Lead Business Analyst - Project Financial Management

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.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio Financial Strategy & Leadership

• Own the financial governance framework for a portfolio of BI&T programs and projects.
• Partner with BI&T and Finance leadership to align portfolio investments with strategic business priorities.
• Lead annual financial planning, forecasting, investment tracking, and budget optimization activities.
• Provide strategic recommendations regarding funding allocation, investment trade-offs, and portfolio prioritization.
• Influence executive decision-making through financial insights, scenario modeling, and portfolio analytics.

• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend innovative solutions to enhance operational efficiency and business outcomes.

Financial Governance & Controls

• Establish and continuously enhance portfolio financial management standards, controls, and operating procedures.
• Ensure governance compliance for project budgets, forecasts, capitalization, accruals, and financial reporting.
• Drive accountability for financial performance across all projects within the portfolio.
• Lead financial risk identification, mitigation planning, and escalation activities.
• Serve as an escalation point for project financial issues and funding challenges.

 

 

 

Portfolio Analytics & Executive Reporting

• Develop executive-level dashboards and portfolio health metrics.
• Provide monthly and quarterly financial reviews to senior leadership.
• Deliver actionable insights related to spend management, forecast accuracy, investment utilization, and value realization.
• Lead portfolio performance analyses and identify opportunities for cost optimization and investment efficiency.
• Establish KPIs and reporting frameworks that improve portfolio transparency.

Digital Transformation & AI Enablement

• Drive modernization of project financial management processes through automation, analytics, and AI.
• Leverage Generative AI capabilities to improve forecasting, reporting, variance analysis, and decision support.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives that increase operational efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Evaluate emerging industry trends and implement innovative financial management practices.

Stakeholder Management & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner closely with PMOs, Finance, Procurement, Product Leaders, and Project Managers across the enterprise.
• Influence stakeholders across multiple functions and levels without direct authority.
• Facilitate portfolio governance forums, investment reviews, and executive presentations.
• Build strong partnerships with Finance and leadership teams to ensure alignment on financial objectives.

Capability Building & Team Leadership

• Mentor and develop Project Financial Analysts and PMO financial resources.
• Drive adoption of financial management best practices throughout the organization.
• Establish training materials, governance documentation, and knowledge management processes.
• Foster a culture of financial accountability, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, or related field.
• 7–9+ years of experience in Project Financial Management, Portfolio Management, PMO, FP&A, or Technology Financial Operations.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex enterprise portfolios and multi-million-dollar technology investments.
• Experience working with senior business, technology, and finance leaders.

Technical Expertise

• Advanced knowledge of ERP platforms (SAP, Oracle, Workday, or equivalent).
• Advanced experience with Project Portfolio Management platforms (ServiceNow PPM, Planview, MS Project Portfolio Management, or similar).
• Strong financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, capitalization, and variance analysis capabilities.
• Expert proficiency with Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, and financial analytics tools.
• Experience leveraging AI, automation, and data analytics to drive business outcomes.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic and enterprise mindset.
• Executive presence and communication skills.
• Financial and business acumen.
• Ability to influence and drive alignment across complex stakeholder groups.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Change leadership and continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to lead initiatives with enterprise-wide impact.

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

Supporting People with Disabilities

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

Candidate Rights

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

If you live in or expect to work from Los Angeles County if hired for this position, please visit this page for important additional information: https://careers.bms.com/california-residents/

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