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Position: Executive Director, Worldwide Medical Cardiovascular and Established Brands, Medical Communications

Location : Princeton, New Jersey

At Bristol Myers Squibb, we are inspired by a single vision – transforming patients’ lives through science. In oncology, hematology, immunology and cardiovascular disease – and one of the most diverse and promising pipelines in the industry – each of our passionate colleagues contribute to innovations that drive meaningful change. We bring a human touch to every treatment we pioneer. Join us and make a difference.

Position Summary

We are seeking an Executive Director, Worldwide Medical Cardiovascular and Established Brands, Medical Communications Executive leader with a deep understanding of disease states, medical education, scientific customer experience and communication within Worldwide Medical Cardiovascular and Established Brands. In this exciting role you will create scientific communication strategic plans, publication tactics, field medical educational material and external communication tools in alignment with the business needs within Medical Affairs and Clinical Development.

The core purpose of this role is to help shape the enterprise Medical Communications and Customer experience strategies and to Drive the Worldwide Medical Cardiovascular and Established Brands therapy area's integrated scientific communications through effective delivery, as well as supporting the end-to-end campaign execution in close collaboration with Commercial and development. He/she will be expected to be a subject matter and data expert, as well as an expert in communications principles and execution to ensure that the team communicates company science and data to the right audiences, at the right time through the most relevant channels with success demonstrated both quantitatively and qualitatively.

Key Responsibilities

The ideal candidate of the team will have an outstanding level of desire to lead people with a strong leadership track record of creating/leading/transforming teams. He/she will be an impact player to drive quality and fast impact. He/she will carry a growth mindset, reflected through maximization of the opportunity to reach more patients and an immense sense of urgency for strategy and execution.

• Chairs Scientific Communications matrix team overseeing development of materials for Worldwide Medical Cardiovascular and Established Brands specific assets in accordance with the asset specific strategy.

• Develops a high performing Medical Communications team focus to support the development and launch of Worldwide Medical Cardiovascular and Established Brands assets

• Key representative member of the WW medical TA LT.

• Provides strategically aligned (with the Brand Lead and the GPL) scientific communication and publication plans for company assets

• Create simultaneous and aligned enduring materials and educational activities

• Accountable for accurate and impactful scientific deliverables including publications, symposia, slide decks, MSL tools, and booth materials and accuracy review of non-departmental driven materials (e.g. MI letters) as well independent medical Education (IME)

• For all deliverables, collaborates with investigators, congresses, medical experts and will liaise with cross functional internal team including clinical development, medical, marketing and biostatistics

• Oversees the development of scientific platforms for Worldwide Medical Cardiovascular and Established Brands specific assets

• Assists in the development and execution of innovative tools for internal and external communication including digital/omnichannel/social media delivery

• Delivers timely execution for all deliverables within the Medical Communications plans for assigned assets

• Leads asset specific publication, scientific engagement and medical education/IME standards globally

• Oversees medical education strategy for assigned assets exploring innovative and interactive educational opportunities and executing on educational symposia at congresses as needed

• Disseminates internally up to date scientific data across Worldwide Medical Cardiovascular and Established Brands assets and disease states including recent publications, landscape, insights, presentations, study specific information, scientific statements, providing training as needed to medical affairs associates

• ensures awareness of Worldwide Medical Cardiovascular and Established Brands specific assets internally by developing materials and training tools

• Ensures clinical trial awareness materials available to MSLs to supplement trial recruitment activities

• Maximizes medical communication opportunity through the creation of tools and content for advisory boards, medical booths and externally facing meetings as needed

• Owner of budget and vendor management

Qualifications & Experience

• Basic qualifications

• PhD, PharmD, or MD

• 10+ years TA specific experience mandatory (pharmaceutical company or communications agency)

• 5+ years direct line management experience mandatory

• Experience in developing TA specific medical education tools and materials

• Knowledge of publication guidelines and practices

• Ability to interpret, analyze and organize scientific data

• Experience with strategic and tactical publication planning, development of abstracts, manuscripts, and slide decks with strong scientific content

• Experience with medical education meetings and digital/omnichannel/social media delivery

• Experience with Budget and Vendor management

• Experience leading and working within cross functional teams

• Preferred qualifications

• Strong organizational, planning, and business acumen skills

• Ability to prioritize business needs and flexibility to address them when business appropriate

• Ability to conceptually organize and analyze data; interpret and synthesize complex clinical and non-clinical statistical reports to derive key outcomes and messages; ability to translate scientific and technical issues for diverse audience

• 5+ years of Experience or background in working within the pharmaceutical industry, strong awareness of compliance issues and guidelines around medical education and publications

• Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure execution of deliverables successfully

• Prioritize projects effectively and proactively collaborate and communicate at all levels within the company

• Experience with innovative tools and electronic communications channels; knowledge of applicable guidance related to the dissemination of scientific evidence to external customers

• Strong leadership capability with a focus on development of high performing, diverse, integrated teams

• Expertise in collaborating with external experts on medical affairs activities

• Princeton, NJ based

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.

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 an inclusive culture, promoting diversity 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 a diverse 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.

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Company: Bristol-Myers Squibb

Req Number: R1580762

Updated: 2024-05-04 01:22:13.555 UTC

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