Associate Director, Translational Program Manager, Solid Tumor Translational Development

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We are searching for a highly motivated Program Manager to support Translational Development Leaders within the Solid Tumor pillar of Translational Development to enable the effective and efficient execution of translational development plans. The Translational Program Manager, as part of the Translational Development team in Research, would manage multiple complex, high-profile oncology portfolio assets and facilitate broad, integrated biomarker plans to enable delivery of the Translational Development portfolio across solid tumor indications.

• Provide program management support for Solid Tumor Translational Development teams across asset, disease, and collaboration-focused workstreams, including gastrointestinal/genitourinary, lung, breast, pancreatic, colorectal, and laboratory-enabled translational activities

• Partner with Translational Development leaders, disease-area leads, biomarker leads, clinical teams, laboratory teams, data and analytics teams, operations, vendors, and other cross-functional partners to translate scientific priorities into clear project plans, timelines, deliverables, owners, and decision points

• Drive execution of translational strategies for priority Solid Tumor assets and studies, including biomarker strategy planning, sample analysis planning, assay/vendor coordination, data delivery, result review, and documentation of decisions and follow-up actions

• Support disease-area strategy and research working groups by coordinating agendas, objectives, action items, stakeholder input, timelines, and deliverables for lung, gastrointestinal/colorectal, breast, pancreatic, and related Solid Tumor priorities

• Maintain portfolio-level visibility across assigned assets, indications, biomarker deliverables, budgets, contracts, data transfers, governance milestones, publications, and congress submissions using appropriate project management and collaboration tools

• Coordinate biomarker budget planning and vendor-facing activities, including sample-volume estimates, assay cost assumptions, statements of work, purchase orders, contract amendments, rate-card alignment, and budget scenario updates

• Enable internal and external collaboration execution by coordinating sub-team meetings, sample and data logistics, analysis-plan inputs, shared documentation, contact lists, and cross-functional follow-up

• Coordinate biospecimen, informed-consent, and data-use workflows for internal and external studies, including specimen-use requests, sample manifests, shipment and logistics planning, data-transfer requirements, and documentation readiness

• Support biomarker data generation and reporting by coordinating dataset readiness, quality-control and review milestones, biomarker study report inputs, clinical study report support, decision-making preparation, and internal communication of key translational findings

• Facilitate publication and congress planning by tracking abstracts, authorship, timelines, data-readiness needs, review/approval steps, and alignment with asset, disease-area, and collaboration priorities

• Identify and implement process improvements that increase consistency, transparency, and efficiency across the Solid Tumor PM team, including templates, trackers, meeting operating models, budget tools, and portfolio reporting approaches

• B.S. or M.S. in a scientific discipline; project management certification or equivalent project management experience is desirable

• 5+ years of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or related industry experience in operational, scientific, translational development, biomarker, or clinical development roles within a highly matrixed environment

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects by translating scientific and operational priorities into clear plans, timelines, deliverables, owners, risks, decisions, and follow-up actions

• Experience supporting translational, biomarker, or oncology programs, including coordination of cross-functional partners, vendors, external collaborators, budgets, contracts, data transfers, and deliverable tracking

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, align, and connect scientific, operational, clinical, and external partners at multiple levels

• Ability to lead through influence in a virtual or matrixed team environment, building structure from ambiguity and driving progress without direct authority

• Skilled in managing complex internal and external relationships, including constructive conflict management, collaboration governance, and third-party coordination

• Proficient with project management, visualization, and collaboration tools used to organize timelines, deliverables, meetings, documents, risks, decisions, and portfolio-level reporting

• Strategic, proactive, and solutions-oriented mindset, with experience using prioritization, scenario planning, governance awareness, and process improvement to support portfolio delivery

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The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience. 

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Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans in effect at the time and may require enrollment. Our benefits include:

• 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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