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.
The WFA Data Specialist works closely with the HR Capability Center team to ensure the integrity of the data entered into the Workday Human Capital Management System (HCM).
This position will process new hire transactions, review job change transactions generated from the ATS, and process time off and absence transactions, employee/manager direct access submissions to ensure that all data is accurately actioned on a timely basis. Additionally, this role will be responsible for basic foundational data maintenance including Supervisory organizations, Cost Center assignments, and Position Titles.
This role is also support leave transaction and severance calculation which involves reviewing transaction requirement, validate eligibility and perform calculation according to policy and guideline.
Detailed Position Responsibilities:
Maintain and/or approve all data pertaining to employee records (i.e., transfers, personal information, title changes, etc.) that are entered in Workday through Manager or Employee Direct Access.
Complete pending new hire transactions in Workday HCM after the candidate is in Ready to Hire status in the ATS
Support execution of employee movement, employee status, time off and leave absence, payroll, benefits/leaves, Performance Check-ins, and compensation processes, by maintaining the accurate and on time data in Workday, relevant for the above processes
Support the integrity of employee records and Workday data, assuring legal and regulatory compliance.
Maintain supervisory organizations, organization assignments, and position titles in the Workday system
Complete weekly payroll reconciliation reviewing audit reports, analyzing discrepancies, and processing appropriate updates.
Support new hire benefits enrollment including ensure all required documents are collected; Accurately enter benefit enrollment data into systems; Ensure that all benefit enrollment processes adhere to company policies, following the process: Address any issues or discrepancies related to benefit enrollment promptly and effectively.
Support the global recognition program
Transaction Award Process where manual intervention is required, e.g. Cancel Award, moving awards to the next approval (to avoid delay in the award)
Bulk Upload process. This includes the review and approval process
Provide Bravo Report to business
Support leave of absence transactions
Process requests for time and absence, Holidays, vacation request including individual or mass changes.
Escalation to Senior/Manager for when necessary to support resolution of inquiries.
Participate in the review of integration kickout reports from various systems and process updates in Workday based on the identified discrepancies
Participate on ad-hoc projects and perform other duties as assigned.
Directly participate to enhance and improve the content/FAQ/LWI based on the feedback received via case resolution, by collaborating with functional teams to achieve this
Identify and troubleshoot issues and escalate as appropriate
Make process recommendations to achieve operational excellence
Participate in scheduled and ad hoc training or other forms of learning opportunities in order to improve process acumen, and apply the learnings in executing their role, and to develop their own skills as per needed
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