Director, Cell Therapy Medical Communications - Bristol Myers Squibb

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Position Summary

We are seeking a Cell Therapy Medical Communications Director with a deep understanding of the relevant disease states, medical education, scientific customer experience and communication within Cell Therapy Medical. In this exciting role you will be responsible for overall create scientific communication strategic plans for the specific disease area , publication tactics, field medical educational material and external communication tools in alignment with the business needs within Medical Affairs and Clinical Development.

Position reports to the Executive Director of Medical Cell Therapy Medical Communications within Global Medical Affairs and lead a team across markets responsible for developing market level communication plans and execution of high quality, medical communications to ensure pull-through of the Scientific Narrative. This role is responsible for the strategy and execution of BMS Medical Cell Therapy Communications portfolio. The Executive Director of Medical Cell Therapy Medical Communications will ensure the disclosure of the science of BMS products and research data to inform Healthcare Providers and Patients worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

TA core member of Cell Therapy Medical Communications Leadership Team, the Director of Cell Therapy is accountable for the following:

Medical Communications Strategy:

·       Managing across a global matrix organization to drive quality planning and timely communication of key scientific information for BMS assets within specified therapeutic area.

·       As a core member of the respective AIMS team Establishing a clear, viable and compelling strategy for the TA-specific Medical Communications, aligned with overall WWM CV & EB vision, strategy and objectives, and ensure delivery of timely and high-quality medical publications, scientific content, medical education and congress presentations worldwide.

·       Own the pull-through and execution of the Scientific Narrative aligned with portfolio strategy, development & execution of functionally integrated publication plan, content plan, and application to the Scientific Communication Platform (SCP).

·       Lead development of personalized medical communications and ensure timely journal submissions, publications, Congress presentations, and deliver of internal and external scientific content.

·       Must have strong business acumen, ability to interface with matrix partners to make trade-off decisions by managing Medical Communications Asset/Indication-level budget and allocation of funds and resources to highest business priorities.

Data Dissemination:

·       Serve as a subject matter expert to BMS internal audiences related to Asset/Indication-level communication landscape, HCP preferences, publication and scientific content planning, data disclosure / dissemination, and represent BMS scientific communications to external investigators, key authors and journal editors.

·       Leading internal process improvements to ensure BMS remains an ethical and credible leader in the practice of publications & scientific content; leading transformation efforts worldwide and for ensuring BMS publication & scientific content standards are aligned with Good Publication Practices and industry standards, and all BMS employees engaged in publication activities follow Good Publication Practices guidance with the highest degree of integrity, quality and transparency.

·       Providing oversight to the team for the development and execution of functionally integrated and aligned medical communications plans with a focus on major markets and key assets; adjust communications plans in accordance with clinical trial results/milestones and changes in the market healthcare landscape

·       Demonstrates scientific/research expertise to support the establishment of strong working collaborations with both internal and external disease-area experts to ensure quality data analysis, interpretation, communication planning & data disclosure/dissemination.

·       Partners internally to identify, set timing and execute data dependencies and related disclosures of information in multiple communication channels, encouraging innovation to keep BMS medical communications in the forefront of advancing understanding of the science and maximize BMS product value for our customers

·       Identifies and drives opportunities to enhance processes, tools, operating procedures and outsourcing strategy to ensure consistent delivery and alignment of standards across therapeutic areas worldwide

Stakeholder Engagement:

·       Providing expert scientific guidance and support to cross-functional colleagues, as to positively impact the business broadly and globally

·       Fostering collaborative relationships with academic & clinical experts, publishers, medical associations & other relevant stakeholder groups; participating in external initiatives to foster trust and respect amongst academic and medical publishing community

·       Collaborating with internal stakeholders across the matrix and other Scientific Communications & Engagement team (e.g., Customer Engagement, Field Medical Excellence, Congress Strategy, Training & Compliance) to leverage external insights to inform medical communications planning

·       Partners externally with 3rd party vendors to ensure the appropriate balance of internal and external execution of work

·       Establishes clear metrics aligned to meeting customer needs and demonstrating desired outcomes of activities. Regularly communicates metrics with key stakeholders

People Leadership:

·       Leading and managing a team of full time and contract staff to drive strategic medical communications planning and provide strategic oversight for communications strategy for both approved and late-stage BMS asset

·       Provide vision, direction and serve as mentor to the team. Identifies, hires, develops, coaches high potential employees to ensure a rich pipeline of engaged, empowered and enriched talents

·       Creates a high performing, externally focused team which emphasizes teamwork, cooperation, personal accountability and a commitment to quality; models BMS behaviors and reinforces such behaviors at all levels in the organization

·       Ensuring diversity and inclusion in decision making, organization and talent development

Qualifications & Experience

·       Advance scientific degree, PharmD, PhD or MD preferred

·       8-10 years of Pharmaceutical/Healthcare industry experience with a focus on medical communications; experience in TA preferred

·       Experience of leading a large team or multiple teams; and demonstrated strength in leading teams to high performance Demonstrated ability to lead strategically, drive performance, build alignment, inform, negotiate and collaborate

·       Proven ability to work in an ambiguous environment, and develop teams with a focus on quick deliverables

·       Experience leading cross-functional, cross-cultural project teams, and collaborating across matrix, multiple markets and global geographies

·       Demonstrated success driving optimal business results in a large complex corporate environment with multiple priorities and tight timelines

·       Ability to manage timelines and quality of work using strong leadership, organizational, communication, facilitation and interpersonal skills

·       Proven experience establishing strategic direction for teams, and proven ability to achieve set objectives; ability to take educated risk, rise above technical expertise; demonstrating judgement, wisdom and understanding of impact

·       Experience with change leadership and appreciation for complexity of leading teams through change

·       Experience leading medical communications across all phases of drug development and commercialization

·       Ability to analyze and interpret trial data

·       Ability to influence and negotiate appropriate solutions; ability to establish strong stakeholder relationships

·       Ability to travel (domestically and internationally)

Preferred qualifications

·      Pharmaceutical/Healthcare Industry

·       External compliance, transparency and conflict-of-interest regulated work environments

·       In-depth knowledge of Good Publication Practices and guidance (GPP, ICMJE), Sunshine Act, Pharma Code of Conduct, and other guidance related to post-marketing practices and scientific data communication

·       Certified Medical Publication Professional (CMPP), and ISMPP active member highly desired

·       Understanding of clinical trial design and execution, statistical methods and clinical trial data reporting requirements

·       Working knowledge of Microsoft suite of applications, and familiar with publication management tool (DataVision).

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On-site Protocol

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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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