Career Growth

Image of Cinthia Silva, BMS woman employee, in a workplace setting

Cinthia Silva’s BMS Journey of Ambition, Growth and Opportunity in STEM

Meet Our People /

I am Cinthia Silva, and my career journey has been a testament to the power of support, preparation, and the incredible opportunities afforded by Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS). My journey began in Mexico City as a determined student, embracing every chance to learn and excel, ultimately earning a degree in Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemistry from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Joining BMS as an intern while still completing my studies was a pivotal moment. From the outset, I was met with a culture that values employee development and growth. Under the guidance of my manager, a supportive woman who recognized and nurtured my potential, I embarked on a journey that […]

Cinthia Silva’s BMS Journey of Ambition, Growth and Opportunity in STEM Read More »

I am Cinthia Silva, and my career journey has been a testament to the power of support, preparation, and the incredible opportunities afforded by Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS). My journey began in Mexico City as a determined student, embracing every chance to learn and excel, ultimately earning a degree in Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemistry from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Joining BMS as an intern while still completing my studies was a pivotal moment. From the outset, I was met with a culture that values employee development and growth. Under the guidance of my manager, a supportive woman who recognized and nurtured my potential, I embarked on a journey that

BMS woman employee and man employee sitting around conference room table collaborating.

Data Science and AI Roles Change the Healthcare Horizon at BMS

Building Careers /

Bristol Myers Squibb is at the forefront of helping patients prevail over serious diseases through our diverse pipeline and new scientific platforms. Some of those ever-evolving and leading-edge platforms involve data science and AI predictive solutions — providing incredibly interesting work along with career growth opportunities. Business Insights & Analytics (BIA) leader, Mike Sobotka, is promoting these careers as they become more crucial to the BMS mission, and more appealing to qualified candidates who might not have previously considered a career in biopharma. As Senior Director and head of Commercialization Data Science and AI Predictive Science, Mike and his team have a number of data science and AI roles available

Data Science and AI Roles Change the Healthcare Horizon at BMS Read More »

Bristol Myers Squibb is at the forefront of helping patients prevail over serious diseases through our diverse pipeline and new scientific platforms. Some of those ever-evolving and leading-edge platforms involve data science and AI predictive solutions — providing incredibly interesting work along with career growth opportunities. Business Insights & Analytics (BIA) leader, Mike Sobotka, is promoting these careers as they become more crucial to the BMS mission, and more appealing to qualified candidates who might not have previously considered a career in biopharma. As Senior Director and head of Commercialization Data Science and AI Predictive Science, Mike and his team have a number of data science and AI roles available

Photo of Ceylin, a process engineer at BMS

“Exactly Where I Want to Be:” BMS Process Engineers Share Their Stories

Meet Our People /

A love of innovation and a desire to make an impact are two incredibly important values you’ll find in Bristol Myers Squibb’s job descriptions for Process and Bioprocess Engineers at our Devens, Massachusetts and Seattle, Washington campuses. If these values are meaningful to you when looking at career options, read on to see how they positively impact Ceylin Elmasli, Senior Specialist, Associate Process Engineer, and Will Kamnick, Senior Specialist, Engineer. Their day-to-day roles and responsibilities are critical to Cell Therapy Development and Operations, while offering interesting and meaningful careers within the exacting drug manufacturing process. BMS’s breakthrough research in cell therapy is helping to revolutionize the cancer treatment landscape. As

“Exactly Where I Want to Be:” BMS Process Engineers Share Their Stories Read More »

A love of innovation and a desire to make an impact are two incredibly important values you’ll find in Bristol Myers Squibb’s job descriptions for Process and Bioprocess Engineers at our Devens, Massachusetts and Seattle, Washington campuses. If these values are meaningful to you when looking at career options, read on to see how they positively impact Ceylin Elmasli, Senior Specialist, Associate Process Engineer, and Will Kamnick, Senior Specialist, Engineer. Their day-to-day roles and responsibilities are critical to Cell Therapy Development and Operations, while offering interesting and meaningful careers within the exacting drug manufacturing process. BMS’s breakthrough research in cell therapy is helping to revolutionize the cancer treatment landscape. As

Smiling woman in crowd

Inclusive, Diverse, Supportive: Two BMS Colleagues on Brazil Workplace Culture

Global Inclusion & Diversity /

Bristol Myers Squibb prides itself on fostering an inclusive culture, while at the same time, taking meaningful, deliberate steps to drive equitable advancement and growth opportunities for all. This is especially true at BMS Brazil, where director of human resources, Jennifer Wendling dedicates herself to the strategy behind fostering that inclusive culture, and fleet manager, Ewerton Melchiori has directly experienced some of those growth opportunities in his notable 8+ years at BMS. Nearing a 20-Year Journey, but Still Room to Grow Having spent almost her entire career at BMS, Jennifer reflected on some of those growth opportunities in her own career as well. “People often say, ‘You’ve been at the

Inclusive, Diverse, Supportive: Two BMS Colleagues on Brazil Workplace Culture Read More »

Bristol Myers Squibb prides itself on fostering an inclusive culture, while at the same time, taking meaningful, deliberate steps to drive equitable advancement and growth opportunities for all. This is especially true at BMS Brazil, where director of human resources, Jennifer Wendling dedicates herself to the strategy behind fostering that inclusive culture, and fleet manager, Ewerton Melchiori has directly experienced some of those growth opportunities in his notable 8+ years at BMS. Nearing a 20-Year Journey, but Still Room to Grow Having spent almost her entire career at BMS, Jennifer reflected on some of those growth opportunities in her own career as well. “People often say, ‘You’ve been at the

Photo of Lisa, BMS Employee

Full Circle: A Senior Leader and Director Chose Manufacturing at BMS, Again

Building Careers /

Did you know the average adult changes employers five to seven times throughout their career lifespan? The number of people who come back to an employer they previously left, however, is less than two in ten. While we don’t have hard statistics on boomerang employees at Bristol Myers Squibb, it’s certainly not unusual to come across them, especially at the leadership levels. Case in point being Lisa McClintock, Vice President and Lead for our Devens, MA Cell Therapy Manufacturing and Brad Harris, Director of Biologics Manufacturing Technology, also in Devens – two BMS leaders headquartered in our 89-acre multi-use campus that supports our biologics process development along with clinical and

Full Circle: A Senior Leader and Director Chose Manufacturing at BMS, Again Read More »

Did you know the average adult changes employers five to seven times throughout their career lifespan? The number of people who come back to an employer they previously left, however, is less than two in ten. While we don’t have hard statistics on boomerang employees at Bristol Myers Squibb, it’s certainly not unusual to come across them, especially at the leadership levels. Case in point being Lisa McClintock, Vice President and Lead for our Devens, MA Cell Therapy Manufacturing and Brad Harris, Director of Biologics Manufacturing Technology, also in Devens – two BMS leaders headquartered in our 89-acre multi-use campus that supports our biologics process development along with clinical and

Photo of John and Kelly

John Yoo and Kelly Cho: Many Paths to Leadership at BMS Korea

Building Careers /

Senior Clinical Operations Manager Kelly Cho (RPh, Master of Science in Pharmacy), and Senior Marketing Manager, Cardiovascular John Yoo (RPh, Master of Science in Immunology) are two colleagues among more than 200 who make Bristol Myers Squibb, Korea, a thriving pillar of our Asian and global strategy. Headquartered in Seoul, John and Kelly personify the fact that there is no one way to become a leader within BMS. Each takes their own journey while at the same time playing critical roles in furthering the BMS mission of transforming patients’ lives through science. Early Influences Provide Direction Kelly recalls an emotional incident regarding her father over 20 years ago that inspired

John Yoo and Kelly Cho: Many Paths to Leadership at BMS Korea Read More »

Senior Clinical Operations Manager Kelly Cho (RPh, Master of Science in Pharmacy), and Senior Marketing Manager, Cardiovascular John Yoo (RPh, Master of Science in Immunology) are two colleagues among more than 200 who make Bristol Myers Squibb, Korea, a thriving pillar of our Asian and global strategy. Headquartered in Seoul, John and Kelly personify the fact that there is no one way to become a leader within BMS. Each takes their own journey while at the same time playing critical roles in furthering the BMS mission of transforming patients’ lives through science. Early Influences Provide Direction Kelly recalls an emotional incident regarding her father over 20 years ago that inspired

Photo of Irene and Andrew in conversation

Unique Opportunities to Learn Fast, Grow Fast in a Commercialization Career

Building Careers /

From the early stages of molecular testing to drug product launch, Worldwide Oncology Commercial (WWOC) at Bristol Myers Squibb plays a pivotal role alongside research and development teams. WWOC brings a commercial lens to the development process, thus assuring viability and ensuring cancer patients have access to our oncology portfolio. Accordingly, the organization relies on teams of accomplished professionals from various backgrounds like Irene Mac, Executive Director, and Andrew Witriol, Vice President, who found in WWOC opportunities to learn fast and grow fast and take advantage of BMS growth opportunities, while doing some of the most interesting and meaningful work of their careers. They and their teammates around the world

Unique Opportunities to Learn Fast, Grow Fast in a Commercialization Career Read More »

From the early stages of molecular testing to drug product launch, Worldwide Oncology Commercial (WWOC) at Bristol Myers Squibb plays a pivotal role alongside research and development teams. WWOC brings a commercial lens to the development process, thus assuring viability and ensuring cancer patients have access to our oncology portfolio. Accordingly, the organization relies on teams of accomplished professionals from various backgrounds like Irene Mac, Executive Director, and Andrew Witriol, Vice President, who found in WWOC opportunities to learn fast and grow fast and take advantage of BMS growth opportunities, while doing some of the most interesting and meaningful work of their careers. They and their teammates around the world

Photo of two Bristol Myers Squibb cell therapy employees wearing personal protective equipment

Two Interesting Paths to Careers as Manufacturing Managers in Cell Therapy

Building Careers /

If a career as a cell therapy manufacturing manager is currently not on your radar, you might just change your mind after reading the stories of current Bristol Myers Squibb colleagues Seamus Slattery and Arnold Sosa – both of whom found success and satisfaction working out of our Devens, MA and Summit, NJ sites respectively. Each was introduced to the position in a somewhat roundabout way, and they now find themselves immersed in interesting and meaningful work that transforms the lives of patients, while at the same time transforming their lives as well. Their journeys are not atypical among BMS manufacturing staff and are inspirational to anyone considering a career

Two Interesting Paths to Careers as Manufacturing Managers in Cell Therapy Read More »

If a career as a cell therapy manufacturing manager is currently not on your radar, you might just change your mind after reading the stories of current Bristol Myers Squibb colleagues Seamus Slattery and Arnold Sosa – both of whom found success and satisfaction working out of our Devens, MA and Summit, NJ sites respectively. Each was introduced to the position in a somewhat roundabout way, and they now find themselves immersed in interesting and meaningful work that transforms the lives of patients, while at the same time transforming their lives as well. Their journeys are not atypical among BMS manufacturing staff and are inspirational to anyone considering a career

Work life balance and professional Growth

Work-Life Balance and Professional Growth: Biologics Careers in Devens

Meet Our People /

The Bristol Myers Squibb Devens, MA site offers a range of interesting and meaningful career opportunities in biopharmaceutical commercial manufacturing. We’ve spoken directly to two colleagues who have thrived among our dynamic and diverse culture, in roles that provide robust benefit packages that make them attractive to individuals seeking a career change as well as veterans transitioning back to civilian life. Successful Transition Launches Career Plans Senior Specialist and Manufacturing Engineer Sam Jacey is one of those veterans who successfully transitioned to full-time in Devens a little over a year ago after completing a Department of Defense Careers Skills Program (CSP) internship in partnership with BMS. “For the last six

Work-Life Balance and Professional Growth: Biologics Careers in Devens Read More »

The Bristol Myers Squibb Devens, MA site offers a range of interesting and meaningful career opportunities in biopharmaceutical commercial manufacturing. We’ve spoken directly to two colleagues who have thrived among our dynamic and diverse culture, in roles that provide robust benefit packages that make them attractive to individuals seeking a career change as well as veterans transitioning back to civilian life. Successful Transition Launches Career Plans Senior Specialist and Manufacturing Engineer Sam Jacey is one of those veterans who successfully transitioned to full-time in Devens a little over a year ago after completing a Department of Defense Careers Skills Program (CSP) internship in partnership with BMS. “For the last six

