Working with Us
Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.
Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer 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.
Position Summary
The Manager, PM Systems and Infrastructure plays a critical role in ensuring accurate, high‑quality project plans and portfolio data that enable Program Managers (PMs) and Global Program Teams (GPTs) to effectively adopt enterprise Planning and GPT tools. This role sits within the Systems & Infrastructures (S&I) organization and provides centralized TA support to drive data quality, standardization, and seamless project transitions across the development lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
TA‑Centralized Portfolio & Planning Enablement
Serve as the TA point of accountability for portfolio project setup, ensuring projects are accurately established in enterprise planning systems.
Maintain and govern project metadata (e.g., attributes, ownership, phase alignment) to ensure consistency and reliability across the portfolio.
Enable PMs and GPTs by providing clean, trusted data foundations that support planning, forecasting, and decision-making.
Build strong partnerships with PM Portfolio Leads to ensure their teams are equipped to manage portfolio project plans effectively
Data Quality & Portfolio Integrity
In partnership with PM Portfolio Leads, proactively monitor data quality across TA projects, identifying gaps, inconsistencies, or risks early.
Enable the timely remediation of data quality issues in partnership by establishing tools and training materials for Program Managers, S&I colleagues, and functional partners.
Establish and apply data quality thresholds and controls to ensure portfolio readiness for governance, reporting, and tool adoption.
TA Standards & Best Practices
Define, document, and maintain TA-specific planning and data standards aligned with enterprise frameworks.
Ensure consistent application of standards across projects, phases, and teams.
Act as a subject-matter expert on how TA nuance should be reflected appropriately in planning and GPT tools.
Cross‑Functional Integration & Transitions
Drive strong connections with Research and Medical to enable smooth project transitions into Development and across lifecycle stages.
Partner with stakeholders to ensure early-stage information is structured, complete, and ready for downstream planning and execution.
Support change management and adoption efforts by reinforcing clear expectations, standards, and ways of working.
Enablement of Planning & GPT Tools
Support the adoption and effective use of Planning and GPT tools by ensuring foundational data is accurate, complete, and fit for purpose.
Collaborate with S&I colleagues on process improvements, enhancements, and simplification opportunities that improve user experience and data reliability.
Qualifications & Experience
A Bachelor's degree in science or engineering with 1+ years of experience in pharmaceutical research, development, or commercialization with direct experience related to scheduling creation, planning, and management is required.
An advanced degree (e.g., MS, MBA) is a plus.
This position requires experience in the pharmaceutical industry with a fundamental understanding of drug development and commercialization practices.
Experience with scheduling methodologies as well as technological literacy with computer applications necessary to create, manage and analyze project schedules and timelines is a must.
Experience with Planisware, SharePoint, Clinical Trial Management Systems, visualization and reporting tools is a plus.
#LI-Hybrid
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.
Compensation Overview:
The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. The final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience and in accordance with pay equity principles and applicable employment laws.
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 a supportive culture, promoting global participation 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 an 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.
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 for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.
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.
If you believe that the job posting is missing information required by local law or incorrect in any way, please contact BMS at [email protected]. Please provide the Job Title and Requisition number so we can review. Communications related to your application should not be sent to this email and you will not receive a response. Inquiries related to the status of your application should be directed to Chat with Ripley.
R1601876 : Manager, Program Management Systems & InfrastructureSkills Required
- A Bachelor's degree in science or engineering
- 1+ years of experience in pharmaceutical research, development, or commercialization with scheduling management
- Experience in the pharmaceutical industry with understanding of drug development
- Technological literacy with computer applications for project management
- Experience with scheduling methodologies
- Experience with Planisware and Clinical Trial Management Systems
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
