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Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us . **Position Summary** The PDO Business Operations Team is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Business Operations Leader to join our team. The Director of Product Development (PD) Operations, reporting into the Senior Director of PDO Business Operations, will be part of a small, collaborative team focused on answering key business questions across the enterprise. In this role, the Director of PD Operations is responsible for the creation, development, and deployment of a global and comprehensive Continuous Improvement (CI) strategy for Product Development (PD), across all functions, modalities, and sites. The director will define the value proposition for CI within a research environment and among a diverse scientific community within PD. The director will also lead the development and implementation of operational excellence (OpEx) programs and strategies, through close partnership with senior leaders across PD, Global Product Development & Supply, and other BMS divisions to align on and deliver short and long-term financial and strategic goals. The director plays a crucial role in enhancing processes, ensuring efficiency, and maintaining high standards of quality. The director also serves as the matrix leader for all CI and OpEx strategies and initiatives across PD. **Key Responsibilities** + Accountable for the creation and development of a global PD Continuous Improvement (CI) strategy, in alignment with PD's goals and objectives. Defines and implements programs to deploy the strategy. + Leads CI projects focused on process optimization. Identify, analyze, and improve existing processes to enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and increase productivity. Drive implementation of CI via matrix teams. + Establish CI performance metrics and benchmarks to measure the success of improvement initiatives. + Serves as the PD key point of partnership for the GPS OpEx group for alignment on strategies, best practices, training and support models. Serves as a core member of the GPS Operational Excellence (OpEx) community of practice. Translates and prioritizes GPS OpEx objectives in alignment with PD goals and objectives. + Develops and nurtures a CI and OpEx mindset across the global PD community. Coaches and mentors CI leaders within the PD functions. Develops and delivers training programs to educate employees on CI methodologies and best practices. + Drive stakeholder management through effective communication focused on gaining stakeholder buy-in and support for CI efforts. + Interacts with senior leader to deliver strategies and goals across R&D, GDD, GPS, PD LT and PD SLT. Communicate progress, challenges, and success to senior management and other stakeholders. **Qualifications & Experience** + Bachelor's degree in engineering, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Business Administration, or relevant scientific discipline. Advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) a plus. Lean Six Sigma Certification a plus. + Significant experience (15+ years) in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences industry, with a strong understanding of pharmaceutical development processes. + Proven experience (5+ years) in leading CI and OpEx transformations, initiatives, process optimization, and implementing methodologies. Business Process Management (BPM) experience a plus. + Strong influencing/persuasive skills with a demonstrated ability to influence different styles at different levels in organization. Demonstrated ability to successfully influence and interact with senior leaders. + Experience with matrix leadership, project management, and managing stakeholders at all levels. + Excellent cross functional communications skills and a decisive yet collaborative leadership style. + Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. \#GPSProdDev 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. 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/ (https://careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility) eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement. BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters. 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/ Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations. **Company:** Bristol-Myers Squibb **Req Number:** R1588956 **Updated:** 2025-01-26 01:44:38.305 UTC **Location:** New Brunswick-NJ Bristol Myers Squibb is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, gender expression, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.