Director, Medical Engagement Lead (MEL), Neuropsychiatry

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Position Summary

As the Medical Expert Lead (MEL) for Neuropsychiatry, you are BMS’s extension of the global Thought Leader community. You will engage in authentic, peer-to-peer scientific dialogue with leading neuropsychiatry Thought Leaders to strengthen BMS’s scientific leadership, accelerate patient impact and shape the future of care. Your insights will inform clinical strategy, evidence generation and launch readiness, ensuring that our innovative medicines reach patients in need.

Key Responsibilities

External Deliverables

• Build Scientific Partnerships: Facilitates scientific partnerships with National and Global Thought Leaders and research collaborations; at top neuropsychiatric institutions
• Gather Early, Actionable Insights: Conduct structured insight‐gathering sessions to uncover emerging clinical needs, treatment paradigms and barriers to optimal patient care. Translate frontline feedback into strategic recommendations for clinical development, value messaging and market access.
• Engage in Deeper Peer-to-Peer Exchanges: Lead high-impact scientific discussions that challenge conventional thinking and advance the standard of care. Present real-world evidence and clinical trial read-outs to key opinion leaders.
• Deliver Business-Critical Recommendations: Provide strategic input on trial designs, publication plans and launch materials. Advise on payer and HTA discussions from a clinical perspective.
• Liaise with large institutions to understand clinical levers and barriers to patient access in the context of clinical trials

Internal Deliverables

• Real-Time Insight Synthesis: Rapidly onboard and distill external feedback to inform cross-functional teams (R&D, Medical, Commercial) on clinical strategy and lifecycle planning.
• Asset Advisory & Launch Readiness: Act as a scientific partner to early- and late-stage asset teams, guiding evidence generation priorities and pre-launch activities. Collaborate on national congress materials.
• Therapeutic Area Enablement: Educate internal stakeholders on evolving neuropsychiatry trends, real-world data and competitive landscape. Champion patient-centricity by sharing best practices.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• MD (or equivalent) with board certification in Psychiatry, Neurology or closely related specialty.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in neuropsychiatry.
• Proven track record of peer-to-peer engagement with national and global Thought Leaders.
• Strong neuropsychiatry experience required:
  - scientific or clinical area, patient treatment trends, clinical landscape
  - pharmaceutical industry, including compliance and regulatory guidelines
  - clinical trial design and process
  - national and regional healthcare and access environment
• Excellent communication skills; willing to travel up to 60% of the time.

Competencies desired

Scientific Agility

• Ability to engage in a peer-to-peer dialog about data in a fair and balanced way
• Expert knowledge of clinical practice and evolving healthcare delivery models
• Ability to understand and critically appraise scientific publications
• Knowledge of clinical trial design and methodology, including Good Clinical Practices and ethical, governmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Understands treatment paradigms and can frame information in a convincing way that resonates with physicians
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to articulate scientific and clinical data in an easy-to-understand manner to help HCPs best serve their patients
• Has a strong learning mindset and passion for science. Prioritizes staying current with the latest data

Patient centricity

• Understands the patient journey and experience
• Able to adopt a patient-focused mindset, making patients a top priority
• Exhibits genuine care for patients

Customer/commercial mindset

• Winning Mindset: results-oriented, positive, resilient attitude, able to quickly adapt in an ever-changing environment
• Demonstrated ability to drive organizational performance
• Experience identifying, engaging, and cultivating relationships with TLs
• Demonstrated an ability to influence matrix organization and problem-solving mentality

Teamwork/Enterprise mindset

• Ability to work independently and act as a team player by developing strong rapport and working relationships with external and internal stakeholders
• Knowledge of the national healthcare and access environments.
• Deep knowledge and experience of RWE
• Be a representative of BMS in all interactions with external stakeholders
• Holds a high level of integrity and good judgment, in order to navigate the requirements of the role effectively and compliantly in accordance with BMS policies and procedures.
• As this position requires the operation of a Company-provided vehicle, offers of employment are contingent upon the candidate meeting the requirements of “Qualified Driver,” as determined by the Company in its sole discretion, including but not limited to the following: 1) at least 21 years of age; 2) a driver’s license in good standing issued by your state of residence; and, 3) a driving risk level deemed acceptable by the Company.

The starting compensation for this job is a range from $270,000 - $305,000, plus incentive cash andstock opportunities(based on eligibility).

The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills and where the job is performed.

Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.

Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits, please visit ourBMS Career Site.

Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect and may include the following:Medical, pharmacy,dental and vision care. Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a 401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance,supplemental healthinsurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optionalholidays, GlobalShutdown days between Christmas and New Year’s holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement,fertility/infertilitybenefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources. Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.

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On-site Protocol

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