Senior Manager, Emerging Technology Risk

Bristol-Myers Squibb; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking a senior GRC professional to lead AI governance and risk assessments across enterprise AI initiatives. You will collaborate with global teams to ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks and drive control testing across pre- and post-deployment stages.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience in AI risk, data privacy, and cloud AI architectures, with strong analytical and communication skills for executive reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Information Security, Computer Science, Risk Management, Data Science, or a related field.
• 8–10 years of progressive experience in GRC, information security or technology risk, with 1–2 years focus on AI or data governance.
• Hands-on experience executing GRC control assessments in a large enterprise.
• Familiarity with AI governance frameworks: NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act, ISO/IEC 42001 or 23894.
• Knowledge of LLM/GenAI risk concepts: prompt injection, hallucination risk, IP leakage, data privacy.
• Understanding cloud-based AI deployment architecture and data residency implications.
• Strong analytical, documentation and communication skills.
• Experience in global, cross-timezone environments.
• Preferred: Life Sciences/pharma/regulatory experience.
• Exposure to AI gateway architecture, API security controls and control plane governance.
• Certifications like GARP RAI, CISA or Security+ are highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and maintenance of BMS's AI governance framework.
• Conduct risk assessments of AI and GenAI tools before deployment approval.
• Execute AI risk and conformity assessments aligned to GDPR, NIST, EU AI Act and ISO standards.
• Assess GenAI tools for data privacy and contractual implications; document findings.
• Document controls with stakeholders and ensure they are embedded in workflows.
• Perform control testing for AI-specific controls, including pre/post-deployment validation.
• Maintain risk registers in GRC platforms (ServiceNow, OneTrust).
• Prepare risk assessment summaries, control testing reports and dashboards.
• Monitor evolving AI regulations and summarize implications for BMS programs.
• Track risks from advanced AI capabilities and ensure remediation.

Skills

GRC experience

AI governance

Information security

Risk management

Cloud AI deployment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security or related field

Tools

ServiceNow

OneTrust

Job description

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.

Accountabilities. Specialized-level role that requires depth and/or breadth of expertise in own discipline. Serves as an expert resource on functional teams or projects. Projects may focus on continuous improvement or development of new approaches or technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and ongoing maintenance of BMS's AI governance framework, including archetype-based control models covering risk classification, control objectives, implementation patterns, and acceptable evidence standards.
• Conduct structured risk assessments of AI and GenAI tools being considered for enterprise adoption, evaluating each against BMS's risk appetite, security standards, and regulatory obligations prior to deployment approval.
• Execute AI risk and conformity assessments aligned to EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and applicable global privacy regulations (GDPR, EDPB, state‑level AI laws), including risk classification for use cases across Clinical, Commercial, and R&D domains.
• Assess GenAI tools and LLM deployments — including Claude (via AWS Bedrock), ChatGPT, and other third‑party services — for data privacy, contractual, and data residency implications; document findings and elevate issues as appropriate.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to document and track controls for approved AI technologies, ensuring controls are practical, embedded in workflows and aligned to identified risks.
• Execute control testing activities for AI‑specific controls, including pre‑deployment validation, post‑deployment effectiveness testing, and periodic re‑assessments; document results, gaps, and remediation plans and track findings through to closure.
• Maintain GRC platform records (ServiceNow, OneTrust) for AI risk assessments, control testing results, and issue tracking, ensuring data quality and audit readiness at all times.
• Prepare risk assessment summaries, control testing reports, and governance dashboards to support leadership reporting and stakeholder communications.
• Monitor the evolving AI regulatory landscape — including EU AI Act developments, NIST updates and emerging state‑level AI laws — and summarize implications for BMS programs.
• Support the tracking and assessment of risks from next‑generation AI capabilities including agentic AI, multi‑modal GenAI, synthetic data pipelines and quantum‑accelerated inference.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education Bachelor's degree required in Information Security, Computer Science, Risk Management, Data Science, or a related field.
• Experience — Required 8–10 years of progressive experience in GRC, information security or technology risk, with at least 1–2 years directly focused on AI, emerging technology or data governance.
• Hands‑on experience executing GRC control assessments or technology risk reviews in a large complex enterprise environment.
• Working knowledge of AI governance frameworks: NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act and ISO/IEC 42001 or 23894.
• Familiarity with LLM / GenAI risk concepts including prompt injection, hallucination risk, IP leakage and training data privacy.
• Understanding of cloud‑based AI deployment architecture and data residency privacy implications of BMS‑controlled versus third‑party SaaS environments.
• Strong analytical, documentation and communication skills with the ability to translate technical risk findings into clear actionable outputs.
• Ability to work effectively in a global cross‑timezone environment with onshore and offshore teams.
• Experience — Preferred Experience in Life Sciences, Pharma or a highly regulated industry (FDA oversight, GxP, clinical data governance).
• Exposure to AI gateway architecture, API security controls and control plane governance.
• Familiarity with agentic AI systems model cards data lineage frameworks model lifecycle governance.
• Experience with GRC platform tooling ServiceNow OneTrust.
• Certifications — Highly Valued GARP RAI (Responsible AI) Certificate CISA or Security+ (for broader security context).

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 [e-mail]. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo‑accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

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