Sr Manager, Program Manager, R&D BI&T

Bristol Myers Squibb•Princeton, NJ

About The Position

Working with Us Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible. Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us. Sr. Manager, Program Manager — LIMS/ELN & Entity Registration Product Team, R&D BI&T Location: Cambridge, MA or Lawrenceville, NJ Position Overview The Program Manager will orchestrate cross-functional delivery of the Benchling platform (ELN, LIMS, Registration, Inventory, Results/Schemas, Integrations, Advanced Analytics/GenAI) across BMS Research. This is a hands-on role partnering with product owners, capability leads, site leaders, scientists, and IT teams to align strategy, scope, timelines, and resources—turning a complex, multi-site rollout into predictable outcomes with measurable adoption and data quality improvements. If you want an exciting and rewarding career that is meaningful, consider joining our diverse team!

Requirements

Strong commitment to a career in technology with a passion for healthcare and scientific discovery.
Proven experience running large, multi-workstream programs in life sciences R&D or similar complex environments.
Ability to operate in a matrixed organization and influence without direct authority.
Executive-ready communication and crisp storytelling; comfortable with C-suite updates.
Bias for outcomes, sets clear goals, measures adoption and value, and removes roadblocks.
Agility to learn new tools and processes; aptitude for data and platform thinking.
Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
8+ years of program/project management experience leading multi-site technology programs; life sciences R&D experience strongly preferred.
Track record delivering platforms such as ELN, LIMS, registration, or adjacent lab/analytics systems at enterprise scale.
Proficiency with program/portfolio tools (Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet/Planview, or equivalents).
Strong grasp of SDLC/Agile delivery, test planning, release/change management, and data/integration concepts.
Comfort with metrics design and dashboarding to drive decisions.
Exceptional facilitation, negotiation, and executive communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and vendors toward common outcomes.
High ownership, clarity of thought, and a calm, structured approach under pressure.

Nice To Haves

Certifications such as PMP, PgMP, SAFe, or Agile leadership credentials.
Experience with Benchling or comparable platforms (e.g., Genedata, Dotmatics, Revvity, Sapio).
Familiarity with lab operations, scientific workflows, and research data stewardship.
Exposure to analytics/ML/GenAI initiatives and corresponding data-readiness practices.

Responsibilities

Translate product strategy into a multi-wave, site-aware program plan with milestones, dependencies, and measurable outcomes.
Align scope and priorities across implementation teams and capability leads (ELN/Workflows, Results/Schemas, Registration/Inventory/ Instruments/ Integrations/API/Connect, Advanced Analytics/GenAI, Governance/Comms/Training).
Run integrated program ceremonies: quarterly planning, monthly portfolio reviews, and weekly cross-squad syncs.
Maintain the source-of-truth plan (Jira/Confluence or equivalent), including risks, issues, decisions (RAID), and change control.
Drive critical path management, cross-team dependency tracking, and fast escalation paths.
Establish an executive communication cadence with clear status narratives, KPIs, and decisions needed.
Partner with site leaders and scientific stakeholders to stage rollouts that minimize disruption and maximize value.
Build and manage program budgets; forecast and track actuals.
Coordinate vendor SOWs, deliverables, SLAs, and performance, ensuring alignment with product and site needs.
Define and instrument adoption and data-quality KPIs (activation, engagement, completeness, cycle time, support load, satisfaction).
Partner with change management and training leads to ensure role-based enablement, champions networks, and hypercare plans are embedded in each wave.
Ensure work is planned with clear requirements, acceptance criteria, test approaches, and production readiness checkpoints.
Coordinate cutover/hypercare playbooks and “You asked, we fixed” feedback loops after each release.
Coordinate data migration and integration milestones with enterprise teams; sequence upstream/downstream changes to avoid breakage.
Promote patterns that produce structured, reusable research data powering downstream analytics and GenAI tools.

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.
Eligibility Disclosure: The summer hours program is for United States (U.S.) office-based employees due to the unique nature of their work. Summer hours are generally not available for field sales and manufacturing operations and may also be limited for the capability centers. Employees in remote-by-design or lab-based roles may be eligible for summer hours, depending on the nature of their work, and should discuss eligibility with their manager. Employees covered under a collective bargaining agreement should consult that document to determine if they are eligible. Contractors, leased workers and other service providers are not eligible to participate in the program.

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