Director of Succession & Assessment Strategy

Bristol-Myers Squibb; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 166,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Time Off

11 paid company holidays

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking an Associate Director, Succession & Assessments to shape enterprise succession planning and executive assessment strategy in Princeton, NJ. You will lead design, governance, and analytics to strengthen leadership continuity and workforce readiness.

You will partner with senior leaders, manage coaching providers, and translate assessment insights into development plans, while aligning processes with enterprise standards and business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s in HR, Organizational Psychology, or related field preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in succession planning, executive assessment, workforce planning, or related talent disciplines.
• Strong expertise in succession frameworks, critical role identification, and leadership readiness evaluation.
• Experience working with executive assessments and coaching providers.
• Familiarity with HR systems (Workday preferred), reporting, and talent analytics.
• Proven ability to partner with senior leaders and facilitate high‑stakes talent discussions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of enterprise succession planning and succession pool strategy across executive and enterprise critical roles.
• Define and maintain clear succession frameworks, criteria, and readiness definitions that support consistent and effective succession planning.
• Partner with Executive Talent Partners, HR Business Partners and functional leaders to identify and align critical roles and capabilities essential to business continuity and future growth.
• Identify, design and implement critical pipeline development and engagement experience.
• Ensure functional succession plans are aligned with enterprise standards while reflecting unique business needs.
• Design and implement succession planning discussion tools and resources to ensure ETM’s ability to translate insights into actionable development and risk mitigation plans.
• Own succession data governance, reporting, and analytics to provide clear visibility into bench strength, readiness, and leadership risk.
• Partner with HR Operations and Technology to configure and optimize Workday succession and talent planning functionality.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and insights that support executive decision‑making and workforce planning conversations.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and usability across succession and talent planning processes.
• Lead the strategy and design of assessment approaches, including discovery, tool selection, and application across leadership populations.
• Ensure assessments are purpose‑driven, evidence‑based, and aligned with leadership expectations and succession needs.
• Translate assessment insights into development priorities and coaching recommendations.
• Own executive coaching vendor management, including selection, contracting, oversight, and quality assurance.
• Partner with Learning, Talent, and HR Business Partners to integrate assessment and coaching insights into development and succession strategies.

Skills

Succession planning

Executive assessment

Workforce planning

Leadership readiness

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s in HR or Organizational Psychology

Job description

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking an Associate Director, Succession & Assessments to shape enterprise succession planning and executive assessment strategy in Princeton, NJ. You will lead design, governance, and analytics to strengthen leadership continuity and workforce readiness.

You will partner with senior leaders, manage coaching providers, and translate assessment insights into development plans, while aligning processes with enterprise standards and business needs.