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Position: Manager Data Risk Office Program Management, IT Risk Management

Location: New Jersey, USA

Position Summary:

At Bristol Myers Squibb, we believe that responsible data management practices serve as the trusted foundation fueling innovation and transformation for our patients and customers.

The ideal candidate will lead and manage Data Risk Office’s (DRO) Risk Program team in BMS’s New Jersey location, implementing privacy risk reduction & management solutions for our business processes and supporting systems. The Sr Manager/Manager is expected to be an individual contributor and supervise junior to mid-level team members of the IT DRO Program team, ensuring program delivery from conception to operations handover.

The Manager will serve as a liaison between Privacy and business stakeholders including IT, Research & Development, Manufacturing, Commercial, Legal, and other departments to ensure that privacy program activities are planned and executed in accordance with internal procedures and strong stakeholder buy in. The Manager will work closely with the one-up manager and peers to propose effective and efficient risk & compliance strategies.

The Manager is organized, process oriented, manages deadlines effectively, a subject matter expert in privacy, project management and partners well with Business and IT stakeholders. With proven abilities in managing concurrent privacy risk programs while contributing to the continuous improvement of DRO’s program framework, standards, and processes.

At BMS, digital innovation and Information Technology are central to our vision of transforming patients’ lives through science. To accelerate our ability to serve patients around the world, we must unleash the power of technology. We are committed to being at the forefront of transforming the way medicine is made and delivered by harnessing the power of computer and data science, artificial intelligence, and other technologies to promote scientific discovery, faster decision making, and enhanced patient care.

If you want an exciting and rewarding career that is meaningful, consider joining our diverse team!

Key Responsibilities

Functional and Technical

• Keeps program on time and budget.
• Keeps up to date with evolution of regulations impacting privacy, ethics, and data.
• Works with stakeholders and other liaisons to help schedule meetings, create program action follow-ups on deliverables, etc. to meet project deadlines.
• Serves as the liaison between Privacy and business stakeholders for the program by providing project level milestones, scope statements and guidance, privacy risk mitigation standards, training, and other support to help streamline the program delivery objectives.
• Provide direct oversight, execution and monitoring of DRO’s privacy program.
• Coordinate and streamline creating and updates for Privacy Notice, Cookie Policies, Consent Templates, Assessment templates, Training, Standard Operating Procedures, Work Instructions, Operational Processes, and other strategic artifacts related to the program.
• Triage, route, track, and manage the status, ownership, and completion of privacy program tasks relating to the program.
• Demonstrate critical thinking around interpreting business and industry challenges and recommending best practices-based solutions to improve products, processes, systems and reduce risk.
• Works with Privacy Legal to provide guidance on the project and identify any scope or privacy framework issues.
• Assists with the creation and management of program status, metrics, program closure read-outs and other deliverables to help communicate and track program progress and strategy for senior leadership.
• Implement organizational IT controls in accordance with applicable regulations and the ability to evaluate and understand the impact of new regulations and requirements.
• Experienced in configuring and working with various industry leading data and privacy tools like OneTrust, TrustArc etc.

People Management:

• Supervises and supports DRO staff that includes a mix of employees and consultants.
• Responsible for training and mentoring junior staff to meet BMS standards.
• Preferred experience with working in a multi-cultural, multi-location and diverse environments.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Knowledge of HIPAA, GDPR, CPRA, PIPL etc., and other privacy regulations is preferred.
• Excellent English Oral and written communication skills including the ability to deliver clear and articulate presentations.
• At least 4+ years of privacy program management, compliance, or strong project management experience preferred.
• Demonstrates an understanding of factors driving team performance and how they contribute to the team's overall success.
• Ability to make decisions that impact own work and other groups/teams and works under minimal supervision.
• Demonstrates openness to learning and developing. Takes a responsibility for their own and team’s development and growth.
• B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent in computer science, engineering, life science field OR Law degree, LL.B /LLM or equivalent with strong program implementation and management experience
• Recognized privacy certifications and experience preferred.
• Ability to use PowerPoint, Excel, Word, or other technologies to communicate complex topics to stakeholders, manage personal workload, and track projects and issues.

Our company is committed to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request an accommodation prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, or any part of the recruitment process direct your inquiries to [email protected]. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement

Why You Should Apply

Around the world, we are passionate about making an impact on the lives of patients with serious diseases. Empowered to apply our individual talents and diverse perspectives in an inclusive culture, our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.

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
Physical presence at the BMS worksite or physical presence in the field is a necessary job function of this role, which the Company deems critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, employee well-being and engagement, and it enhances the Company culture.

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 [email protected]. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.

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

Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations.