Executive Recruiter, Executive Talent Acquisition (Research & Development)

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Position Summary

The Global Talent Acquisition organization is seeking an experienced Executive Recruiter to support senior leadership roles across Research & Development, including but not limited to Discovery, Translational Medicine, Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Regulatory Science, Biometrics, and R&D Strategy at Bristol Myers Squibb. This role serves as a strategic partner to R&D leadership, responsible for delivering executive talent aligned to current pipeline priorities while proactively building future‑ready leadership pipelines in support of succession and evolving capability needs. The ideal candidate brings strong business and scientific acumen, proven executive search expertise, and the ability to assess talent market trends, understand R&D strategy, and influence executive‑level decision‑making to ensure BMS attracts world‑class R&D leaders who advance innovation and deliver meaningful impact for patients.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic executive sourcing and engagement strategies for R&D leadership roles by partnering across Global Talent Acquisition, Talent Management COEs, R&D organizations, HRBPs, and external scientific networks

• Build diverse, high‑caliber executive candidate pipelines using advanced sourcing methodologies, including CRM platforms, artificial intelligence and predictive tools, social and professional networks, scientific associations, academia, think tanks, symposia, conferences, and congresses

• Partner closely with R&D Hiring Leaders and HRBPs to deliver a seamless, consultative recruitment experience aligned to scientific strategy, pipeline evolution, and organizational design

• Maintain a strong external orientation, proactively identifying executive talent aligned to future R&D capability needs, succession planning, and workforce strategy

• Develop and deliver competitive intelligence insights related to R&D executive talent markets, emerging skills, and competitor trends to inform leadership decisions and strengthen BMS’s employer value proposition

• Serve as a Brand Ambassador for Bristol Myers Squibb, building trusted, long‑term relationships with senior R&D leaders and candidates

• Ensure exceptional candidate and stakeholder experiences, while maintaining strict adherence to compliant recruiting and hiring practices in a highly regulated environment

• Demonstrate the highest level of professionalism and discretion, engaging in industry and scientific forums to elevate BMS’s reputation as an employer of choice and bringing insights back into the organization for continuous improvement

• Manage and expand third‑party executive search partnerships (retained and contingent), ensuring effective vendor engagement, global best practices, and alignment with procurement requirements

• Partner with Total Rewards, Global Mobility, Legal, Immigration, and Procurement to support executive offer development, negotiation, and delivery, while sharing market insights to inform competitive compensation strategies

• Collaborate with non‑executive recruiting teams to ensure transparency, talent sharing, and continuity across R&D recruiting efforts

Qualifications & Experience

• BA/BS degree required; advanced degree preferred.

• 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including 3+ years focused on senior‑level recruiting within a Pharmaceutical/Biotech R&D environment and/or an executive retained search firm

  • Experience sourcing and/or full life-cycle recruiting in a highly technical space such as R&D strongly preferred

• Expert knowledge of the executive recruiting lifecycle, including sourcing, assessment, relationship management, executive engagement, referencing, and external networking

• Strong business and scientific acumen, with the ability to understand R&D strategy, pipeline dynamics, and future capability needs, and translate insights into talent recommendations

• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior leaders and HRBPs

• Demonstrated success operating in a highly matrixed, fast‑paced environment, managing multiple executive searches simultaneously

• Advanced proficiency in leveraging technology, data, and AI‑enabled recruiting tools to support executive search and pipeline development

• Strong ethical judgment, discretion, and emotional maturity when handling highly confidential information

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

• Fluency with Workday or comparable ATS platforms and CRM tools required

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.

The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience. 
Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits, please visit https://careers.bms.com/life-at-bms/.
 

Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans in effect at the time and may require enrollment. Our benefits include:

• 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.

​Work-life benefits include:

Paid Time Off

• US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico or Rayzebio employees)

• Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays

Based on eligibility*, additional time off for employees may include 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 and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day.

All global employees full and part-time who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible to take advantage of the Global Shutdown.

*Eligibility Disclosure: The summer hours program is for United States (U.S.) office-based employees due to the unique nature of their work. Summer hours are generally not available for field sales and manufacturing operations and may also be limited for the capability centers. Employees in remote-by-design or lab-based roles may be eligible for summer hours, depending on the nature of their work, and should discuss eligibility with their manager. Employees covered under a collective bargaining agreement should consult that document to determine if they are eligible. Contractors, leased workers and other service providers are not eligible to participate in the program.

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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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.