Associate Director, Global Immunology & Cardiovascular Medical Communications (Rheumatology)

At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.

Position Summary

Position reports to the Senior Director of Medical Communications within ICV Global Medical Affairs and is responsible for the strategy and execution of medical communication plans for rheumatology. This role will ensure the disclosure of data communicating the scientific and health economic value of BMS products to inform Healthcare Providers, Patients, and Payers in accordance with local regulations.

Key Responsibilities

The Associate Director of Medical Communications is accountable for the following:

Medical Communications Strategy:

• Establish a clear, viable and compelling Medical Communications strategy, aligned with overall Medical vision, strategy and objectives.

• Understand the communication needs across markets and own the pull-through and execution of the Scientific Narrative, development & execution of functionally integrated publication plan, content plan, and application to the Scientific Communication Platform (SCP).

• Oversee the development and execution of functionally integrated and aligned medical communications plans; adjust communications plans in accordance with clinical trial results/milestones and changes in the healthcare landscape

• Demonstrate strong business acumen, ability to interface with matrix partners to make trade-off decisions by managing Medical Communications budget and allocation of funds and resources to highest business priorities.

Data Dissemination:

• Lead development of medical communications and ensure timely journal submissions, publications, congress presentations, and delivery of internal and external scientific content

• Serve as a subject matter expert to BMS internal audiences related to 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; lead transformation efforts and for ensuring BMS publication & scientific content standards are aligned with Good Publication Practices and industry standards; and ensure all BMS employees engaged in publication activities follow Good Publication Practices guidance with the highest degree of integrity, quality and transparency.

• Demonstrate 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.

• Ensure application of insights to medical communication to enable the most impactful dialogue and interactions with customers.

• Identify and drive opportunities to enhance processes, tools, operating procedures, and outsourcing strategy to ensure consistent delivery and alignment of standards

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Foster collaborative relationships with academic & clinical experts, publishers, medical associations & other relevant key stakeholder groups; participate in external initiatives to foster trust and respect amongst academic and medical publishing community

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders across the Medical matrix (e.g., the country and regional medical directors) 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

• 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. Regularly communicates metrics with key stakeholders

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Qualifications & Experience

• Advance scientific degree, PharmD, PhD or MD preferred

• 7-10 years of Pharmaceutical/Healthcare industry experience with a focus on medical communications; experience in both local country & global preferred

• Experience working across large teams 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

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