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Position Summary

BMS requires a resilient R&D operating model capable of withstanding a variety of threats and adverse conditions (e.g., cyber, natural, geo-political, social, third party) to ensure the timely delivery of medicines to patients and achieve our business goals.  The Associate Director, R&D Business Continuity & Crisis Management (BCCM) will support the implementation of strategic priorities and initiatives aimed at improving resiliency for global R&D sites, processes, and partners.

Key Responsibilities

Support of R&D’s BCCM Program Strategy

Assist in developing and refining the R&D BCCM program strategy, ensuring alignment with enterprise-wide resiliency program/policies and industry best practices.

Provide support during the annual strategy-setting and prioritization process, helping to align R&D leaders on key program objectives and initiatives.

Assist with preparing materials for senior leadership updates, business case development, and cross-functional collaboration efforts.

Support external scans to identify program enhancement opportunities and benchmark against best-in-class operational resilience capabilities.

Operational Execution

Execute R&D BCCM program objectives, including development, implementation and continuous improvement of business impact assessments, business continuity plans, risk mitigation plans, and fit-for-purpose exercises.

Develop and maintain site-specific crisis management plans for critical R&D sites.

Manage and assign training to embed BCCM best practices and enhance organizational resilience culture.

Conduct BCCM due diligence assessments on third parties, ensuring a resilient supply chain.

Crisis Management & Continuous Improvement

Support crisis response efforts, including participating in the Enterprise Resiliency PMO and Crisis Event Response Team (CERT).

Serve as a liaison between R&D and enterprise crisis response teams, facilitating information flow and ensuring timely decision-making.

Drive continuous improvement via capturing lessons learned after actual events to refine crisis response plans and embed efficiency/productivity improvements.

Qualifications & Experience

BS/BA Degree in Business, Information Technology, Life Sciences, or a related field required; advanced degree preferred.

Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP) / Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) / ISO 22301 or similar industry recognized certification preferred

Experience in the following areas preferred:

Crisis management and response (Geo/Political, Pandemic, Natural Disaster, Cyber)

Business continuity/Risk Management

Converting complex challenges into clear plan of actions and/or driving large cross-functional enterprise initiatives to deliver intended business outcomes; problem solver and facilitator

Implementing BC frameworks/standards such as ISO 22301

5+ years of pharma R&D industry preferred

Strong understanding of business continuity frameworks, risk management methodologies, and regulatory considerations in a R&D environment.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to translate complex challenges into clear, actionable plans.

Ability to navigate a matrixed organization, working autonomously while building strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.

Demonstrated critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with an ability to anticipate risks and proactively address them.

Ability to support the business during disruptive incidents, including weekends and holidays.

Experience in crisis response leadership and issue management is a plus.

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.

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 an inclusive culture, promoting diversity 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 a diverse 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.

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.

BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

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