Senior Manager, Projects Program Management

About Bristol Myers Squibb

Bristol Myers Squibb describes its work as purpose-driven and impactful, with roles that contribute to patient outcomes and employee growth. The company emphasizes an environment built around balance, flexibility, competitive benefits, and opportunities to do work that is both challenging and meaningful.

Role Summary

BMS Cruiserath Biologics is hiring a Senior Manager, Projects Programme Management. Reporting to the Associate Director of Engineering, this person will lead a project management team and oversee a portfolio of site projects, with strong emphasis on safety and GMP compliance.

The position owns capital management and end-to-end delivery of projects, from initial concept through close-out. The portfolio covers both expense and capital work for BMS Ireland, including new equipment, capacity upgrades, facility refurbishments, and infrastructure improvements that support biologics development and product launch.

Project delivery must consistently protect safety, meet schedule commitments, stay within budget, and comply with good engineering practices, internal policies, legal requirements, and applicable codes.

Core Work Areas

• Lead and coordinate a team of Project Managers to deliver multiple onsite projects successfully.
• Enforce the company’s stage-gate approach throughout the full project life cycle.
• Track safety, financial, schedule, and scope targets across the assigned portfolio.
• Ensure all work follows good engineering practices, company standards, regulations, and codes.
• Work closely with Global Engineering, Global EHS, and Global Procurement to keep delivery aligned.
• Use established project management methods in line with the BMS Engineering Stage Gate process.
• Develop concepts and business cases with sponsors and end users.
• Create capital budgets, secure approvals, manage scope discipline, and negotiate with contractors and suppliers to control costs.
• Prepare cash flow forecasts, use SAP and budgeting tools, and manage life-cycle costs.
• Produce designs that comply with safety legislation and corporate engineering and regulatory standards.
• Plan and schedule complex workstreams, coordinate with facilities, EHS, QA, and other functions, and manage outside dependencies such as inspections and approvals.
• Apply value engineering, constructability reviews, and similar methods to reduce capital spend while preserving functionality.
• Identify, classify, and mitigate project risks affecting scope, budget, schedule, and business continuity.
• Develop detailed project execution plans covering all phases of delivery.
• Prepare procurement specifications for equipment and instrumentation and ensure purchasing rules are followed.
• Promote innovative and practical approaches using operational excellence tools.
• Oversee construction management, startup, and commissioning of equipment and systems where required.
• Support validation activities for equipment and systems where needed.
• Complete project close-out in accordance with the stage-gate process.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• An honours degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering, together with relevant pharmaceutical industry experience.
• At least 8 years of project management experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven delivery of at least one project valued at more than $5 million through an engineering stage-gate process.
• Strong experience leading engineers, contractors, and cross-functional teams to deliver safely, on time, and within budget.
• A solid track record in planning and delivering engineering projects with reliable on-time performance.
• Hands-on financial management experience covering cash flow, life-cycle costs, business opportunities, and project risks.
• Working knowledge of stage-gate project life-cycle methods.
• Clear understanding of project management activities from programming and scope definition through design, execution, and close-out.
• Experience working with external regulators, planning authorities, and construction inspectors.
• Confidence leading multi-discipline teams and managing stakeholder relationships effectively.
• Experience designing complex pharmaceutical projects with safe operation and environmental considerations.
• Excellent communication and influencing ability.
• Practical experience with SAP and budgeting tools.
• PMP or Chartered Engineer status preferred.
• Background in biologics manufacturing sites preferred.

Benefits and Reasons to Join

• Opportunity to contribute to work that supports patients facing serious diseases.
• Join a company that values excellence, innovation, inclusion, diversity, leadership development, and employee appreciation.
• Competitive salary package with annual bonus, pension contribution, family medical allowance, 27 days of annual leave, life assurance, and an on-site gym.

Work Arrangement

This role falls under the company’s occupancy framework. Site-essential roles are fully onsite, site-by-design roles may allow hybrid working with at least 50% onsite presence, and remote-by-design or field-based roles may require travel as part of the job. The assigned work model depends on the role’s responsibilities.

Accessibility and Equal Opportunity

The company supports candidates with disabilities through reasonable accommodations during recruitment and in the workplace. Applicants can request help with the application or interview process by contacting the designated support email. Employment decisions may include qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records where allowed by law.

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Additional Information

Requisition number: R1603048.