Oncology Translational PM - Lead Biomarker-Driven Programs

Bristol-Myers Squibb; Alabama; On-site; USD 119,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking a highly motivated Translational Program Manager to support Translational Development Leaders within the Solid Tumor pillar, enabling efficient execution of translational plans across assets.

The role involves coordinating biomarker activities, cross-functional collaboration, and managing timelines, budgets, and vendor relationships to advance oncology portfolio milestones.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in pharmaceutical/biotech ops, translational development, or clinical development roles.
• Experience coordinating multiple projects with cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Experience supporting translational, biomarker, or clinical programs including data generation and vendor oversight.
• Ability to manage timelines, priorities, risks, dependencies, and communications across multiple projects.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience with project management, collaboration, visualization, and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide program management support for Translational Development teams across studies and disease-area workstreams.
• Partner with Translational Development Leads, biomarker scientists, clinical teams, laboratory teams, data and analytics teams, operations partners, and vendors to translate objectives into actionable plans, timelines, deliverables, and follow-up actions.
• Coordinate execution of biomarker and translational activities, including assay testing, vendor coordination, data delivery, and documentation of key decisions and outcomes.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate integrated timelines for translational activities, including sample logistics, assay development and testing, data transfers, analyses, reporting milestones, and study deliverables.
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings by preparing agendas, tracking action items, documenting decisions, and ensuring timely completion of commitments.
• Coordinate biospecimen, informed-consent, data-use, and data-transfer activities required to support translational studies and collaborations.
• Support management of external laboratories, vendors, and CROs by tracking contracts, statements of work, deliverables, budgets, invoices, timelines, and issue resolution.
• Monitor project risks, dependencies, and critical-path activities; develop mitigation plans and elevate issues when appropriate.
• Support biomarker budget tracking, forecasting activities, contract management, and purchase-order processes as required.
• Maintain project documentation and collaborative tools, including SharePoint sites, dashboards, trackers, meeting repositories, contact lists, and reporting tools.
• Support publication and congress planning activities through tracking abstracts, timelines, authorship coordination, review milestones, and data-readiness requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, consistency, transparency, and communication across translational project activities.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Biomarker coordination

Translational development

Timeline management

Communication & stakeholder engagement

PM tools experience

Education

B.S./M.S. in scientific discipline

Tools

SharePoint

Dashboards / reporting tools

Job description

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking a highly motivated Translational Program Manager to support Translational Development Leaders within the Solid Tumor pillar, enabling efficient execution of translational plans across assets.

The role involves coordinating biomarker activities, cross-functional collaboration, and managing timelines, budgets, and vendor relationships to advance oncology portfolio milestones.