Senior Director, Biospecimen Management

At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits.

This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.

Bristol Myers Squibb is building a world‑class Consent, Biospecimen & Imaging (CBI) organization within Global Development Operations, designed to drive excellence and innovation across end-to-end biospecimen management in support of both Research and Development objectives.

The Senior Director, Biospecimen Management is a senior leadership role reporting directly to the Executive Director, Consent, Biospecimen & Imaging Management Head. This individual will serve as a strategic and operational leader responsible for delivering high‑quality, efficient biospecimen management across all BMS‑sponsored clinical trials — while contributing to the broader evolution and optimization of CBI’s cross‑functional capabilities.

• Lead and develop a high‑performing Biospecimen Management team, with full accountability for team performance, career growth, and talent development
• Oversee biospecimen management leads supporting trials across all therapeutic areas, ensuring consistent quality and delivery
• Demonstrate exemplary leadership across large, geographically distributed on‑site and remote teams
• Champion team dynamics and cross‑functional relationship building in a collaborative, inclusive environment

• Drive high‑quality, efficient biospecimen management support across the full BMS clinical trial portfolio
• Act as the primary escalation point for study‑ and portfolio‑level risks or issues related to biospecimen collections
• Manage internal timelines to ensure alignment with vendor and clinical study milestones, maintaining open communication and proactively resolving or escalating vendor issues
• Define, track, and report on key performance metrics related to biospecimen management capacity and operational effectiveness

• Partner with the ED and CBI leadership team on strategic planning, process improvement, and service development initiatives
• Lead internal and external initiatives to advance operational quality, close gaps, and introduce new capabilities aligned with the CBI mission
• Lead cross‑functional efforts to innovate and improve biospecimen operations at scale
• Contribute to the delivery of IT capabilities that enhance operational effectiveness, biospecimen tracking, and reconciliation

• Build and sustain partnerships across a large, diverse stakeholder network — understanding their needs and ensuring operational processes are designed to meet them
• Manage and develop relationships with biospecimen management vendors; ensure vendor performance standards are met and maintained
• Serve as a functional subject matter expert during internal audits and vendor visits

• Maintain current knowledge of relevant regulatory guidance, GCP/ICH standards, and external industry trends as they pertain to biospecimen management
• Apply scientific knowledge of safety, pharmacokinetics, genetics, and biomarker research to optimize biospecimen processing and sampling plans for clinical trials
• Ensure regulatory and ethical aspects of biospecimen collection are embedded across all operational…