Associate Director RD Business Continuity Crisis Management
Associate Director RD Business Continuity Crisis Management
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Challenging. Meaningful. Lifechanging. Those arent 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. Youll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope alongside highachieving 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: Summary
BMS requires a resilient R&D operating model capable of withstanding a variety of threats and adverse conditions (e.g. cyber natural geopolitical social third party) to ensure the timely delivery of medicines to patients and achieve our business goals. The Associate Director R&D Business Continuity & Crisis Management (BCCM) will support the implementation of strategic priorities and initiatives aimed at improving resiliency for global R&D sites processes and partners.
Key Responsibilities
Support of R&Ds BCCM Program Strategy
Assist in developing and refining the R&D BCCM program strategy ensuring alignment with enterprisewide resiliency program/policies and industry best practices.
Provide support during the annual strategysetting and prioritization process helping to align R&D leaders on key program objectives and initiatives.
Assist with preparing materials for senior leadership updates business case development and crossfunctional collaboration efforts.
Support external scans to identify program enhancement opportunities and benchmark against bestinclass operational resilience capabilities.
Operational
Execute R&D BCCM program objectives including development implementation and continuous improvement of business impact assessments business continuity plans risk mitigation plans and fitforpurpose exercises.
Develop and maintain sitespecific crisis management plans for critical R&D sites.
Manage and assign training to embed BCCM best practices and enhance organizational resilience culture.
Conduct BCCM due diligence assessments on third parties ensuring a resilient supply chain.
Crisis Management & Continuous Improvement
Support crisis response efforts including participating in the Enterprise Resiliency PMO and Crisis Event Response Team (CERT).
Serve as a liaison between R&D and enterprise crisis response teams facilitating information flow and ensuring timely decisionmaking.
Drive continuous improvement via capturing lessons learned after actual events to refine crisis response plans and embed efficiency/productivity improvements.
Qualifications & Experience
BS/BA Degree in Business Information Technology Life Sciences or a related field required; advanced degree preferred.
Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP) / Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) / ISO 22301 or similar industry recognized certification preferred
Experience in the following areas preferred:
Crisis management and response (Geo/Political Pandemic Natural Disaster Cyber)
Business continuity/Risk Management
Converting complex challenges into clear plan of actions and/or driving large crossfunctional enterprise initiatives to deliver intended business outcomes; problem solver and facilitator
Implementing BC frameworks/standards such as ISO 22301
5 years of pharma R&D industry preferred
Strong understanding of business continuity frameworks risk management methodologies and regulatory considerations in a R&D environment.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to translate complex challenges into clear actionable plans.
Ability to navigate a matrixed organization working autonomously while building strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
Demonstrated critical thinking problemsolving and decisionmaking skills with an ability to anticipate risks and proactively address them.
Ability to support the business during disruptive incidents including weekends and holidays.
Experience in crisis response leadership and issue management is a plus.
If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesnt 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 Lifechanging 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.
Onsite Protocol
BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes siteessential sitebydesign fieldbased and remotebydesign jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:
Siteessential roles require 100 of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Sitebydesign 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 fieldbased and remotebydesign 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.
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 . Visit to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.
BMS cares about your wellbeing and the wellbeing of our staff customers patients and communities. As a result the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid19 and keep up to date with Covid19 boosters.
BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable laws in your area.
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
