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Director, Network Orchestration Lead, Cell Therapy Supply Chain

Bristol Myers Squibb EU Policy · New Brunswick, NJ · 1 mo ago
Hybrid$206k–$250k/yrFull-time

About the role

The Director of Cell Therapy Network Orchestration leads enterprise-level Cell Therapy (CT) supply chain strategy, owning end-to-end network outcomes and decision-making. This role defines and drives AI/analytics strategy, standards, and frameworks for network orchestration, ensuring consistent, scalable, and data-driven operations across the organization.

Responsibilities

  • Develops CT network strategy across brands and geographies to enable competitive advantage

  • Affirms network capability for new therapies and expansion (vector, internal DP, external DP)

  • Defines and owns enterprise standards, frameworks, and governance for network design, planning, and orchestration

  • Performs internal and external benchmarking to inform best-in-industry approaches

  • Prepares network business cases in partnership with Finance, E2E Demand & Supply Planning, and Product Strategy

  • Owes development of end-to-end, enterprise-impacting investment strategies and decisions, ensuring alignment beyond Cell Therapy into PDS priorities

  • Develops network scenarios to support strategic trade-offs and investment decisions at BMS level

  • Assesses network risks and partners with internal and external stakeholders on mitigation strategies

  • Owns network performance outcomes, ensuring accountability for delivery against strategic, financial, and operational targets

  • Marks network-level, multi-brand projects and escalates when strategic adjustments are needed

  • Leads network-related initiatives (e.g., automation vision, predictive analytics, AI-enabled operations, regional cryopreservation strategy)

  • Owns and defines the AI/analytics strategy for network orchestration, including predictive analytics, optimization models, and digital capabilities in partnership with E2E Demand & Supply Planning

  • Pairs across Global Supply Chain functions to embed advanced analytics into core business processes

  • Partners closely with E2E Demands & Supply Planning, Product Strategy, internal and external sites and Finance to ensure alignment on supply chain strategies

  • Acts as an enterprise thought leader, influencing strategy beyond Cell Therapy into broader supply chain and product strategy decisions

  • Represents BMS externally through industry forums, conferences, and partnerships, shaping and benchmarking against industry best practices

  • Builds and maintains external networks to inform innovation, drive partnerships, and position BMS as a leader in cell therapy supply chain orchestration

Qualifications & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree required in engineering, supply chain or business with a Masters or MBA preferred

  • 10+ years of end-to-end pharma/biotech supply chain experience, with deep expertise in network planning, manufacturing strategy, and capacity orchestration (vector and drug product)

  • Strong understanding of internal and external manufacturing network complexities, including CMO relationships

  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence senior leadership in a matrixed environment

  • Strong business acumen with the ability to translate supply chain insights into strategic business recommendations

  • Exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills

  • Critical Thinker with ability to think through process solutions while balancing current capabilities with the ability to analyze for potential future issues

Benefits

Bristol Myers Squibb offers 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.

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