At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.
Detailed Position Responsibilities:
• Maintain and/or approve all data pertaining to employee records (i.e., transfers, personal information, title changes, etc.) that are entered in Workday through Manager or Employee Direct Access.
• Complete pending new hire transactions in Workday HCM after the candidate is in Ready to Hire status in the ATS
• Support execution of employee movement, employee status, time off and leave absence, payroll, benefits/leaves, Performance Check-ins, and compensation processes, by maintaining the accurate and on time data in Workday, relevant for the above processes
• Support the integrity of employee records and Workday data, assuring legal and regulatory compliance.
• Maintain supervisory organizations, organization assignments, and position titles in the Workday system
• Complete weekly payroll reconciliation reviewing audit reports, analyzing discrepancies, and processing appropriate updates.
• Support new hire benefits enrollment including ensure all required documents are collected; Accurately enter benefit enrollment data into systems; Ensure that all benefit enrollment processes adhere to company policies, following the process: Address any issues or discrepancies related to benefit enrollment promptly and effectively.
• Support the global recognition program
o Transaction Award Process where manual intervention is required, e.g. Calcel Award, moving awards to the next approval (to avoid delay in the award)
o Bulk Upload process. This includes the review and approval process
o Provide Bravo Report to business
• Support leave of absence transactions
o Process requests for time and absence, Holidays, vacation request including individual or mass changes.
o Escalation to Senior/Manager for when necessary to support resolution of inquiries.
• Process Employee Reimbursement Transactions including
o Validate documentation submitted by employee and request reimbursement for employees via payroll. Payments include: Meal Vouchers; Spending accounts; Passes; etc.
o Review and confirm the invoices’ details against the services received from the vendors who are managed by People Services, in collaboration with the PS Global Vendor Management team
• Participate in the review of integration kickout reports from various systems and process updates in Workday based on the identified discrepancies
• Participate on ad-hoc projects and perform other duties as assigned.
• Directly participate to enhance and improve the content/FAQ/LWI based on the feedback received via case resolution, by collaborating with functional teams to achieve this
• Identify and troubleshoot issues and escalate as appropriate
• Make process recommendations to achieve operational excellence
• Participate in scheduled and ad hoc training or other forms of learning opportunities in order to improve process acumen, and apply the learnings in executing their role, and to develop their own skills as per needed
• Work collaboratively within the HR team to share ideas, ownership, and accountability for driving improvements and consistency of execution for key HR processes, across regions and functional areas
• Identify and report cases trends or product trends to the management team and Senior WFA and work collaboratively with them or other HR functional teams to improve the HR service we provide to our workforce.
• Collaborate with all functional teams in order for People Service to collectively achieve TAT and FLR
Desired Experience & Skills
Must have experiences:
• Bachelor’s Degree / equivalent qualification in HR or min of 1 year of working with HRIS/HCM systems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work successfully in a fast paced and continuously changing work environment
• Detail oriented with a focus on accuracy and quality
• Advanced proficiency with MS Excel and a proven ability to manipulate data and an ability to learn required business systems
• Ability to learn quickly and apply knowledge effectively
• Collaborates effectively in a team environment
Ideal Candidates Would Also Have:
• Knowledge of Workday
• Experience working within an HR Shared Services delivery model
• Have worked in a multi-cultural/multi-country work environment
We hire for skills and capabilities, not just credentials – if this role excites you, but doesn’t perfectly match your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway.
How We Work
Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models: site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https://careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.
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 [email protected]. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.
Candidate Rights
BMS will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.
For roles based in Los Angeles County only: 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.
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R1605603 : HR Data SpecialistSkills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in Human Resources, or at least one year of experience working with HRIS or HCM systems
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work successfully in a fast-paced and continuously changing work environment
- Detail-oriented approach with a focus on accuracy and quality
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and ability to manipulate data
- Ability to learn required business systems quickly and apply knowledge effectively
- Ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment
- Knowledge of Workday
- Experience working within an HR shared services delivery model
- Experience working in a multicultural or multicountry environment
Bristol Myers Squibb Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Bristol Myers Squibb and has not been reviewed or approved by Bristol Myers Squibb.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair and competitive for the pharmaceutical sector, with many describing compensation as good or better than expected. Feedback suggests base pay combined with incentives contributes to overall satisfaction.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is broad, combining medical, dental, vision, disability, and wellness programs, along with access to on‑site fitness. Feedback suggests employer contributions to health accounts and wellbeing incentives further strengthen perceived value.
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Retirement Support — Retirement savings are reinforced by a strong 401(k) match and additional plan options. This structure is commonly cited as a standout component of total rewards.
Bristol Myers Squibb Insights
What We Do
At Bristol Myers Squibb, we work every day to transform patients’ lives through science. That work inspires some of the most interesting, meaningful, and life-changing careers you’ll experience. Join us and pursue innovative ideas alongside some of the brightest minds in biopharma, collaborating with a team rich in diversity of experiences, and perspectives. We have built a sustainable pipeline of potential therapies and are leveraging translational medicine and data analytics to understand how we can deliver the right medicine to the right patient, at the right time, to achieve the best outcome. Whether in a scientific, business or supporting function, a career at BMS means you’ll be inspired every day to grow and thrive through opportunities that are uncommon in scale and scope. Here, you’ll be on the cutting edge of powerful innovation in oncology, hematology, immunology, cardiovascular disease, and fibrosis, with colleagues united in the mission to help patients. Through the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, we also promote health equity and seek to improve health outcomes of populations disproportionately affected by serious diseases and conditions. Our mission is to give new hope to help patients prevail over serious disease – it drives everything we do.
