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 .

Functional Area Description

The Patient Safety organization is dedicated to safeguarding the safety of our medicines through comprehensive pharmacovigilance and pharmaco-epidemiology activities. These include single case and aggregate safety monitoring, safety reporting, contributions to benefit-risk assessments, risk management planning and execution, fulfilling specific post-marketing commitments, and ensuring compliance with global regulatory requirements.

Within Patient Safety, the Safety Quality Management (SQM) organization and its PV Process Excellence subfunction champion innovation and excellence by reimagining procedural documentation and driving the optimal design, implementation, oversight, and continuous improvement of PV processes. Through smart integration and cross-functional collaboration, they strengthen the foundation of Patient Safety.

Position Summary / Objective

The Director, PV Global Process Lead, will design, optimize, and oversee one or more core PV processes. This role places particular emphasis on Safety Aggregate Reports (SAR) as a core end-to-end accountability for regulated safety reporting and communication. More broadly, the role operates within the PV process landscape, working across ICSR management, signal management, risk management, and the PV System Master File. Partnering with Global Process Owners, the PV GPL will define and deliver strategies and roadmaps that align with business priorities, regulatory requirements, and inspection readiness. By leading Communities of Practice and driving cross-functional collaboration, the PV GPL will embed best practices, foster continuous improvement, and reinforce BMS’s position as an industry leader in Patient Safety.

Position Responsibilities

• Lead the design, optimisation, and oversight of the Safety Aggregate Reporting (SAR) process as the primary assigned process within the PV framework, ensuring effectiveness, inspection readiness, and alignment with regulatory requirements, industry best practice, and business priorities.

• Partner with Global Process Owners (GPOs) to define and deliver process strategies and roadmaps, ensuring cross-functional alignment and visibility of downstream impacts.

• Serve as the principal subject matter expert for SAR and related process interfaces, engaging with Local Markets, governance bodies, and stakeholders to maintain consistent, non-siloed process oversight.

• Lead and actively engage Communities of Practice, fostering knowledge sharing, capability building, and adoption of good practices.

• Drive metric-based demand and capacity planning, using benchmarking, KPIs, and other tools to inform decisions and prioritization.

• Lead Policy Evaluation and Regulatory Landscape (PEARL) assessments for assigned processes and oversee implementation of resulting changes.

• Define, monitor, and report on process health metrics (e.g., cycle times, efficiency, productivity) to drive continuous improvement and accountability.

• Map processes in designated process mapping tools to ensure accuracy, usability, and alignment with procedural documentation.

• Author and maintain assigned procedural documents and PV System Master File sections; collaborate with Enterprise Learning to assess training impact and ensure operational integration.

• Partner with Business Capability Enablement (BCE) and Strategy & Operations teams to deliver process improvement initiatives, tools, and technology enhancements.

• Represent the organization externally through contributions to industry working groups, benchmarking forums, and conferences to influence best practice and policy.

Disclaimer: The responsibilities outlined above provide a broad overview of the key duties and expectations for this role. Additional responsibilities and tasks may be assigned as required to meet the evolving needs of the organization.

Degree/Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; advanced degree preferred.

• Extensive PV experience with deep expertise in Safety Aggregate Reporting and strong working knowledge of other core PV processes.

• Proven track record of end-to-end process ownership, including design, mapping (e.g., Adonis), optimization, and governance.

• Skilled in authoring and maintaining procedural documents.

• Experience working with global regulatory requirements governing safety aggregate reporting, with an understanding of its interfaces across core PV processes.

• Demonstrated experience in regulatory inspection readiness, participation, and follow-up.

• Experience leading cross-functional governance, Communities of Practice, and external engagement with industry working groups.

• Strong background in KPI measurement, benchmarking, and process monitoring.

Key Competency Requirements

• Strategic process leadership with deep regulatory and technical expertise.

• Skilled collaborator and influencer across global, matrixed organizations, able to work effectively with GPOs, GPLs, and Local Markets.

• Strong analytical skills; able to use data to drive prioritization and decision making.

• Clear, concise communicator with the ability to engage senior stakeholders and diverse audiences.

• Change leader with a continuous improvement mindset; able to embed innovation and manage complexity.

• Resilient, adaptable, and culturally aware with a global mindset

Travel Required: Limited travel (up to 5%) to support continuous improvement initiatives, process reviews, training and team meetings.

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.

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: T he 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.