Senior Manager, Contract Management

Working with Us

Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren't 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. You'll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams rich in diversity. Take your career farther than you thought possible



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• Execution of BMS Sponsored Research Agreements with US Investigators and Institutions

• Negotiate site level budgets with US sites/investigators/institutions

• Function as Lead Contract Manager for specific therapeutic areas, indications, and budget escalations

• Collaborate with external partners to execute site budgets and contracts

• Monitor budgets on a study level and provide updates to project teams as appropriately related to US site contracts

• Negotiate contract terms and conditions with US sites/investigators/institutions

• Develop and maintain template negotiation and decision history for clinical trial agreements including utilizing many levels of associated fallback language as provided by BMS Legal

• Assure that contractual terms and provisions are in compliance with corporate processes, guidelines, and policies.

• Identify and drive process improvement

• Escalate to appropriate BMS colleague when significant legal or financial risk is identified

• Support the set-up of Pos and reconciliation of invoices as needed.

• Ensure contracting compliance and appropriate prioritization and execution with the Book of Work

• Ensure proper filing and status reporting of all agreements within approved company systems

Degree Requirements



Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) and 7+ years direct contracting experience, preferably within the Pharmaceutical industry; or Master's degree and 5+ years contract experience.



Experience Requirements



At Least 7 Years of an in depth working knowledge of site budget and contract negotiation as well an understanding of the budget and contracting and process and associated policies, procedures, business practices and systems.



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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