Senior Director, WW Medical Oncology, Medical Product Lead: Thoracic

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Position Summary

This position plays a critical role in the development and execution of BMS’ global medical strategy within our Oncology portfolio. The WW Medical Oncology Medical Product Lead (MPL) is a strategic leader with a broad scope of responsibilities across within the Worldwide Medical organization and a key leader of the cross-functional matrix providing medical insights and interpretation of evolving tumor landscapes and disseminating clinical data for the organization. The MPL has overall accountability to develop aligned medical strategies and execute core medical deliverables, including Integrated Evidence Plans, Scientific Narratives and External Engagement and Advocacy plans as a lead of the cross functional Asset/Indication Medical Strategy (AIMS) team. The Senior Director, MPL will have oversight over multiple assets across a multitude of indications in Oncology and should be able to direct and navigate complex issues across the broad cross functional matrixed partners in their work to ensure optimal medical affairs strategy is developed and executed.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for the development and execution of the Global Medical Affairs strategy for key assets in scope. This senior medical leader will report to the Thoracic and Head & Neck Disease Area Head within WW Medical Oncology. This position includes the following responsibilities:

• Core medical representative of the associated Global Program Teams related to the assets of responsibility.
• Shape global medical strategy by leading the cross functional Asset/Indication Medical Strategy (AIMS) team around key assets in scope, namely Adagrasib, Repotrectinib and Atigotatug.
• Ensuring the asset/s are appropriately (co-)positioned and developed within the overall BMS disease area strategy in line with enterprise needs
• Serve in extended WWMO LT meetings with other senior team members to input on broader department initiatives and actions to drive business priorities.
• Oversee and maximize the development of assets across multiple tumor types across oncology in line with integrated development plans and BMS Commercialization choices framework
• Develop and execute the global medical strategy, scientific narratives, provide medical insight into GPT and commercial strategic plans, and provide strategic direction in medical communication efforts to ensure delivery of key knowledge to the internal stakeholders including local medical market colleagues; ensure alignment across global markets on medical strategy
• Accountable for overall asset/indication Integrated Evidence Plans - Lead workstreams to identify evidence gaps to address unmet needs and to define and support global execution of these opportunities. Develop prioritized Integrated Evidence Plans that conform to the Medical Value Framework for execution across modalities including Investigator sponsored research, Medical Affairs Sponsored Trials, RWD and Clinical Research Collaborations
• Accountable for successful delivery of Global Medical Communications plans – Ensure workstreams are optimized in generating impactful strategies with respect to the medical communication plans including publications, scientific symposia, global independent medical education, internal training strategy as well as into commercialization brand plans.
• Partner closely with colleagues in Markets, Research and Development, Regulatory, and Health Economics & Outcomes Research departments to ensure the science of the pipeline products and marketed medicines are understood and communicated properly internally and externally.
• Liaise with the wider WW Medical Oncology Leadership to support alignment across the oncology portfolio
• Cross collaborate with other disease area team members that have scope in tumor overlap to advise on development strategy as well as alignment overall with disease area strategy.
• Represent the asset/indication at senior level meetings such as commercial and development operating committee, Medical Governance Committees, input into business development diligence work, as required
• Drive team operational excellence as a leader of AIMS matrix teams with continuous improvement across the initiative and ensure best practices are shared across TA programs
• Provide program highlights/updates to Department and/or corporate leadership as requested
• Communicate and collaborate with WW Commercialization, GDD & Access organizations to integrate medical perspective and external insights into the commercialization process, development plans and ensure appropriate alignment between development, commercial and medical plans.
• Ensure seamless collaboration operations with key external partners including co-commercialization companies in line with alliance processes and rules.
• External Engagement and Advocacy: Establish and maintain ongoing long-term collaborative peer-to-peer relationships with key global thought leaders and oversight over activities, including Advisory Boards, congress encounters, symposia speaking engagements and alignment with markets/other cross functional partners to ensure efficient and impactful KOL collaboration.
• Focus and engage with high impact external influencers/thought leaders to identify and translate key insights and to shape development of BMS pipeline.
• Develop impactful managed access programs for pre-launch assets to ensure inclusive access to our medicines in a equitable manner globally, where permitted.
• Ensure allocated budget and resources are appropriately spent to plan and consistent with business needs and in compliance with policies.
• Ability to lead across teams and direct resources appropriately to manage the deliverables for the asset/indication across disease areas in alignment with GPT priorities
• Senior Director MPL will serve as an experienced member of the team to be able to mentor and coach other leads and broader teams, as well as manage members across the matrix and team through dotted line reporting.

Qualifications & Experience

• Life sciences and/or healthcare professional training with an advanced degree is required (MD, PharmD, PhD).
• Minimum of 7+ years working in the pharmaceutical industry (Medical Affairs/Medical Strategy, Clinical Research) with experience in Oncology therapeutic area is preferred.
• The successful candidate should have strong analytical skills, strong scientific data interpretation + contextualization and ability to work effectively with cross functional teams including clinical, commercialization, regulatory, HEOR and Access.
• Excellent strategy development, critical thinking, decision making and demonstrated ability to successfully create and implement both short and long-range plans.
• Entrepreneurial thinking, anticipates needs, assesses and manages business and organizational risks. They should be highly organized and motivated and possess excellent people management, interpersonal, and strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• HQ based position with international/domestic travel requirement approximately 20%

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