Senior Manager, Learning Business Partner - Drug Development

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.

Role Overview / Description

The Sr. Manager, Learning Business Partner (LBP) serves as the primary Drug Development learning partner and advisor for the Tokyo site — responsible for identifying capability needs, shaping the Drug Development site learning plan, and ensuring the effective delivery of aligned, high-impact learning solutions, including hands-on local delivery and facilitation where needed.

This role is part of a global R&D Learning team and plays a critical part in enabling Tokyo’s growth by translating enterprise learning strategy into localized, performance-driven capability building, addressing gaps in accessibility, localization, and application. In addition to site-facing responsibilities, the LBP works across Enterprise Learning, the LEAP Global Capability Center, APAC regional teams, and HR to implement scalable learning solutions, strengthen manager-led development, and support measurable performance outcomes

Key Responsibilities

Site Partnership & Strategy (Drug Development)

• Partner with Tokyo Drug Development / R&D leaders to identify capability needs and learning priorities, aligned to business objectives, growth plans, and regulatory requirements
• Contribute to and execute the Drug Development site learning plan, translating enterprise and global DD priorities into localized, role-based learning solutions and experiences
• Build and manage a structured learning approach for the DD population at the site, including role-based pathways and integration of enterprise and local offerings

Local Delivery & Localization

• Facilitate and/or coordinate local facilitation of with SMEs, onboarding, skill development, enterprise and Drug Development programs at the site as required, including scheduling, hosting, and cohort-based session delivery
• Lead the localization of enterprise learning solutions, ensuring global programs are adapted for language, cultural context, and business relevance
• Support delivery logistics for enterprise-led leadership, skills, and functional programs run at or through the Tokyo site in partnership with the site learning lead

Global Team Contribution

• Partner with Enterprise Learning teams to align on enterprise programs (e.g., leadership, skills, compliance) and drive local pull-through, adoption, and relevance for the Tokyo population
• Operate as a member of the global R&D Learning team supporting broader learning initiatives and program beyond the Tokyo site as needed
• Establish and manage a site-level engagement model with the LEAP Global Capability Center (GCC) to support learning design, development, delivery, and measurement, with clear processes and prioritization

Regional & Cross-Site Alignment

• Engage with the APAC Regional Learning Lead to align on cross–Drug Development functional and site support, regional demand prioritization and LEAP intake, and regional programs and projects
• Contribute to APAC cohort-aligned delivery of regional programs, including potentially virtual facilitation and/or delivery that serves learners at other APAC sites
• Collaborate with APAC site Learning Business Partners, Site Learning Leads, and HR Business Partners to align approaches, share best practices, and ensure integration with broader talent and workforce priorities

Enablement & Effectiveness

• Manage Drug Development learning demand planning and prioritization for the site, surfacing aggregated demand into regional and LEAP intake
• Monitor learning effectiveness and gather feedback to continuously improve solutions, with a focus on increasing application and impact

Key Capabilities / Skills

• Strategic consulting & stakeholder influence
• Learning strategy design and portfolio management
• Facilitation and learning delivery, in person and virtual
• Localization and cross-cultural learning expertise
• Global operating mindset — comfort owning enterprise-level work and collaborating across time zones in a globally distributed team
• Strong understanding of the R&D environment (e.g., regulatory, decision-making, scientific context)
• Data-driven mindset with ability to link learning to outcomes
• Strong collaboration across global and matrixed organizations

Experience Requirements

• Experience in Learning & Development, HR, or capability building
• Experience partnering with senior leaders in a complex, global organization
• Experience designing, implementing, and delivering learning strategies and large-scale programs, including direct facilitation
• Experience working across global and local operating models preferred
• Experience in a pharmaceutical / biotech / R&D environment preferred

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 https://careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.

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