Director, Precision Medicine – China

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. Major Duties and Responsibilities Define and lead the Precision Medicine strategy for China in partnership with global asset teams, China development teams, translational medicine, regulatory, clinical operations, medical, and commercial stakeholders. Develop and execute China-focused Precision Medicine strategies for IVD and biomarker programs, including immunohistochemistry, immunoassay, PCR, next-generation sequencing (NGS), tissue- and blood-based diagnostics, and related bioinformatics approaches. Shape and align China Precision Medicine activities with global Precision Medicine sub-teams to ensure local diagnostic plans both support and inform exploratory, clinical, regulatory, medical, and commercial strategies. Identify, evaluate, and build durable relationships with China-based diagnostic vendors, laboratories, technology providers, and potential partners, and recommend the partnering and sourcing strategies best suited to local and global program needs. Provide strategic oversight of the interface between internal BMS teams and China-based external diagnostic partners, ensuring delivery of critical milestones including assay feasibility, technical development, analytical validation, clinical validation, sample testing, regulatory documentation, and launch readiness where applicable. Shape and support China regulatory, clinical, medical, and commercial planning related to diagnostic products and biomarker implementation, ensuring alignment with global Precision Medicine standards and local China requirements, and informing global standards where China requirements diverge. Serve as the senior Precision Medicine leader and subject matter expert in China, representing and advocating for BMS in interactions with local diagnostic partners, laboratories, regulatory stakeholders, and scientific forums as appropriate. Acquire, synthesize, and disseminate knowledge of the China diagnostic landscape, including vendor capabilities, regulatory expectations, laboratory infrastructure, and emerging precision medicine technologies, translating this intelligence into actionable recommendations for global Precision Medicine and asset teams. Anticipate the evolution of China diagnostic policy and the competitive testing landscape, and advise senior Precision Medicine, Translational Medicine, and China leadership on the resulting risks, opportunities, and investment choices. We hire for skills and capabilities, not just credentials – if this role excites you, but doesn’t perfectly match your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. How We Work Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models: site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at . 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 . Visit to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement. Candidate Rights BMS will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area. For roles based in Los Angeles County only: 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: 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 . Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations. If this posting is missing required information required by local law or incorrect, contact BMS at with the Job Title and Requisition number. Do not send application-related inquiries to this email. To check your application status, please login to your Candidate Home Account. R1606254 : Director, Precision Medicine – China