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POSITION PURPOSE:

As part of the Commercial Excellence Team within BMS Germany´s Strategy & Operations organization the Senior Manager, Strategic Projects (m/f/d) plays a vital role in leading priority projects for BMS Germany. Further, this role owns strategic project & initiative portfolio management and steering and is the core point of contact for project management excellence and its continuous evolution.

MAIN JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead and manage strategic projects

• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver successful projects

• Drive strategic alignment of projects´ scope and objectives with business goals

• Communication and focused reporting

• Risk Management and quality assurance for project deliverables

• Resource management

Project and initiative portfolio management & steering

• Create and maintain transparency on BMS Germany´s portfolio of strategic projects & initiatives

• Enable project & initiative portfolio prioritization

• Co-create and -maintain Commercial Excellence capability roadmap for BMS Germany

Central hub for project management excellence and continuous evolution

• Manage central project management excellence hub and resources

• Systematically enhance project management capabilities and ways of working within the organization, e.g. via sharing best practices, tools & templates

• Serve as sparring partner for teams on project management excellence standards

Qualifications:

• Master degree in Business Administration or similar

• At least 5 years of experience related to advanced project management and project portfolio management, preferably within the pharmaceutical industry or broader Health Care environment

• Experience in effective stakeholder engagement incl. senior management on local and global level

• Experience in a strategic consulting company would be a plus

• Experience with Agile/Scrum techniques and OKRs would be a plus

Personal skills:

• Ability to professionally manage complex, ambiguous topics and projects in a dynamic environment

• Strong leadership, communication, and negotiation skills across the organization including local and global senior stakeholders

• Team player attitude to effectively cooperate in broad cross functional team

• Advanced strategic, analytical and logical thinking

• Strong will to learn and develop

• Proficiency in advanced project management tools (e.g. MS projects, JIRA, Asana) and MS Office Package (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Office)

• Strong communication and presentation skills both in German and English

What you can expect:

• Active leadership and contribution of high priority projects shaping the future of BMS

• Close collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholders locally and globally incl. senior leadership

• Multiple opportunities for growth and development within the role

For more information about our people, benefits and working environment at Bristol Myers Squibb please refer to https://careers.bms.com/de-en/

Based on your function, department or individual position, you will have the opportunity to discuss with your Manager the option to work remotely up to 50% of the time, over a two-week period, with the flexibility to choose the days that align with your collaboration needs.

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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 an inclusive culture, promoting diversity 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 a diverse 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.

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Company: Bristol-Myers Squibb

Req Number: R1581390

Updated: 2024-05-29 03:54:48.661 UTC

Location: Munich-DEU

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