstrated Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement skill set and delivery

Ability to travel 25%


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 the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.

Bristol-Myers Squibb is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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