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At Bristol Myers Squibb, we are inspired by a single vision – transforming patients’ lives through science. Across oncology, hematology, immunology, and cardiovascular disease, our teams operate in a highly collaborative, fast paced, and data driven environment.‑paced, and data‑driven environment.

This role reflects the evolution of business needs within GPD&S—combining trusted Executive Associate (EA) partnership with strong Project Management (PM) and coordination capability to help leaders drive strategic and operational initiatives forward.

The Executive Associate / Project Manager – GPD&S serves as a strategic and operational extension of senior leadership, enabling effective governance, execution discipline, and executive readiness across a complex, global portfolio.

Role Scope

This role supports Director  GPD&S India Head, operating with a high degree of independence, judgment, and accountability. The incumbent goes beyond traditional EA responsibilities by owning project planning, execution tracking, stakeholder coordination, and executive level deliverables, while ensuring the smooth functioning of the leadership office.‑level deliverables

Key Responsibilities

Executive Associate Responsibilities

• Provide high-level executive and administrative support to GPD&S senior leaders, acting as a trusted partner and extension of the leadership team.‑time‑zone calendars, proactively anticipating conflicts and prioritization challenges.
• Manage complex, multi time zone calendars, proactively anticipating conflicts and prioritization challenges.
• Arrange -to-end domestic and international travel, including adherence to T&E policies and expense reconciliation.‑reads, and briefing materials with a high degree of accuracy and professionalism.
• Prepare and proofreads executive correspondence, presentations, and briefing materials with a high degree of accuracy and professionalism.
• Coordinate leadership meetings, off‑sites, town halls, and site visits, including logistics, room and AV bookings, and stakeholder coordination.
• Ensure leader preparedness for meetings by assembling materials, tracking , and managing action items.

Project Coordination Responsibilities

• Own and manage cross functional GPD&S initiatives, operating as the single point of coordination across stakeholders. ‑functional GPD&S initiatives, operating as the single point of coordination across stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and RAID logs.
• Track execution progress and proactively identify risks, issues, and mitigation actions.
• Prepare executive ready dashboards, status updates, and decision materials.
• Proactively remove obstacles and drive initiatives through to completion.
• Support continuous improvement efforts by identifying opportunities to enhance processes, tools, and ways of working.

Strategy, Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Perform structured analysis using multiple data sources to support leadership decision making.
•  Present information clearly and concisely to senior leaders and diverse audiences.
• Build and leverage strong relationships through influence, diplomacy, and credibility across functions and geographies.
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and quality across all deliverables and communications.

Operational Excellence & Office Management

• Oversee selected operational processes supporting the leadership portfolio (e.g., onboarding coordination, systems access, procurement requests).
• Ensure adherence to internal policies, systems, and controls.
• Leverage enterprise tools (Microsoft 365, collaboration platforms, reporting tools) to enable productivity and transparency.
• Operate with a high degree of independence while exercising expert judgment, attention to detail, and confidentiality.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 8–10+ years of experience supporting senior leaders in complex, global organizations.
• Demonstrated experience in project management, coordination, or delivery of ross functional initiatives. (e.g., McKinsey, PwC, or similar).
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint with strong visual storytelling skills; working knowledge of Visio preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, work independently, and operate effectively in a matrixed, multi‑time‑zone environment.

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 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.

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.

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BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

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