Paralegal

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The individual will be responsible for assisting in all elements of tax and corporate documents for the Bristol Myers Squibb Tax Planning group, which currently consists of 7 tax attorneys and 1 corporate attorney.

This position requires working with a variety of tax and corporate documents in the areas of mergers, acquisitions, business development deals, intercompany transactions, and other corporate and tax transactions. The role requires partnering with the tax planning team, tax compliance team, other business stakeholders, and outside counsel.

Responsibilities:

• Managing and overseeing tax projects from initiation to completion, ensuring timely and accurate delivery
• Supporting the tax teams in defining project scope, goals, and deliverables that support the timely completion of projects
• Developing full-scale project plans and associated communications documents
• Identifying and managing project dependencies and critical path
• Assisting in drafting, reviewing, checking, and organizing legal documents based off templates, such as corporate documents (board meetings, resolutions, etc.), contracts, and intercompany agreements
• Conducting initial reviews and red-lining legal documents in collaboration with tax and corporate teams as well as outside counsel
• Organizing and archiving documents related to completed and ongoing matters, including legal document database
• Maintaining corporate organizational chart, including identification of entity functions
• Completing standard corporate and tax compliance forms and filings based off templates, including application for treaty benefits, entity classification forms, know your customer questionnaire, etc.
• Liaising with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis

Experience required:

• Bachelor’s degree required (preferred in Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field)
• Paralegal certificate preferred
• Minimum 3 to 5 years paralegal experience, either in a law firm or in a legal department of a large, multinational company (with a preference for direct work experience in a project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution)
• Pharmaceutical industry experience a plus
• Advanced knowledge of software applications, including Microsoft Office, Adobe, Visio, document sharing platforms, and other web-based applications (with preference for familiarity with project management software, such as Microsoft Project, Asana, or similar tools)
• Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential
• Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to react to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently
• Ability to elicit cooperation from various stakeholders
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products
• Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks effectively in fast paced environment is crucial

The starting compensation for this job is a range from $85,770 - $103,900 plus incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility).  The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills and where the job is performed. 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 then in effect and may include the following: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care. Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a 401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year’s holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources. Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.

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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.

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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.

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.

BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

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