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Position summary

The Business Unit Coordinator CHAT – Innovative Medicines is an enabler for the Business Unit, going beyond traditional administrative support. The role supports commercial excellence with the BU team and encourages innovative thinking. This role partners closely with the BU Head, BU Team and cross-functional network to optimize operations, facilitate innovation, and ensure the team is equipped for future challenges.

Key Responsibilities

Advanced Administrative & Project Management:

• Manage meeting logistics for the Business Unit.
• Prepare high-impact presentations, reports, and communications for internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversee budget management and tracking, contract management, and vendor coordination with a focus on optimizing value.

Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration:

• Act as a connector between internal teams, external partners, and customers to accelerate decision-making and project delivery.
• Build strong relationships across the organization, fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture.
• Handle confidential information with discretion and demonstrate excellent judgment insensitive situations.

Strategic & Commercial Operations Support:

• Proactively identify and implement process improvements and automation to enhance team efficiency.
• Support commercial operations by preparing data-driven insights and assisting with business case development.
• Coordinate cross-functional projects, ensuring timely execution and alignment with business priorities.

Innovation & Change Enablement:

• Track and report on innovation initiatives, supporting project teams in overcoming barriers and scaling successful pilots.
• Champion new ways of working, including digital transformation, agile practices, and continuous improvement.

Future Skills & Continuous Learning:

• Stay current with digital tools (internal systems and capabilities), and best practices in commercial operations.
• Support team upskilling and development initiatives, encouraging growth mindset and adaptability.

This role reports directly to the Business Unit Director, IM CHAT and is working very closely across the Marketing and Commercial organization of the BU.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field preferred.
• 5+ years’ experience in a commercial, project management, or executive support role; pharma/biotech experience a plus.
• Proven ability to leverage digital tools (e.g., SAP, Share Point, automation platforms) to drive efficiency.
• Strong analytical, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and thrive in a fast1paced, dynamic environment.
• Passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and enabling others to succeed

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 a supportive culture, promoting global participation 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

BMS has an 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.

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

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/

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.

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