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Senior Manager, North America Site Accounts, Scheduling and Cell Logistics
The Position:
The Senior Manager, North America Site Accounts, Scheduling and Cell Logistics (SCLT) will be responsible for developing and managing a high-functioning, customer-facing team of Site Account Specialists and Managers who schedule and monitor patient treatment schedules for the manufacturing of BMS’s commercial autologous cellular immunotherapy products. The individual in this role will build and maintain strong relationships with other partners across the Cell Therapy Franchise to ensure best-in-class customer service is delivered to our BMS certified treatment centers across North America. They will deliver on our Scheduling and Cell Logistics strategy, processes, and KPIs while maintaining a continuous improvement mindset.
This position will report to the Associate Director, North America Site Accounts, SCLT, and will collaborate regularly with other regional and global Senior Managers and Managers.
Position is office-based in Summit, New Jersey, with an in-office attendance requirement of 60% of working days. Remote work must be performed at home with consistent office setup and internet access, as extensive work at computers and phones is essential to job function.
Domestic and international travel is possible but will not exceed 15%
Occasional support required for issues and escalations outside of core business hours is possible
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
8+ years of work experience in scheduling, planning, operations, and/or account management
4+ years managing direct reports, direct or indirect management of multiple teams is preferred
Experience working in APEX, Salesforce CRM, Oracle, SAP, and/or other comparable planning/scheduling/execution systems is preferred
Experience working in a regulated environment (cGMP/FDA) is required
Must have strong proficiency with Office 365 software, especially Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
Responsibilities:
Lead a team of 15+ specialists through managers
Directly oversee two managers, each of whom leads a team of 5-8 Operations Specialists located in Seattle, WA and Summit, NJ
Influence day-to-day scheduling operations and exception management through a strong sense of leadership
Oversee resolution paths for escalations and events beyond the first-line responsibilities of the managers; responsible for retrospective as required
Communicate issues and resolutions with management and key internal and external stakeholders
Develop and maintain overall customer service and site account health monitoring strategies in line with departmental strategic initiatives
Plan and facilitate functional team managerial meetings; support coverage of weekly check-ins as required
Accountable for team performance and regional Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Accountable for implementation of process improvement projects at the departmental level, or cross-functionally with regional partners
Hire and/or develop direct and indirect reports
Maintain a positive, inclusive, and professional team atmosphere
Manage given resources and identify resource needs including allocated project budgets and ongoing headcount determinations
Ensure direct reports and their teams are properly trained and are aligned with SCLT strategy
Analyze trends and develop action plans from feedback, operational metrics, and KPIs
Provide input for, set, and manage team goals aligned with SCLT strategy
Plan and facilitate (on rotation) Global SCLT meetings for Managers and Senior Managers
Provide weekly updates on team projects and goals to regional heads
Manage relationships with regional partners as assigned
Act as Subject Matter Expert on regional & global projects as assigned
Develop and gather endorsement for business cases for transformational projects
Mentor/lead at least one global working group comprised of specialists and managers
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Experience working in a regulated environment (cGMP/FDA) is required
Must be skilled in planning and organizing, conflict management, decision-making, building relationships, innovation management, and resource allocation
Excellent leadership, communication, and presentation skills
Ability to make decisions in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
Highly self-motivated individual, with demonstrated time management skill and ability to work independently
Flexibility in responding to change or business needs
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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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