Strategic Portfolio & Medical Operations Lead

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Time Off

11 paid company holidays

Vacation accrual

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb Company in New Jersey seeks a strategic and operational portfolio partner to work with the medical lead and team. You will identify, plan, mitigate risks, and deliver on portfolio priorities across Medical Plans, AIMs governance, and cross‑functional initiatives.

You will facilitate budget processes with finance and medical leads, drive efficient operations, and ensure alignment with TA portfolio objectives.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree with minimum 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical research, development, or commercialization. (science background strongly recommended). An advanced degree (e.g., MS, MBA) is a plus.
• This position requires a solid understanding of drug development and commercialization.
• Project management foundation and relevant experience on matrix management, budget management, metrics and leadership communication.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and demonstrated ability to interact directly and productively with team members and management and to manage and prioritize multiple competing priorities is also required.
• Ability to lead and engage in complex scientific discussions, develop and summarize clear follow-up/action plans and execute.
• Strong experience with building relationships, leading strategic initiatives and programs, and collaborating across divisions with people with a range of business backgrounds and cultural experiences.
• Highly organized and motivated individual that can work independently/effectively with cross functional matrixed teams.
• Comfort with ambiguity, driving change and innovation across a matrix.
• Experience with drug development, commercialization, healthcare, clinical trial management a plus.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate development, execution and strategic reviews of Medical Plans: supports to align the Medical Plan with TA portfolio objectives; support the activities of multi-disciplinary groups to meet the objectives and implementation milestones outlined in the medical plan(s).
• Partner with the Medical Lead in overseeing AIMs (Asset Indication Medical) Team meeting: organizing, managing and communicating the portfolio of projects aligned with the AIMs goals and objectives.
• Drive efficient operations, strategic alignment, and effective knowledge exchange.
• Provide support, as well as monitoring and tracking other key projects to ensure their successful completion.
• This includes prepare agendas, manage content, align presenters/materials, minutes, tracking action items, key decision/next steps, ensure representation in the decision‑making process from the appropriate cross‑functional partners, maintain SharePoint documentation.
• S&O and LT support (LT meetings, quarterly business reviews, budget reduction scenario plans).
• Maintain Medical plans, manage dependencies across functions, and provide transparency to medical leads and senior leaders.
• Facilitate comprehensive project plans and progress reports for team leads, senior management and other stakeholders, as needed.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Budget management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree (MS/MBA) a plus

Job description

Bristol Myers Squibb Company in New Jersey seeks a strategic and operational portfolio partner to work with the medical lead and team. You will identify, plan, mitigate risks, and deliver on portfolio priorities across Medical Plans, AIMs governance, and cross‑functional initiatives.

You will facilitate budget processes with finance and medical leads, drive efficient operations, and ensure alignment with TA portfolio objectives.