Associate Director, Resource Management Modeling Specialist

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Step into a pivotal role as an Associate Director, Resource Management Modelling Specialist, driving strategic workforce planning and resource optimization within a dynamic, cross‑functional environment. You’ll collaborate with senior leaders and influence decision‑making across R&D, Finance, IT and Portfolio Project Management, delivering innovative analytics and actionable insights that shape portfolio direction and accelerate clinical operations.

Leverage your expertise to support business‑critical budget cycles, governance forums and strategic initiatives, including in‑licensing and acquisitions. Champion data‑driven capacity allocation and process improvement, empowering Bristol Myers Squibb to execute its pipeline with speed, excellence and impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Resource Planning & Forecasting
  • Deliver accurate resource forecasts for reporting and budgeting
  • Integrate resource risks into governance and decision‑making.
  • Manage and improve planning tools and models.
• Analytics & Reporting
  • Build dashboards and reports for demand, capacity, and productivity.
  • Apply advanced analytics and innovative approaches to workforce planning.
  • Support business transformation through automation and AI.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
  • Build strong relationships with R&D leaders and business partners.
  • Collaborate with IT to ensure systems (Planisware, Spotfire, Tableau, Power BI) meet modeling needs.
  • Engage stakeholders to address priority resource and capacity needs.
• Process Optimization & Best Practices
  • Streamline processes connecting study planning, feasibility, and operational risks to resource forecasts.
  • Develop and share best practices for FTE modeling, forecasting, and time tracking.
  • Continuously monitor and implement industry innovations.
• Strategic Support
  • Support senior leaders in assessing impacts of in‑licensing, acquisitions, divestitures, and capacity allocation.
  • Translate strategy into actionable plans and manage execution.

Qualifications & Experience

• Education
  • Bachelors degree, required
  • Advanced degree (MS, MBA, PhD) in life sciences or a quantitative field, preferred
• Industry Experience
  • Minimum 5 years in life sciences or biopharma
  • Direct experience in resource and capacity management within the pharmaceutical/biotech industry.
  • Experience working with Clinical Operations is a plus.
• Technical & Analytical Skills
  • Expertise in resource modeling, forecasting, headcount management, and time tracking.
  • Proficiency with Planisware, Spotfire, Tableau, Power BI, and MS Project; experience with AI and automation is a plus.
  • Solid understanding of project, portfolio, resource, cost, and budget management.
  • Experience designing business processes, measuring performance, and driving cross‑functional teams.
• Strategic & Operational Skills
  • Demonstrated ability to assess business‑critical needs, develop strategy, translate strategy into operating models, and manage program execution.
  • Capable of structuring complex or ambiguous problems and applying creative, pragmatic solutions.
  • Understanding of agile development methodologies and business intelligence solution design, development, testing, and lifecycle management.
• Communication & Leadership
  • Proven ability to build relationships, influence, and drive organizational engagement.
  • Experience engaging senior leaders and supporting governance, budget cycles, and strategic partnerships.
• Other
  • Direct experience with systems used to manage resource demand and supply.
  • Commitment to continuous improvement and innovation in resource management practices.

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.

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Seniority level: Director. Employment type: Full‑time. Job function: Human Resources. Industries: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing.