Healthcare Jobs in Chiyoda, Japan (Now Hiring) — 76 open — Page 3

Working with Us
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. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us.

Position Summary

Portfolio and Project Manager is responsible for driving end-to-end project execution, ensuring alignment with therapeutic area, disease area and compound strategies. This TA PPM role is a key partner to the Strategy and Portfolio Management team, collaborating to drive integrated development plans in collaboration with global and Japan program teams, manages project scopes such as timelines across multiple compounds, and monitors project status to proactively address risks and delays. Key responsibilities include proactive risk management and issue recovery actions, KPI tracking, coordinating resource allocation, and supporting governance processes. Additionally, the Project and Portfolio Manager supports TA’s or Program’s decision-making (integrating valuation metrics such as eDC and PTRS) to achieve project and corporate objectives and also supports continuous improvement through robust partnership with the JPT and functions such as TA department and through transparent reporting.

Duties/Responsibilities

Strategic Partnership:

• Serve as a CD TA partner to the Strategy and Portfolio Management team, ensuring alignment of project objectives with portfolio strategy, prioritization, and resource management.
• Collaborate on portfolio reviews, risk vs. value analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Risk Management:

• Build integrated risk management plans for all projects, with special attention to disease areas.
• Apply standardized risk management frameworks, including risk identification, assessment, mitigation, escalation, and reporting, in partnership with the Strategy and Portfolio Management team.
• Facilitate risk management training and adoption of new tools and processes across teams such as Japan Program teams or TA representatives.

Milestone, KPI & Metrics Management:

• Define, track, and report on Milestones and key performance indicators (KPIs) for project delivery, risk mitigation, and portfolio health, in collaboration with the Strategy and Portfolio Management team.
• Use data-driven insights to inform decision-making and continuous improvement.

Project Planning & Execution:

• To keep program scopes, overseeing integrated development plans, timelines, and milestones, ensuring alignment with TA, disease area, and compound strategies.
• Build an appropriate project initiation approach from both strategy and operational viewpoint
• Monitor project status, proactively address risks and delays, and coordinate resource allocation.

Valuation & Portfolio Management:

• Develop and apply valuation metrics (factors for eNPV such as eDC, PTRS, etc.) to support portfolio optimization and prioritization.
• Partner with the Strategy and Portfolio Management team to drive portfolio excellence and value delivery.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in life science (advanced degree Ph.D. in scientific discipline and/or MBA is preferred)
• At least 3 years experience in project management and/or functional management in one or more of the Pharmaceutical R&D functions
• Professional project management certification and/or diploma (PMP) highly preferred
• Demonstrated experience in risk management, KPI tracking, and portfolio strategy.
• Experience of managing or leading global or multi-country projects
• Ability to deliver the outcomes under the ambiguity or complexity
• Strong partnership skills with ability to collaborate across functions with people at all levels of the organization
• Ability for proactive proposal building and proactive action takings without detailed instructions
• Ability to respond flexibly to the changing project/task priorities and work assignments.
• Ability to influence and negotiate without specific authority.
• Ability to take a risk and to manage it without jeopardizing quality and/or compliance
• Ability to build a forecast and action plan based on the organization strategy
• Acts to make a balance between short-term performance and long-term strategy.
• Strong analytical skills with high IT literacy including proficiency in project management and analytical tools
• Experience to ensure the business complies with all legal legislation through compliance with the highest standards of pharmaceutical industry propriety
• Experience to assure business compliance and control within the Health Care Compliance obligations, Sarbanes Oxley and other audit requirements
• Strong English communication skills

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.

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.

R1604569 : Senior Manager, Portfolio and Program manager