WWOC

WWOC — Where Oncology Marketing Careers Thrive and Grow Fast

Building Careers /

As the organization’s name implies, Worldwide Oncology Commercial (WWOC) at Bristol Myers Squibb develops and shapes the oncology commercialization strategy at BMS on a global scale. WWOC offers a collaborative and fast-paced environment that works to ensure patient access to new cancer therapies as quickly as possible. As such, WWOC, with the promise to Learn Fast, Grow Fast, offers unmatched opportunities for leadership development and career growth — within the organization as well as beyond — to help transform the lives of cancer patients. Michael Allard, Sachin Gholap and Neo Miyashita served as Directors within WWOC before recent promotions to new positions within BMS. They reflected on their respective experiences

WWOC — Where Oncology Marketing Careers Thrive and Grow Fast Read More »

As the organization’s name implies, Worldwide Oncology Commercial (WWOC) at Bristol Myers Squibb develops and shapes the oncology commercialization strategy at BMS on a global scale. WWOC offers a collaborative and fast-paced environment that works to ensure patient access to new cancer therapies as quickly as possible. As such, WWOC, with the promise to Learn Fast, Grow Fast, offers unmatched opportunities for leadership development and career growth — within the organization as well as beyond — to help transform the lives of cancer patients. Michael Allard, Sachin Gholap and Neo Miyashita served as Directors within WWOC before recent promotions to new positions within BMS. They reflected on their respective experiences

Photo of Vani, employee at BMS Hyderabad

Transform Patients’ Lives – and Your Technology Career with BMS Hyderabad

Building Careers /

There is no greater time to explore exciting Technology careers at Bristol Myers Squibb’s new location in Hyderabad, India. What is also exciting and intriguing is the incredible talent setting up this facility and serving as BMS’s head of IT culture and strategy, Vani Kodandaram. A successful and fruitful 25+ year career at BMS has positioned Vani at this critical juncture in India as we expand patient access to medicine while we continue our global work to reduce health disparities – goals that are not possible without a diverse, passionate Technology team to help Hyderabad become the latest innovative BMS facility. Over the years, Vani has served as a core

Transform Patients’ Lives – and Your Technology Career with BMS Hyderabad Read More »

There is no greater time to explore exciting Technology careers at Bristol Myers Squibb’s new location in Hyderabad, India. What is also exciting and intriguing is the incredible talent setting up this facility and serving as BMS’s head of IT culture and strategy, Vani Kodandaram. A successful and fruitful 25+ year career at BMS has positioned Vani at this critical juncture in India as we expand patient access to medicine while we continue our global work to reduce health disparities – goals that are not possible without a diverse, passionate Technology team to help Hyderabad become the latest innovative BMS facility. Over the years, Vani has served as a core

Biostats in Boudry

Exciting Careers in Biostatistics and Trial Management at BMS Boudry

Meet Our People /

Overlooking Lake Neuchâtel at the foot of the Swiss Alps, lies the city of Boudry, a picture-perfect location that attracts a diverse workforce from around the world. Some, like the 1,000 or so Bristol Myers Squibb employees, come to Boudry to do some of the most meaningful work of their careers, and in a variety of critical roles. Romain Piault, Senior Manager, Biostatistics, and Marina Arias Parro, Senior Global Trial Manager, are among just two of the more than 50 nationalities at BMS Boudry. Both are key members of BMS’s Global Drug Development organization which oversees several important stages of the drug life cycle, including regulatory, biostatistics, operations and clinical

Exciting Careers in Biostatistics and Trial Management at BMS Boudry Read More »

Overlooking Lake Neuchâtel at the foot of the Swiss Alps, lies the city of Boudry, a picture-perfect location that attracts a diverse workforce from around the world. Some, like the 1,000 or so Bristol Myers Squibb employees, come to Boudry to do some of the most meaningful work of their careers, and in a variety of critical roles. Romain Piault, Senior Manager, Biostatistics, and Marina Arias Parro, Senior Global Trial Manager, are among just two of the more than 50 nationalities at BMS Boudry. Both are key members of BMS’s Global Drug Development organization which oversees several important stages of the drug life cycle, including regulatory, biostatistics, operations and clinical