Associate Director, Portfolio Insights and Decision Partner

Bristol Myers Squibb • New Brunswick, NJ

1d • $162,860 - $197,348 • Hybrid

About The Position

Within Product Development (PD), Asset Leadership and Portfolio Sciences (ALPS) is responsible for delivering the portfolio of PD assets by aligning strategies, enabling decisions, and working together. One of the key goals of ALPS is to drive the development and execution of integrated CMC strategies to enable the BMS portfolio. The Early Asset and Portfolio Integration team within ALPS brings together project planning and execution, portfolio management, business analytics, and strategic insights with the vision of simplifying how Product Development runs the business. The Portfolio Insights and Decision Partner will partner with CMC Leaders, Asset Integration Leads, Therapeutic Area teams, and stakeholders across Product Development, PDS, and R&D to transform portfolio data into actionable insights that support strategic decision-making.

Requirements

• Master's degree with 10-12 years of relevant experience or a PhD with 8-10 years of relevant scientific and technical experience.
• Experience working in portfolio management, business analytics, strategic planning, or related functions within the biopharmaceutical industry preferred.
• Familiarity with end-to-end CMC drug development.
• An energetic, empathetic, and thoughtful professional who gets things done.
• Highly motivated self-starter who works effectively both independently and within cross-functional teams.
• Expert in storytelling with data.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to accomplish results and meet deadlines and commitments.
• Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills with a focus on fact-based decision-making.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, negotiate effectively, and navigate competing viewpoints.
• Proven ability to communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated leadership presence and confidence when engaging with senior stakeholders and governance bodies.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred proficiency in: SharePoint, React.js, Power BI, Microsoft PowerApps, Microsoft Office Suite, Python, R, SQL, Domino, Data visualization and analytics tools

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the PD-SCOPE 5 Governance, a senior level PDS governance committee supporting the pre-launch development portfolio. Collaborate across the ALPS organization, and cross-functional partners, to build the agenda, report decisions and drive enterprise alignment.
• Optimize PD-SCOPE governance performance through collaboration with teams and partners, guiding presentation content, story-telling, decision-making frameworks, data and scenario/options assessment. Monitor aggregate portfolio performance for eNPV and value creation derived from strategic investment decisions.
• Synthesize complex portfolio data, trends, risks, opportunities, and strategic scenarios into executive-level insights and recommendations. Exploring diverse data, modality evolution, clinical recruitment data and trending information to inform PDS investment decisions in the pre-launch pipeline.
• Develop presentations, visualizations, dashboards, and reports that communicate portfolio performance, strategy, and key business decisions to executive level leadership.
• Leverage AI to optimize and simplify access to contextualized information. Drive continuous improvement in portfolio reporting and communication practices to enhance transparency and decision quality.
• Collaborate with Asset Integration Leads, CMC Leaders, Development Teams, and analytics organizations to align portfolio data priorities and analysis goals.
• Build strong relationships with cross-functional partners across the enterprise to understand business needs and proactively identify opportunities to improve portfolio visibility and decision support.
• Engage with strategic therapeutic area teams represented within the BMS portfolio and apply knowledge to identify trends and opportunities in the CMC development space.
• Manage portfolio data and systems using SharePoint, PowerApps, and related portfolio management platforms.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior