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Associate Human Rights Specialists are professionals who support the promotion and protection of human rights within organizations, government agencies, or international bodies. They assist in researching human rights issues, monitoring compliance, preparing reports, and developing educational programs. Their role often involves coordinating with stakeholders, advocating for policy changes, and providing guidance on human rights standards. This entry-level position is typically part of a larger team and can serve as a stepping stone to more senior roles in the field.

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Associate Human Rights Specialists often work closely with legal teams, policy analysts, advocacy groups, and government agencies to monitor, document, and address human rights issues. Collaboration is essential, as specialists may contribute to research projects, draft reports, and coordinate educational initiatives with both internal colleagues and external partners. Working in this role requires effective communication skills and the ability to navigate diverse perspectives, as you may also engage with community organizations, international bodies, and sometimes directly with affected populations.

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Counsel, Global Supply Chain, Trade, and Human Rights

Madison, NJ • On-site

Bristol Myers Squibb
Scientific Research and Development Services • 10K+ employees

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 28 days ago


Bristol Myers Squibb rating

8.2

Company rating: 8.2 out of 10

Based on 51 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz


Job description

Working with Us
Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren't words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You'll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us.

Position Summary

The Counsel, Supply Chain, Trade, and Human Rights serves as a legal advisor to the Global Supply Chain (GSC) organization, including its Customs & Trade function. This attorney provides strategic, regulatory, and transactional counsel across the clinical and commercial supply networks that deliver BMS medicines to patients around the world.

This is a high-visibility role focused on issues including tariffs, trade policy, sanctions, import/export controls, supply continuity, and human rights due diligence. This attorney will collaborate closely with others in Law & Policy and the business.

The role sits within the Product Development & Supply (PDS) Law team, a collaborative and dynamic group within the Global Drug Development, Manufacturing & Corporate Transactions (GDMCT) legal team at BMS. The PDS Law team provides comprehensive legal support for internal and external manufacturing operations, supply chain, customs and trade, engineering, real estate, and EOHSS. The broader GDMCT legal team also supports Drug Development, Product Development, Global Quality, and transactional support across the enterprise.

This attorney will work alongside colleagues with deep subject matter expertise across manufacturing, quality, regulatory, and transactional practices, on work that is directly connected to the delivery of medicines to patients.

The successful candidate brings excellent legal judgment, learns quickly, navigates complexity, and works with urgency and creativity across regulatory schemes and stakeholders, always prioritizing the urgent needs of patients. The ability to build programs and communicate clearly on complex topics with senior business stakeholders is critical to success in this role.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a legal advisor to the Global Supply Chain organization, advising on complex issues that arise in the supply of product across the clinical and commercial networks to enable the urgent delivery of medicines to patients.

  • Serve as a legal advisor on global trade matters, including tariffs and trade remedies, customs and import/export compliance, economic sanctions, export controls, and trade-related licensing, working closely with Customs & Trade leads to develop practical mitigation and compliance strategies.

  • Serve as a legal advisor on human rights matters, including due diligence related to forced labor, responsible sourcing, supply chain transparency, and emerging human rights laws and standards, partnering with business and compliance stakeholders to assess risk and develop practical mitigation strategies.

  • Monitor evolving global trade and supply chain regulations and enforcement trends, and proactively advise senior leadership on business impact, risk mitigation, and opportunities.

  • Draft, review, and negotiate complex supply, logistics, transportation, and warehousing agreements.

  • Advise on supply disruption, business continuity, and crisis response matters affecting the global network.

  • Collaborate across the Law & Policy Department, including regulatory, ESG, policy, litigation, and IP colleagues, to deliver coordinated, enterprise-aligned legal support to GSC.

Required Qualification(s) and Desired Experience

  • JD (or equivalent) and admission in good standing to at least one U.S. state bar; qualified, or able to become qualified, to practice in-house in New Jersey.

  • 6 or more years of legal experience across law firm, in-house, and/or government roles, including experience in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry.

  • Experience in human rights, customs, international trade, sanctions, or supply chain matters is preferred.

  • Experience structuring and negotiating complex commercial transactions is preferred.

  • Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships and to advise and influence senior executives, including SVP and C-suite stakeholders, on high-impact legal and regulatory matters.

  • Proven ability to lead across large, global, matrixed organizations and to bring stakeholders together to resolve complex issues efficiently and improve the management of legal risk.

  • Excellent judgment, with the ability to independently prioritize and manage multiple projects and to work with speed and quality on a broad range of matters.

  • Ability to communicate complex issues clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing, to senior leaders.

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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.

Compensation Overview:

Madison - Giralda - NJ - US: $202,050 - $244,831 Princeton - NJ - US: $202,050 - $244,831

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 adastaffingsupport@bms.com. 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 TAEnablement@bms.com. 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.

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Bristol-Myers Squibb is a world-renowned global Biopharmaceutical company headquartered in New York, NY, US. Established in 1887, the company has more than 130 years’ worth of history dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. The company operates in the healthcare industry and thrives on providing a range of pharmaceutical products and services for various medical fields, like oncology, cardiovascular diseases, and immunoscience. Notably, Bristol-Myers Squibb is known for its commitment to relentless research and innovative drug development, which has led to breakthroughs like Opdivo, one of the first immunotherapies.

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Scientific research and development services and pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

Company size

10,000+ Employees

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New York, NY, US