Vice President, Cell Therapy Supply and Network Orchestration

Vice President, Cell Therapy Supply and Network Orchestration

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Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren't words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.

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The Vice President, Cell Therapy Global Supply Chain & Network Orchestration leads the end-to-end supply strategy, planning, & execution for BMS's Cell Therapy portfolio. This executive will report to SVP, Global Supply Chain and is accountable for orchestrating a digitally enabled, agile network that integrates internal and external assets, accelerates cell therapy product launches, and drives operational excellence. This role partners closely with cross-functional leaders, GO Teams, and Cell Therapy Development Operations to deliver innovative solutions and ensure supply chain resilience, compliance in the rapidly evolving cell therapy landscape to drive positive impact for patients with serious illnesses.

• Responsible for operating, planning and architecting the Cell Therapy supply chain to achieve short-term operational goals on patient service and cost, while at the same time industrializing the supply chain to be digitally enabled and built on standard process to enable the Cell Therapy network to meet long-term patient growth goals, profitability and launch
• Oversee and manage long-range planning, scenario planning, capacity planning, and production scheduling for the global cell therapy supply network optimizing flows across internal and external sites, including inventory and materials
• Implements an integrated supply strategy for the global cell therapy manufacturing network, including contract manufacturing organizations
• Drives strong integration with patient intake and operations team, whose goal is to create a seamless slot management process linking patient reservations to Manufacturing scheduling and commitment dates in real time
• Strong financial acumen, able to perform margin analysis, understanding cost drivers and their impact on margin. Able to recommend margin efficient processes and network design
• Ensures meaningful and robust two-way sharing of critical information between Global Supply Chain & the Cell Therapy Development Operations team
• Owns management of Supply Network Planning process for all cell therapy manufacturing sites and contract manufacturing organizations
• Ownership of the brand value chain management function - determines how best to incorporate supply chain business aspects of the brand into the team covering brand strategy, cost and portfolio and network
• Ensures Cell Therapy Supply Chain organization is aligned to life cycle management, product governance, launch readiness, and cross-functional alignment with commercial and clinical teams
• Achieves customer service levels, inventory targets, and operational KPIs across the global cell therapy supply chain network
• Leads and manages external manufacturing activities, including implementing external manufacturing strategy, supplier risk reduction, automation of materials management, and reaching target supply performance metrics for cell therapy products
• Actively supports and jointly leads the implementation of digital supply chain technologies for Supply Network Planning and S&OP support. Business owner of the digital architecture and that it meets business needs
• Ens all cell therapy supply chain activities meet regulatory, quality, and compliance requirements
• Plays an active role in development of strategic roadmap driving improved capabilities across end-to-end planning & execution
• Builds and leads a future-ready cell therapy supply chain team aligned with BMS's values and business objectives
• Assesses competency requirements and develops/implements the talent management plans for building and maintaining a best-in-class cell therapy supply chain team
• Integrates development operations with supply chain readiness to accelerate clinical-to-commercial transitions for cell therapy products, ensuring early supply chain engagement in product development and launch planning
• Serves as the primary cell therapy supply chain representative within GO Team structures, embedding…