Global Trial Lead (multiple openings)

At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. The Global Trial Lead (GTL) provides full end-to-end operational accountability and oversight for global medical studies, ensuring they are executed with excellence — on time, within budget, and in compliance with regulatory standards and internal policies. This role serves as the single accountable operational owner within MEG Operations, working in close partnership with the MEG Lead, who holds accountability for study design and clinical trial medical oversight. The GTL is responsible for all operational execution across all study phases and manages relationships with vendors to uphold performance and quality. This role may also lead global initiatives and directly represent operational execution at asset- and therapeutic-level governance forums, influencing operational decision-making at both study and organizational levels. The Global Trial Lead plays a pivotal part in driving delivery of medical studies, with broad impact across therapeutic areas and global teams. This role reports to the MEG Operations Lead within MEG Operations.

1. Project Management Holds singular operational accountability for medical study delivery, partnering closely with the MEG Lead and internal study teams to ensure execution meets established timelines, budgets, and quality benchmarks Directly oversees all operational activities of internal and external contributors — with no delegation of primary operational accountability to a CRO or external party Identifies and proactively manages risks, balancing trade-offs between cost, deliverables, and quality Owns and manages the scope of work (SOW) for CROs and Vendor Partners, ensuring alignment with contractual terms, budgetary targets, and quality standards Participates in vendor selection and evaluation processes Reviews, approves, and reconciles vendor invoices, accruals, and scope amendments Utilizes performance metrics and quality indicators to monitor and optimize study execution Ensures accurate data records in study management systems such as Veeva (i.e. CTMS, eTMF, etc.) Develops and enforces study-specific operational standards aligned with broader portfolio strategies to promote consistency Leads development and execution of cross-functional and global best practices Establishes and maintains study-level project management tools, including action logs, decision trackers, issue registers, and risk mitigation plans Collaborates cross-functionally to ensure timely knowledge and information sharing 2. Study Input & Operational Guidance Offers operational guidance on study execution strategies, working in close alignment with the MEG Lead on protocol design and clinical/medical oversight matters Provides consultation across programs/studies with a focus on risk mitigation and operational excellence Monitors trends in medical and clinical operations and advises teams on proactive responses 3. Budgeting & Resource Planning Owns upfront planning of study timelines and budgets in partnership with cross-functional teams Directly manages all study-level vendor logistics and escalates resourcing needs appropriately Identifies and resolves issues impacting budget and timeline adherence Leads quarterly budget reviews, flagging anticipated variances for assigned studies and collaborating with Finance on forecasting 4. Study Oversight Bears full lifecycle operational accountability for assigned study/studies from start-up through