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      Director Interview

      Jun 10, 2020
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Summit, NJ
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Bristol Myers Squibb (Summit, NJ) in Mar 2020

      Interview

      HR phone screening interview where I learned that the job location was actually 20 miles from the location of the advertised job posting in the BMS career website. This was bait-and-switch, the advertised job appeared to be a Director level I had applied for, but I didn't find that out until much later it was only a low level manager position with no direct reports. I was made to believe I was applying for a lateral move based on the job description, but instead this job was two levels below my current role. It was difficult to understand the person from HR because English wasn't their first language. I had a phone interview with the HM(hiring manager) who was new to their role by a couple of months. The HM spent most of the time explaining their own background. I got the strong feeling I was interviewing the HM trying to convince me of their own background. No time explaining what this job actually was. The HM ended the call saying I would be scheduled with a 5 person panel interview. I decided to move forward, since I expected the panel interview to take on a more experienced and serious tone. The panel interview was simply a series of them asking me their prepared questions. It didn't matter how I answered them they would proceed to ask the next question, even though we already covered that material in detail earlier in the interview. One proceeded to recite industry standard buzzwords they follow, which was alarming considering the HM just told me in a prior call how much they are in trouble in that area for a long time and need an experienced person like me to lead the team. It was also out of character to say this to me towards the end of the interview, considering I just covered all that talking about my years of experience in successfully doing exactly that. They asked their set of questions, left no time for me to ask any questions, that was the end. At least 3 of the 5 on the panel didn't have what I would call a good command of the English language. They wouldn't speak up and muttered when they spoke. Maybe this is because English wasn't their first language. I have worked with people from all types of cultures and backgrounds, and don't have problems understanding them but for some reason at BMS (formerly Celgene) in Summit, NJ they don't have the expectation for this skill. Perhaps it is because of this "method" of recruitment, by using a bait-and-switch technique this weeds out the bright people in their process who demand the higher salaries. I was shocked most of the panel at BMS (formerly Celgene) were at the Director level. I was so unimpressed with them, I entirely lost interest in the job and this company located in Summit, NJ after the panel interview which is BMS in name only. Professional I couldn't image me hiring any of them. The panel was not well-spoken and had no focus on what needed to be accomplished in this job, which makes me wonder why they were on the panel in the first place if they didn't know that or why they were hired. BMS has a great repetition, but Celgene has a luke-warm reputation. All the people I had contact with during this process were former Celgene, and had I known that, I wouldn't have applied for the job just based on that. I also wouldn't have applied for the job knowing this was bait-and-switch thinking I could be tricked into leaving a Director level position to be a manager. The job is still posted with a city, state which is 20 miles from where the job actually is, and the kicker is, they don't have a work location in the advertised city on the company career website.
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      Director Interview

      Nov 28, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Boudry
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Bristol Myers Squibb (Boudry)

      Interview

      Initial, first round, second round, final stage. The process was well-structured with clear communication at each stage. Interviewers were professional and created a comfortable environment for discussion. Expectations and timelines were shared upfront, which helped with preparation.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      expertise, skills, change management, communication
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      Director Interview

      Feb 9, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      New Brunswick, NJ
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Bristol Myers Squibb (New Brunswick, NJ) in Nov 2025

      Interview

      A very weird experience. I applied online and within a few days I was contacted about setting up a call for an HR screen. The HR person was 10 minutes late to the call but told me that wasnt important because I had already made it to the next round, and then talked for 20 minutes about how amazing it is to work at the company. I had no opportunity to ask any questions but was told to send any questions to them via e-mail, which I promptly did. No response, and no further contact about a 2nd interview. 2 months letter I got the auto-rejection.
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      Director Interview

      Sep 26, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Cambridge, MA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Bristol Myers Squibb (Cambridge, MA) in Jan 2024

      Interview

      Long drawn out process. Multiple meetings with recruiter. Screening meeting with peer of role. Virtual interview presentation, virtual meeting with 8 interview panel, brief meeting with hiring manager. Waited several weeks before decision

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Personality based questions more so then technically based
      Answer question

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      Bristol Myers Squibb interviews FAQs

      • Director applicants have rated the interview process at Bristol Myers Squibb with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 36% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Director roles take an average of 43 days to get hired, when considering 25 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Bristol Myers Squibb overall takes an average of 30 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Bristol Myers Squibb as a Director according to 25 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  31%

        Group panel interview:  23%

        One on one interview:  22%

        Background check:  6%

        Drug test:  6%

        Personality test:  5%

        Presentation:  3%

        Skills test:  3%

        IQ intelligence test:  2%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Associate Director(245) ;
        2. Director(182) ;
        3. Manager(119) ;
        4. Senior Manager(109) ;
        5. Scientist(87) ;
        6. Senior Scientist(80) ;
        7. Intern(78) ;
        8. Associate Scientist(73) ;
        9. Principal Scientist(70) ;
        10. Manufacturing Associate(66) ;
        11. Project Manager(52) ;
        12. Research Scientist(48) ;
        13. Medical Science Liaison (MSL)(46) ;
        14. Sales Representative(40) ;
        15. Senior Territory Business Manager(38) .


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