Bristol Myers Squibb

Senior Program Manager, R&D BI&T

Bristol Myers Squibb

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Princeton • Massachusetts, New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

PMPSDLC

About the role

  • The Program Manager will orchestrate cross-functional delivery of the Benchling platform across BMS Research.
  • Partnering with product owners, capability leads, site leaders, scientists, and IT teams to align strategy, scope, timelines, and resources.
  • Driving critical path management, cross-team dependency tracking, and fast escalation paths.
  • Establishing an executive communication cadence with clear status narratives, KPIs, and decisions needed.
  • Defining and instrumenting adoption and data-quality KPIs and ensuring role-based enablement, champion networks, and hypercare plans are embedded in each wave.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
  • 8+ years of program/project management experience leading multi-site technology programs; life sciences R&D experience strongly preferred.
  • Proficiency with program/portfolio tools (Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet/Planview, or equivalents).
  • Strong grasp of SDLC/Agile delivery, test planning, release/change management, and data/integration concepts.
  • Certifications such as PMP, PgMP, SAFe, or Agile leadership credentials.
  • Experience with Benchling or comparable platforms (e.g., Genedata, Dotmatics, Revvity, Sapio).
Benefits
  • Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
  • Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
  • Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.
  • Work-life benefits include: Paid Time Off US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico or Rayzebio employees) Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays Based on eligibility*, additional time off for employees may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
program managementproject managementSDLCAgile deliverytest planningrelease managementchange managementdata integrationKPI definitiondata quality
Soft skills
cross-functional collaborationcommunicationstrategic alignmentdependency trackingcritical path managementexecutive communicationstatus reportingresource managementrole-based enablementchampion networks
Certifications
PMPPgMPSAFeAgile leadership