Vice President, Corporate Strategy

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Job description

At Bristol Myers Squibb, we are inspired by a single vision - transforming patients' lives through science. In oncology, hematology, immunology and cardiovascular disease - and one of the most diverse and promising pipelines in the industry - each of our passionate colleagues contribute to innovations that drive meaningful change. We bring a human touch to every treatment we pioneer. Join us and make a difference.

The Vice President, Corporate Strategy is a high impact, highly visible role at BMS. The VP leads and oversees corporate strategy development at BMS, including the annual strategic planning process and ongoing refreshes of the strategic agenda. In addition, this individual will lead major enterprise-wide strategic initiatives and work with BMS leadership to frame strategic choices and drive to decisions. Strong leadership experience, and experience working closely with senior leadership, is required as this individual will manage the high-profile Strategic Planning team within the Enterprise Strategy function. This role reports to the Senior Vice President, Enterprise Strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Enterprise strategy development and strategic planning, including development of Annual Strategy Review Board materials, working closely with company leadership
• Identify and frame key strategic issues facing BMS; work with leadership to develop possible strategic choices and lead team to conduct compelling analysis
• Lead the ongoing refresh of the strategic agenda and lead / drive major enterprise level strategic initiatives, including directing analysis to provide insight and lead to decisions and actions
• Develop and synthesize perspectives on external environment, disruptive trends, and potential choices and strategic moves for BMS
• Leads process to establish and refresh enterprise ambition; integrate strategic planning findings to ensure appropriate allocation of company resources.
• Collaborate closely with internal Corporate & Business Development, Alliance Management, R&D, Commercial, Finance, and Business Insights & Analytics (BI&A) stakeholders and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Operational Excellence to define and oversee the annual strategic planning process and key milestones.
• Build team; manage and coach direct reports.

Qualifications & Experience

• Excels at asking the right questions, framing problems and discrete strategic options, and in driving analytical work
• Strategy consulting and /or Strategy team experience, coupled with biopharma or related industry experience
• Strong knowledge of biopharmaceutical industry landscape, issues, trends, and their business impact.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize and communicate high-level insights effectively to senior management internally and externally.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects efficiently with autonomy and consistently deliver commitments in a timely manner under pressure.
• Works well with and exerts influence on multi-disciplinary teams. Facilitates candid dialogue and cross-functional collaboration.
• Furthermore, this individual is required to have strong interpersonal skills as they will work with multiple senior internal stakeholders to facilitate highly visible and time-sensitive enterprise strategy projects.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in leadership and strategic planning within pharma, biotech, or related industries.
• MBA, PhD, and/or other industry-related advanced degree required.

Around the world, we are passionate about making an impact on the lives of patients with serious diseases. Empowered to apply our individual talents and diverse perspectives in an inclusive culture, our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

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.

Physical presence at the BMS worksite or physical presence in the field is an essential job function of this role which the Company deems critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, employee well-being and engagement, and enhances the Company culture.

To protect the safety of our workforce, customers, patients and communities, the policy of the Company requires all employees and workers in the U.S. and Puerto Rico to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they have received an exception based on an approved request for a medical or religious reasonable accommodation. Therefore, all BMS applicants seeking a role located in the U.S. and Puerto Rico must confirm that they have already received or are willing to receive the full COVID-19 vaccination by their start date as a qualification of the role and condition of employment. This requirement is subject to state and local law restrictions and may not be applicable to employees working in certain jurisdictions such as Montana. This requirement is also subject to discussions with collective bargaining representatives in the U.S.

Our company is committed to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request an approval of accommodation prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application or if you are applying to a role based in the U.S. or Puerto Rico and you believe that you are unable to receive a COVID-19 vaccine due to a medical condition or sincerely held religious belief, during or any part of the recruitment process, please direct your inquiries to . Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

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