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Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us . **Position Summary:** The Established Brands Lead will provide strategic and operational leadership for the portfolio supporting marketed and lifecycle management programs. This role is accountable for leading the team that is developing and executing clinical supply strategies for established brands across all therapeutic areas, ensuring timely and compliant delivery of clinical supplies for post-approval studies and label expansions. The Lead will partner with cross-functional teams, manage stakeholder relationships, and drive process improvements to optimize supply chain efficiency and cost-effectiveness The Established Brands Lead directs Clinical Supply Program Leads (CSPL), Trial Supply Managers (TSMs), and other subordinate staff by balancing workload, resolving operational conflicts, and achieving operational excellence by driving execution and accountability. The leader partners closely with cross-functional teams, including GDO, CMC, Regulatory, Quality, GLS, CSO, and Finance, to promote collaboration and strategic foresight as well as to anticipate demand, manage risk, allocate resources, and ensure alignment with study priorities. This role also serves as a key contributor to CSC's digital, analytical, and continuous improvement agenda leveraging data, AI-enabled insights, and standardized processes/playbooks to strengthen supply chain reliability, reduce risk, and improve speed for patients. This role also supports the development of future-ready talent **Key Responsibilities:** + Ensure consistent strategy development and implementation of all supply strategies for marketed and lifecycle management programs in alignment with organizational objectives and regulatory requirements. + Serve as the primary point of coordination for established brands ensuring rapid assessment, appropriate coordination, and structured assignment paths. + Ensure the EB team are fully leveraging the capabilities of AI to drive meaningful improvement in ways of working, simplifying process and releasing resources to focus on more critical areas + Provide strategic direction and leadership to the EB Therapeutic Area organization. + Through their direct reports oversee the day-to-day management of planning activities, including forecasting, inventory monitoring, and issue resolution for clinical trials within the therapeutic areas. + Support comparator sourcing and vendor interactions as needed, ensuring adherence to budget and timelines. + Handle operational escalations within assigned portfolio, escalating systemic or high-impact issues to senior leadership as appropriate. + Ensure compliance with GxP and safety standards in all supply-related activities. + Identify and recommend process improvements to enhance efficiency and cost-effectiveness; contribute to innovation initiatives led by senior leadership. + Provide coaching and development support for team members, fostering skill growth and engagement. + Support recruitment, onboarding, readiness, engagement, development, and tiering of CSPL/TSM roles as portfolio evolves. + Promote a culture of urgency, quality, and patient focus within the team and across functional interfaces. + Interface and collaborate across the CSC pillars for aligned business practices and stakeholder management + Establishes key performance indicators that facilitate the identification of improvement opportunities and ensure successful realization of goals and objectives and delivery for the portfolio + Partner with the GDO, Finance and CSO organizations to operationalize the CD&OP process, to manage priorities, conflict resolutions across the BMS development processes. + Grow and maintain skills in planning, risk management, stakeholder engagement, digital fluency, digital tool adoption/usage (e.g., Lighthouse, IBP, CASSA), and analytical thinking. + Foster a culture of collaboration, coordination, continuous improvement, accountability, and high-quality execution. **Education & Experience:** + Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Science, Engineering, or related technical field; advanced degree (MBA, PharmD, etc.) preferred but not required. + 10+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with solid expertise in drug development, clinical supply chain management, and/or clinical manufacturing. + 5+ years in leadership roles, including project management and cross-functional team coordination. + Strong working knowledge of clinical trials, supply chain, and logistics best practices; experience in Oncology/Neuro/Immunology/Hematology/Cardio therapeutic areas is a plus. + Proven ability to manage operational activities, resolve issues, and deliver results within timelines and budgets. + Excellent problem-solving, written/verbal communication, and interpersonal skills. + Familiarity with strategic sourcing, vendor interactions, and budget management. + Demonstrated ability to contribute to process improvements and operational efficiency. + An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. 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. 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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/ (https://careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility) 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 . Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations. If you believe that the job posting is missing information required by local law or incorrect in any way, please contact BMS at TAEnablement@bms.com . Please provide the Job Title and Requisition number so we can review. Communications related to your application should not be sent to this email and you will not receive a response. Inquiries related to the status of your application should be directed to Chat with Ripley. R1599001 : Director, Clinical Supply Portfolio Lead, Established Brands **Company:** Bristol-Myers Squibb **Req Number:** R1599001 **Updated:** 2026-02-16 03:36:52.503 UTC **Location:** Hyderabad-IN Bristol Myers Squibb is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, gender expression, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.