Manager, GPS BI&T IT Project Manager

Bristol Myers Squibb • New Brunswick, NJ

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The primary focus of this role is the delivery of the IT Global Product Development & Supply portfolio. This position is responsible for the planning and execution of assigned projects supporting IT for the Global Product Development and Supply (GPS) function, reporting to the Associate Director, GPS IT Program Manager. This job will require orchestrating project related efforts across a broad set of stakeholders and sponsors ensuring project commitments are met with the right sense of urgency. If you want an exciting and rewarding career that is meaningful, consider joining our diverse team!

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Life Science, or related field and 5-7 years of relevant experience.
• Thorough knowledge of, and experience in, project management principles, methodologies and tools
• A solid understanding of how projects are planned & executed.
• Proven leadership skills and track record of success in managing IT projects.
• Excellent project and program management skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience implementing Manufacturing Execution System (MES) for Electronic Batch Record would be a plus.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry and an understanding of drug development and manufacturing preferred.
• Experience with GPS related platforms and adjacent tools such as MES, SAP, Veeva Vault, LIMS, Mfg. Automation Systems as well as collaboration technologies preferred.
• Knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
• PMP certification is a plus.
• Competency in Microsoft Project, Outlook, MS Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Share Point, Visio, Kanban planners (plus).
• Experience with software development methodologies and requirements-gathering techniques such as Agile (Scrum, SAFe, etc.) and Waterfall is preferred.
• Experience using any of industry standard Agile tooling suites (e.g., Jira, Confluence etc.), and knowledge in requirement grooming sessions, sprint planning, sprint retrospective, tasks creation, and collaborating with stakeholders is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Deliver project management services to clients
• Actively engage in all phases of the project life cycle from initiation to closure
• Assist in preparation of project charters, business cases and related artifacts
• Develop communication plans, RACI’s, project governance and related deliverables
• Collaborate with enterprise, site and cross functional project teams to gather and analyze tasks
• Become technically familiar with manufacturing initiatives being driven per enterprise-site IT roadmaps
• Review all body of work, create detailed work breakdown structure (WBS) across swim-lanes
• Build integrated plan with critical path dependencies and key milestones.
• Perform sprint planning
• Drive sprint like schedules to lead iterative requirements gathering and application development
• Identify and resolve any discrepancies to ensure project momentum is maintained.
• Create RAID logs, communicate in a timely fashion, bring visibility and drive resolution.
• Proactively identify, communicate and resolve obstacles to drive project progress.
• Support creation of estimates, manage and evaluate budgetary impact of proposed changes.
• Prepare implementation plans, socialize ahead of time per developed communication plan.
• Follow up all project activities with all stakeholders, ensure compliance with committed activities.
• Track progress against baseline plan, create status reports and present updates to stakeholders.
• Develop, secure and maintain all project deliverables in collaboration sites.
• Coach, lead and manage Project Coordinators / Integration Managers (where applicable)
• Work both independently and in a team environment
• Consult and align application, infrastructure, manufacturing sites and departmental teams.
• Work closely with cross functional teams across IT Organizations, Operating Units and Vendor teams.
• Acquire and maintain sufficient domain knowledge and participate to document strategy definitions.
• Exercise sound judgment in making decisions and recommendations within generally defined practices and policies and notify senior management when necessary.

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: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees