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Bristol-Myers Squibb

Director, Cell Therapy Medical Communications

Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey, us, 08543


Director, Cell Therapy Medical CommunicationsWorking with UsChallenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams rich in diversity. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Position SummaryWe 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.

This position reports to the Executive Director of Medical Cell Therapy Medical Communications within Global Medical Affairs and leads 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.

Key Responsibilities

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 delivery 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.

Lead 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.

Provide 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.

Demonstrate scientific/research expertise to support the establishment of strong working collaborations with both internal and external disease-area experts.

Partner internally to identify, set timing and execute data dependencies and related disclosures of information in multiple communication channels.

Stakeholder Engagement:

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

Foster collaborative relationships with academic & clinical experts, publishers, medical associations & other relevant stakeholder groups.

Collaborate with internal stakeholders across the matrix and other Scientific Communications & Engagement team to leverage external insights to inform medical communications planning.

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

Establish clear metrics aligned to meeting customer needs and demonstrating desired outcomes of activities.

People Leadership:

Lead and manage a team of full-time and contract staff to drive strategic medical communications planning.

Provide vision, direction and serve as mentor to the team.

Create a high performing, externally focused team which emphasizes teamwork, cooperation, personal accountability and a commitment to quality.

Ensure 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 of leading a large team or multiple teams.

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

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 travel (domestically and internationally).

Preferred qualifications

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

In-depth knowledge of Good Publication Practices and guidance.

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

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

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing CareersWith 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.

On-site ProtocolBMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work.

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.

BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities.

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