Counsel, Drug Development

Working as a Counsel, Drug Development at Bristol Myers Squibb involves reviewing internal and client-facing projects to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and voluntary commitments. The role requires serving as a point of escalation and lead advisor on corporate matters, including company governance, legal entities, structuring, and network-related matters. The Counsel will also initiate programs and activities to promote a corporate culture that maintains the highest possible standards of legal and regulatory compliance.

What You Will Do

Key responsibilities include reviewing internal and client-facing projects, serving as a point of escalation and lead advisor on corporate matters, initiating programs and activities to promote a corporate culture, managing the streamlining and implementation of unified approaches and standard operating procedures, working with regional and global compliance teams, and instructing and managing external counsel.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role may be a fit for candidates who are passionate about transforming patients' lives through science and are looking for a challenging and meaningful career opportunity. The role requires strong legal and regulatory knowledge, excellent communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Strong legal and regulatory knowledge
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

• Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care
• Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval)
• 11 paid national holidays
• 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval
• 11 national holidays
• 3 optional holidays
• Unlimited paid sick time
• Up to 2 paid volunteer days per year
• Summer hours flexibility
• Leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs
• Annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day