Senior Manager, Program Management

Bristol Myers Squibb; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 222,000 - 269,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb in Warsaw, Poland is seeking a Senior Manager, Program Management to lead cross-functional planning and oversee project execution with minimal supervision. You will manage ePlan data, develop timelines, and support governance while coordinating with clinical, regulatory, and safety teams.

The role requires a strong background in drug development, leadership, and experience with project management tools like Planisware, MS Project, and Planner.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in scientific discipline with 5 years drug development and 3 years in DD PM.
• Familiarity with IND/CTA to MA submission processes.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to influence without authority.
• Experience with Planisware, MS Project, and MS Planner.
• Ability to summarize meeting outcomes and leverage AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Maintain integrated cross-functional project plans and timelines.
• Oversee budget and resource health for assigned projects.
• Develop risk mitigation plans for high-impact risks.
• Drive governance readiness and development timelines.
• Collaborate with Clinical, Regulatory, CMC, Safety, and others.

Skills

Drug development

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Project planning

Strategic thinking

Education

BS/MS in scientific discipline

PMP certification preferred

Tools

Planisware

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Planner

Job description

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.

Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Program Management role serves as an experienced PM who operates with meaningful independence under the matrix leadership and supervision of a Program Management Lead (or GPT PM). They are assigned at the project level (asset indication) and/or sub-team level to deliver integrated cross-functional planning, oversee execution and administrate the PM sub-team(s) independently or in partnership with a more senior PM with minimal day-to-day supervision.

Duties/Responsibilities

• They maintain project plans in the ePlan enterprise tool for each assigned project. Management of ePlan projects includes and is not limited to: Maintaining the latest development strategy
• Ensuring all metadata is accurate and up to date.
• Generating project level scenario plans.
• Managing resource forecast drivers.
• Creation of high-level timelines via approved tools and standards.
• Maintaining ePlan data quality at or above defined standards.
• Maintain a separate detailed project plan and timelines in Microsoft Project or Planner (system selection and standards pending) for the current stage of development or upcoming stage of development. Ensuring clear visibility and management of the networked critical path. Timing from this plan should inform updates to ePlan.
• Administrates the PM sub-team individually or in partnership with a more senior PM. Participates in GPT sub-team meetings as the direction of the Program Management Lead ensuring strategic alignment and rigorous execution per governance approved timing and budget.
• Leads or partners with a more senior PM to deliver risk management processes. Develops and monitors mitigation plans for high probability high impact risks.
• Supports the Program Management Lead in preparation for governance including generation of development timelines, alternative scenarios, budget and resource requirements.
• Oversee the budget and resource health for each assigned project and escal tera any issues / concerns.
• Serve as a delegate or deputy for the GPT Program Management Lead if requested.
• Drives cross-functional alignment across functional partners (Clinical, Regulatory, CMC, Safety, and others)
• Change agent for continuous improvement and transformational initiatives within the PM function.
• Reporting Relationship: Reports into a PM Portfolio Lead (Group Lead) or Director, Program Management

Qualifications

• BS/MS degree in a scientific discipline in combination with 5 years of drug development experience and 3 years in DD PM is required. PMP certification is preferred.
• Solid experience and understanding for drug development processes ranging from IND/CTA submission to submission for marketing authorization.
• Demonstrated leadership soft skills, able to speak up within a team of subject matter experts and influence without authority.
• Experience and strong aptitude for commonly used project management tools including but not limited to Planisware, Microsoft project, or Microsoft Planner.
• Able to prepare meeting agendas and succinctly summarize meeting outcomes and project details leveraging AI tools.
• Proficient in core project planning and control methods and is able to independently construct and communicate critical path and development scenarios.
• Familiarity with standard PM Risk Management practices and methodologies.
• Able to drive execution while monitoring time, resource and budget.

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.

Compensation Overview

Warsaw- PL: zł222,360 - zł269,448

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