Associate Director, Translational Program Manager (Immunology, Cardiovascular, and Neuroscience)

About the role

We are searching for a highly motivated Program Manager to support Translational Medicine Leaders in the Immunology, Cardiovascular and Neurology (ICN) Disease Team to enable the effective & efficient execution of our translational development plans.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the ICN Translational Medicine Lead to design and execute comprehensive program timelines, integrating scientific and operational expertise to deliver translational biomarker strategies.
• Oversee key activities, including data delivery, contracting, data transfers, regulatory submissions, and internal/external collaborations.
• Provide strong collaboration, coordination, and communication skills to support cross-functional interactions and prioritization of activities outside of TM such as assay development, outsourcing, vendor management, biospecimen, data management, biostatistics, and operations teams to align with ICN and strategic stakeholder priorities.
• Establish, manage, and maintain cross-functional relationships in coordination with BMS biomarker leads, supporting teams, and relevant stakeholders/technical experts.
• Proactively manage project risks with a robust understanding of scientific and operational challenges, developing and implementing effective mitigation strategies.
• Escalate significant issues to the Translational Medicine Lead and senior management, as needed.
• Establish and maintain a book of work for relevant assets, creating visibility and maintaining transparency into translational activities to key stakeholders that contribute to the overall translational plan for a defined portfolio of assets using effective visualization tools (e.g., Smartsheet, PowerPoint, Office Timeline).
• Oversee the end-to-end ICN budgeted contracts, ensuring alignment with scientific and operational goals.
• Coordinate with vendor management, alliance management, finance, and global procurement to streamline contract execution and delivery.
• Support the preparation of biomarker study reports and related documentation.
• Coordinate reviews with biomarker leads and appropriate stakeholders of documents which may support the final clinical study report in relevant SharePoint sites and/or repositories (Verity).
• Facilitate publication planning and ensure data delivery for internal/external presentations, publications and conferences, ensuring alignment with strategic timelines.
• Support transition of programs internally from early-stage translational team, as needed per program.
• Support continuous evolution and measurement of processes and tools to drive efficiency and enhance business value across Translational Development.
• Proactively seek opportunities to leverage and streamline processes and tools to drive improved engagement and program management support.
• Develop and implement agile, creative solutions to solve business challenges within the line organization, across the company, and in partnership with external collaborators.

Qualifications & Experience

• B.S., M.S. in a scientific discipline; PMP or equivalent project management experience is desirable.
• 5+ years pharmaceutical, or related, industry experience in a variety of operational/scientific roles in a highly matrixed environment (level of role dependent on experience).
• Strong communicator experienced with influencing and interacting at all levels including with senior scientific, operational, or external thought leaders to drive connectivity and efficiency of collaborative research.
• Works with a sense of urgency and experience managing multiple projects, building structure from ambiguity, and helping teams to develop priorities.
• Drives effective contract/fiscal management of project activities; experienced with the development of business cases for options-based decision-making.
• Skilled listener with ability to manage complex internal – up, across, and down the hierarchy – and external relationships through constructive conflict management; experience with third party governance oversight desirable.
• Experience with vendor management.
• Experience with various project management tools (i.e., Smartsheet, SharePoint, Office Timeline).
• Shapes strategic approaches to scientific delivery, utilizing sophisticated negotiation and scenario planning.