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Director, Precision Medicine
Princeton - NJ - US; Princeton LVL - NJ; Cambridge Crossing - MA - US
Source: Bristol Myers Squibb careers · View original posting
- Pay
- $244,110 — $295,806 USD per year
- Employment
- full time
Employer job description
From Bristol Myers Squibb's posting. “We” and “our” refer to the employer.
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.
Position Summary
The Director, Precision Medicine provides strategic leadership for the development and delivery of diagnostic products supporting Precision Medicine therapeutic assets at BMS. This role oversees diagnostic development, validation, and companion diagnostic (CDx) delivery to enable robust patient selection and commercial success. The Director collaborates across the enterprise to align diagnostic strategies with organizational goals, with a strong preference for expertise in immunohistochemistry and pathology assay development.
Major Duties and Responsibilitie s
Lead Precision Medicine initiatives on asset development, brand, and translational medicine teams where companion or other in vitro diagnostic (IVD) development is strategic.
Develop and execute Precision Medicine strategies for IVD programs, including immunohistochemistry, immunoassay, PCR, and next-generation sequencing (NGS) for both tissue and blood-based diagnostics, incorporating bioinformatics approaches.
Chair Precision Medicine matrix sub-teams to maximize asset value by integrating diagnostic biomarkers into exploratory, clinical, regulatory, and medical/commercial strategies.
Provide strategic direction for diagnostic business development, including search, evaluation, and transactions for diagnostic partnerships.
Coordinate activities between internal development/brand teams and external diagnostic partners, ensuring delivery of critical milestones (technical development, validation, clinical validation, regulatory activities).
Participate in commercial planning and medical strategy related to diagnostic products.
Serve as an internal and external subject matter expert for Precision Medicine, representing BMS to health authorities, medical customers, and at scientific meetings.
Acquire and disseminate precision medicine knowledge to support organizational learning and capability building.
Qualifications & Experience
- Advanced technical degree (e.g., MSc, PhD) required.
- 5–7 years’ experience in assay and IVD development, including analytical validation, clinical development, manufacturing, regulatory submission (US and global), and commercialization of diagnostics.
- Experience in the diagnostic and pharmaceutical industries, oncology biomarkers, diagnostic business development, and/or laboratory medicine certification (e.g., ASCP) is preferred.
- Broad working knowledge of biomarker and IVD platforms.
- Demonstrated matrix leadership skills and ability to work effectively across multiple disciplines, both internally and externally.
- We hire for skills and capabilities, not just credentials – if this role excites you, but doesn’t perfectly match your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway.
Compensation
Compensation Overview:
Cambridge Crossing: $244,110 - $295,806 
Princeton - NJ - US: $217,960 - $264,113 
 The starting pay range(s) listed above is for full-time employees (FTE). You may also be eligible for additional discretionary incentive cash and stock opportunities. We determine starting pay thoughtfully – carefully considering the nature of the role, required skills, work location, schedule and the knowledge and experience you bring. Final compensation is guided by pay equity principles and applicable employment laws.
Compensation programs are reviewed on an ongoing basis and may be adjusted over time to reflect evolving market factors, and individual, team or Company performance.
Benefits:
- Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, you may be eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefit plans – including wellbeing support, retirement and financial protection benefits, and insurance offerings (medical, dental, vision, life and disability).
- U.S.-based exempt employees are eligible for Flexible Time Off (FTO), which provides paid time off without a set accrual limit, subject to manager approval, along with 11 paid company holidays each year.
- Non-exempt employees, RayzeBio employees, and employees located in Puerto Rico receive 160 hours of paid vacation annually for new hires (subject to manager approval), 11 paid company holidays, and 3 optional holidays.
- Depending on eligibility, employees may also have access to additional time-off benefits, including paid sick leave, up to two paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, and leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, or military needs. Eligible employees also enjoy an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
- U.S.-based job seekers can explore full benefit offerings at https://careers.bms.com/benefits
- How We Work
- Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models: site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https://careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.
- 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 qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.
- For roles based in Los Angeles County only: 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/
- For roles based in Washington state only: If you live in or expect to work from Washington State if hired for this position, please visit this page for important information about the Washington Fair Chance Act.
- Data Protection
- We will never request payments, financial information, or social security numbers during our application or recruitment process. Learn more about protecting yourself at https://careers.bms.com/fraud-protection .
- Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations.
- If this posting is missing required information required by local law or incorrect, contact BMS at TAEnablement@bms.com with the Job Title and Requisition number. Do not send application-related inquiries to this email. To check your application status, please login to your Candidate Home Account.
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