Bristol Myers Squibb · 1 day ago
Sr Manager, Program Manager, R&D BI&T
Cambridge, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$149K/yr - $180K/yr
8+ years expBristol Myers Squibb is a company dedicated to transforming patients' lives through science. The Sr. Manager, Program Manager will orchestrate cross-functional delivery of the Data Capture platform across BMS Research, ensuring alignment of strategy, scope, timelines, and resources for a complex, multi-site rollout.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Translate product strategy into a multi-wave, site-aware program plan with milestones, dependencies, and measurable outcomes
Align scope and priorities across implementation teams and capability leads (ELN/Workflows, Results/Schemas, Registration/Inventory/ Instruments/ Integrations/API/Connect, Advanced Analytics/GenAI, Governance/Comms/Training)
Run integrated program ceremonies quarterly planning, monthly portfolio reviews, and weekly cross-squad syncs
Maintain the source-of-truth plan (Jira/Confluence or equivalent), including risks, issues, decisions (RAID), and change control
Drive critical path management, cross-team dependency tracking, and fast escalation paths
Establish an executive communication cadence with clear status narratives, KPIs, and decisions needed
Partner with site leaders and scientific stakeholders to stage rollouts that minimize disruption and maximize value
Build and manage program budgets; forecast and track actuals
Coordinate vendor SOWs, deliverables, SLAs, and performance, ensuring alignment with product and site needs
Define and instrument adoption and data-quality KPIs (activation, engagement, completeness, cycle time, support load, satisfaction)
Partner with change management and training leads to ensure role-based enablement, champions networks, and hypercare plans are embedded in each wave
Ensure work is planned with clear requirements, acceptance criteria, test approaches, and production readiness checkpoints
Coordinate cutover/hypercare playbooks and You asked, we fixed feedback loops after each release
Coordinate data migration and integration milestones with enterprise teams; sequence upstream/downstream changes to avoid breakage
Promote patterns that produce structured, reusable research data powering downstream analytics and GenAI tools
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field; advanced degree preferred
8+ years of program/project management experience leading multi-site technology programs; life sciences R&D experience strongly preferred
Track record delivering platforms such as ELN, LIMS, registration, or adjacent lab/analytics systems at enterprise scale
Proficiency with program/portfolio tools (Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet/Planview, or equivalents)
Strong grasp of SDLC/Agile delivery, test planning, release/change management, and data/integration concepts
Comfort with metrics design and dashboarding to drive decisions
Exceptional facilitation, negotiation, and executive communication skills
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and vendors toward common outcomes
High ownership, clarity of thought, and a calm, structured approach under pressure
Preferred
Certifications such as PMP, PgMP, SAFe, or Agile leadership credentials
Experience with Benchling or comparable platforms (e.g., Genedata, Dotmatics, Revvity, Sapio)
Familiarity with lab operations, scientific workflows, and research data stewardship
Exposure to analytics/ML/GenAI initiatives and corresponding data-readiness practices
Benefits
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.
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
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.
Company
Bristol Myers Squibb
At Bristol Myers Squibb, we work every day to transform patients’ lives through science.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$29.32BKey Investors
Venrock
2025-11-05Post Ipo Debt· $5.74B
2024-02-14Post Ipo Debt· $13B
2023-10-30Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
Leadership Team
Charles Bancroft
CFO
Cristian Massacesi
Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer and Head of Development
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