Bristol Myers Squibb

Director, Clinical Supply Lead

Bristol Myers Squibb

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Princeton • New Jersey • United States

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Salary

💰 $198,070 - $240,011 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead TA level intake for new studies, new assets, and major protocol changes including IRT awareness of changes, comparator needs, CMC driven supply requirements, and similar clinical supply activities.
  • Assign and monitor assets across SALs, TSMs, and other team members based on capacity, expertise, study tiering, and other relevant data.
  • Maintain a forward‑looking TA portfolio view to anticipate workload shifts and evolving resourcing needs.
  • Ensure decisions and assignments are clearly documented and communicated within the TA as well as across CSC and partnering functions.
  • Ensure consistent execution of end‑to‑end clinical supply planning and forecasting in close collaboration with SALs and TSMs.
  • Drive adherence to standardized processes/playbooks, escalation pathways, and governance expectations, recommending improvements as warranted.
  • Act as the first point of resolution for cross‑study conflicts, operational trade‑offs, and timeline risks.
  • Partner with GLS and CSC planning functions to ensure supply reliability, logistics coordination, issue resolution, and similar outcomes.
  • Acts as the main Clinical Supplies contact person for the assigned compound and associated studies, leading communications regarding global supply strategy with study team as appropriate.
  • Ensure early visibility of upcoming/emergent changes (e.g., protocol amendments, enrollment escalations, site activations, country expansions) and coordinate timely CSC response.
  • Facilitate regular TA operational review meetings to align stakeholders, assess resource allocations, track risks, and drive timely decisions.
  • Leverage KPI dashboards to enable proactive issue identification and drive top-tier performance.
  • Use Control Tower / E2E supply data to trend performance, identify bottlenecks, anticipate resource swings, and apply corrective actions.
  • Contribute to improving CD&OP maturity by reinforcing consistent inputs, process discipline, and cross‑functional engagement.
  • More tactically ensure the appropriate projects are being escalated up the CD&OP process to achieve rapid resolution.
  • Ensure all TA operations comply with GxP, inspection readiness expectations, and CSC quality processes.
  • Provide day‑to‑day coaching, guidance, and development for direct reports as well as SALs, TSMs, IPCs, and CFLs as needed across CSC.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 12+ years of experience in clinical supply chain, clinical operations, technical operations, or related fields.
  • Demonstrated experience in planning, study support, forecasting, or operational leadership in a GxP environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate with and influence cross-functional people/teams to accomplish clinical supply goals and objectives
  • Strong understanding of investigational product supply, clinical study operations, and functional interfaces (CMC, Regulatory, Quality, GDO).
  • Proven ability to allocate resources, balance workload, and lead cross‑functional issue resolution.
  • Strong analytical skills and experience interpreting planning data, operational metrics, or dashboard insights.
  • Ability to lead through influence, support change adoption, and maintain consistent operational discipline.
  • Ability to coach, engage, and develop team members.
  • Experience managing change in a dynamic, complex environment.
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. All global employees full and part-time who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible to take advantage of the Global Shutdown.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
collaborationinfluenceanalytical skillscoachingengagementleadershipchange managementcommunicationproblem-solvingdecision-making