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Position Summary

The Agile People Solutions Partner will join a talented team to support the highest value priorities and critical projects within BMS and the People Function. These priorities and projects may include, but are not limited to organizational design & execution, talent management, workforce planning, employee experience, process/system improvements, change management and advancing the people strategy.  This individual may take on multiple projects from design to execution and provide business client support within a functional area, as needed. Because the work of the Agile People Solutions team supports priorities across the full People Operating Model (HR Business Partner, Center of Expertise and Operations), this role can be a springboard to multiple career paths within the People Function. 
 

Key Responsibilities

Lead complex projects driving the people strategy, workforce planning, organizational design, talent management, employee experience process/system improvements and change management. Collaborate across the People operating model for effective deployment of People strategies and activities.​Adapt swiftly to changing business needs by being deployed to critical priorities and projects as required, demonstrating flexibility and responsiveness.​Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including People colleagues, business leaders, employees, and external partners.​Utilize People analytics and insights to inform decision-making, measure the impact of interventions, and continuously improve People processes and practices.​Anticipate challenges and opportunities by proactively identifying potential issues, risks, and trends, and developing proactive solutions and strategies to address them before they escalate.​Take a leadership role in creating a respectful & inclusive work environment while role-modeling the BMS Values and fostering geographical and cultural diversity.​Drive outcomes through a culture of continuous improvement within the People function and across the organization, encouraging feedback, innovation, and learning from successes and failures to enhance processes, policies, and practices.

Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field. 7+ years of relevant People/HR experience or relevant business/strategic consultingSelf-motivated and agile individual with a proactive mindset, consistently taking initiative and demonstrating strong accountability to drive projects forward and achieve results.Strategy & Business Acumen: Understand business context, anticipate trends, and apply systems thinking and to diagnose problems and enable solutionsData/People Analytics: Experience in the use of metrics and analytics in a way that drives business performance. Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools, such as Excel and Tableau.Business Partnering: Organizationally savvy and can leverage consulting skills to effectively influence the businessQuick Learner: Prior success working independently in fast-paced, adaptable, and flexible situations while driving strategic initiatives, delivering results, and resolving issues.Team Player: Strong experience building relationships, leading strategic initiatives, and collaborating across diverse business backgrounds and cultures. Highly self-motivated and able to work independently and in a team environment.Effective Communicator: Demonstrates excellent communication, storytelling, and interpersonal skills with various internal and external stakeholders to engage and influence at all levels.Critical Thinker: Effective critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills while continuously seeking opportunities for process improvement, challenging the status quo, and thinking outside the box.Action-oriented: Pursues tasks with a sense of urgency.  Shows accountability by taking ownership of responsibilities and completing them with the highest quality on time.Program Management: Agile and resourceful individual with a track record of delivering results through speed, innovation, and simplification of complex processes. Skilled in leveraging available resources to drive tasks and projects forward while effectively managing multiple projects and prioritizing tasks.

The starting compensation for this job is a range from [$160,000-$190,000], plus incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility). The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills and where the job is performed. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience. Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits, please visit our BMS Career Site (https://careers.bms.com/working-with-us).

Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect and may include the following: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care. Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a 401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown days between Christmas and New Year’s holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources.

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.

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.

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