Senior Director, Global Compliance Policy & Education

Bristol Myers Squibb • Princeton, NJ

1d • $230,440 - $279,233 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Director, Compliance Policy & Education is a member of the Compliance & Ethics Leadership Team, responsible for Compliance Policy Governance, Compliance Education, Communications & Culture, and Enterprise Non-GxP Policy Administration. The role establishes the global strategy, governance, and operating model for these capabilities and leads a team responsible for policy governance, education, enterprise policy administration, and culture initiatives. It partners with Legal, Human Resources, Enterprise Learning, Corporate Affairs, Information Technology, Quality, Internal Audit, and business leaders to strengthen integrity and support practical understanding of compliance expectations across BMS.

The role leads governance and continuous improvement of BMS’s global compliance policy framework, including policy development, review, approval, implementation, and retirement. It also develops the global Compliance & Ethics education, communications, and culture strategy; oversees education programs and the Integrity Champion Program; and monitors program effectiveness and engagement. As enterprise leader for non-GxP policy administration, it oversees document lifecycle governance, document control support, metadata, versioning, reviews, archiving, reporting, and escalation processes.

The position leads and develops a high-performing team, manages priorities, staffing, vendors, budgets, and resources, and contributes to strategic direction as a member of the C&E Leadership Team. It also supports compliance assessments, benchmarking, audit or inspection readiness, and executive reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10–12 years of progressive experience in Compliance, Ethics, Legal, Regulatory Affairs, Risk Management, Learning & Development, Policy Governance, or a related function.
• People leadership experience, including leading direct reports and managing teams, projects, priorities, and stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated experience designing, operating, or enhancing compliance programs, global policy frameworks, enterprise learning strategies, or controlled-document governance processes.
• Experience partnering with enterprise learning organizations to design, deploy, and measure enterprise-wide training strategies and tactics.
• Deep understanding of healthcare compliance, ethics, corporate governance, policy management, learning strategy, and compliance program effectiveness principles.
• Exceptional written communication, policy drafting, editing, and executive communication skills.
• Strong executive presence and ability to influence senior leaders, build trusted partnerships, and navigate complex stakeholder environments.
• Ability to translate complex regulatory, compliance, and policy concepts into practical, clear, user-centered business guidance.
• Strong strategic thinking, judgment, problem-solving, program management, and operational execution capabilities.
• High degree of integrity, discretion, accountability, and commitment to ethical leadership and patient-centered decision-making.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree preferred, such as JD, MBA, MPH, MS, MA, MSJ, or equivalent.
• Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, healthcare, or other highly regulated industry experience.
• Compliance certification, such as CCEP, CCEP-I, CHC, HCCP, or equivalent.
• Experience overseeing enterprise policy management systems, document governance platforms, learning management systems, or related compliance technology.
• Experience using data, analytics, employee feedback, learning metrics, and program effectiveness measures to inform strategy and continuous improvement.
• Experience operating in a global, matrixed organization with varied cultural and regulatory environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance, administration, and continuous enhancement of BMS’s global compliance policy framework.
• Oversee the development, review, approval, implementation, and retirement of compliance policies, procedures, standards, guidance, and related resources.
• Simplify, harmonize, and modernize compliance policy materials to improve usability, employee experience, and operational effectiveness.
• Partner with subject matter experts, Legal, business leaders, and functional stakeholders to translate compliance requirements into clear, practical expectations.
• Establish policy review cadences, governance standards, metrics, and reporting to provide visibility into policy health, review status, risks, and escalations.
• Develop and execute the global Compliance & Ethics education, communications, and culture strategy aligned with enterprise risks, business priorities, and regulatory expectations.
• Serve as the primary relationship owner between Compliance & Ethics and BMS Enterprise Learning, partnering on learning strategies, curricula, deployment plans, and engagement initiatives.
• Oversee foundational, role-based, and risk-based compliance education programs, ensuring content is practical, engaging, measurable, and aligned with business needs.
• Lead compliance communications and awareness initiatives that reinforce integrity, accountability, transparency, and ethical decision-making.
• Own and oversee the BMS Integrity Champion Program and global Integrity Champion network.
• Monitor education effectiveness, engagement, and culture-related metrics and use insights to improve program impact.
• Lead administrative management and lifecycle governance of BMS non-GxP policy documents.
• Oversee document control support, metadata management, version control, approval coordination, periodic review tracking, archival, and retirement activities.
• Maintain processes that support accountability, timely reviews, accurate classification, and escalation of overdue or at-risk policy documents.
• Partner with functional document owners, enabling functions, Worldwide Commercial, IT, and other stakeholders to keep policy resources accessible, current, and consistently governed.
• Develop reports, dashboards, escalation processes, and management routines for oversight of non-GxP policy document health.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team responsible for policy governance, compliance education, training administration, document governance, and related programs.
• Create an inclusive, accountable, and innovative team culture focused on business partnership, continuous improvement, operational excellence, and employee development.
• Manage priorities, staffing plans, vendor relationships, budgets, and resource allocation for policy, education, communications, culture, and document governance activities.
• Contribute to the strategic direction, governance, and continuous evolution of the global compliance program as a member of the C&E Leadership Team.
• Support compliance program assessments, benchmarking, audit or inspection readiness, and executive reporting related to policy, education, culture, and non-GxP document administration.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit plans, including wellbeing support, retirement and financial protection benefits, and medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance offerings.
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) for eligible U.S.-based exempt employees, subject to manager approval.
• 11 paid company holidays each year.
• For specified employee groups, 160 hours of paid vacation annually for new hires, subject to manager approval, 11 paid company holidays, and 3 optional holidays.
• Depending on eligibility, paid sick leave, up to two paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, and leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, or military needs.
• Eligible employees may receive an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
• Potential eligibility for additional discretionary incentive cash and stock opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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