Director, Life Cycle Assessment & Product Stewardship

Bristol Myers Squibb

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing and passionate team that is focused on being a world class Product Stewardship group within Bristol Myers Squibb’s Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability Enablement organization. As a member of the Product Stewardship group, the successful applicant will be primarily responsible for the technical execution of Product Carbon Footprints (PCFs) /Life Cycle Assessment (LCAs), as well as development of the PCF/LCA multi-year strategy advising where the company invests, development of digital PCF/LCA tools, how PCF LCA is embedded into product development and procurement decisions, and how we engage suppliers and external standards bodies. The successful candidate will be the internal authority on product environmental footprinting and the person who turns it from a set of one-off studies into a scalable, decision-grade capability. In addition to working on PCFs/LCAs, the successful applicant will have the opportunity to help operationalize other Product Stewardship regulations across the business. Additionally, they will have the opportunity to participate in other aspects of the Product Stewardship program (e.g., global research projects, environmental support of sites, extended producer responsibility, chemical registrations, hazard communication) as time permits. This role will also act as a primary back up for the Product Stewardship Lead.

Requirements

Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D. preferred) in environmental engineering, chemical engineering, industrial ecology, chemistry, or a related field, or a bachelor's degree with equivalent demonstrated LCA/PCF experience
10+ years of relevant industrial experience, including demonstrated, hands-on delivery of cradle-to-grave life cycle assessments and product carbon footprints; pharmaceutical, biotech or life sciences industry experience is a plus; Engagement with pharma-sector harmonization efforts is a plus.
Working fluency in the governing standards: ISO 14040/14044 (LCA), ISO 14067 (product carbon footprint), and the GHG Protocol Product Standard, with familiarity with the pharma-specific PAS 2090:2025 product category rules and the French "medicine carbon score" methodology.
Hands-on proficiency with recognized LCA software (e.g., SimaPro, GaBi) and life cycle inventory databases (e.g., ecoinvent). Familiarity with Watershed is a plus.
Demonstrated ability to produce robust, low-uncertainty, third-party-verifiable PCFs/LCAs — including managing data quality, boundary setting, and uncertainty analysis to a standard that survives independent verification and audit.
Experience operationalizing product-stewardship or environmental regulations in a regulated industry — translating an external requirement into an executable internal program
Ability to translate technical results into clear business, regulatory, and commercial decisions for non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership
Ability to innovate and encourage others to do so as well. Strives to enhance performance by doing things that are unique and leading edge; experience with AI and/or automation is a plus
Strong cross-functional collaboration across procurement, manufacturing, regulatory, commercial, and sustainability/disclosure functions
Willingly embraces changes needed to adapt to new circumstances and uncertainties

Nice To Haves

pharmaceutical, biotech or life sciences industry experience is a plus
Engagement with pharma-sector harmonization efforts is a plus
Familiarity with Watershed is a plus
experience with AI and/or automation is a plus

Responsibilities

Serve as BMS's subject-matter expert and strategic lead for LCAs and PCFs
Build, run, and critically review cradle-to-gate and cradle-to-grave LCAs/PCFs for BMS Products that are audit-ready and third-party-verifiable.
Build the internal operating model: governance, standard methodologies, digital tools, data-management systems, and the tools and training that let non-specialists across the company use PCF/LCA outputs
Own PCF/LCA technology implementation and lifecycle — including guiding the maturing Watershed platform on tool design, data quality, and fit to evolving business and regulatory needs
Translate external product-stewardship regulations/mandates into executable internal programs and repeatable workflows
Represent BMS in industry workstreams/projects
Work with the Environment and Sustainability Enablement (ESE) group to embed life cycle thinking into design, formulation, packaging, device, and sourcing decisions early enough to change outcomes — and build a roadmap for how LCA/PCF informs development.

Benefits

wellbeing support
retirement and financial protection benefits
insurance offerings (medical, dental, vision, life and disability)
Flexible Time Off (FTO)
11 paid company holidays each year
160 hours of paid vacation annually for new hires
3 optional holidays
paid sick leave
up to two paid volunteer days per year
summer hours flexibility
leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, or military needs
annual Global Shutdown between Christmas Day and New Year's Day