Scientific Director, US Medical Affairs, Lymphoma - CLL, Liso-cel

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Scientific Director, US Medical  CT Lisocel will report to the, US Disease Lead. He/she will be headquarters based with field responsibilities to support CAR T field medical team , and will provide scientific/medical leadership and support for compounds in various stages of clinical development, as well as approved products in that therapeutic area for cell therapy. This individual will support the design and implementation of a strategic disease area medical plan, under the direction of the US Disease Lead, and in coordination with the US PAN CART Team. They will serve as disease expert. They will also take a leadership role for the execution/support of BMS sponsored medical affairs trials (as needed) and registries and will also assist in the evaluation and support of investigator-initiated trials.

He/she will represent US Medical Affairs as needed on behalf of the US Disease Lead, serving as a therapeutic area expert in scientific, strategic and tactical discussions and presentations with internal colleagues as well as with external experts and investigators. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Collaborate with Medical Affairs colleagues to guide and execute therapeutic area strategy.

Position Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Medical Affairs colleagues to guide and execute therapeutic area strategy and tactics with appropriate use of resources

• Assist US Disease Lead as necessary for various activities Represent US Medical Affairs on behalf of the Disease

• Lead as a therapeutic area expert in both internal and external venues including  Medical Affairs sub-teams, and advisory boards / steering committees Lead/support various Medical Affairs cross-functional working groups including support to the CAR T MSL with site onboarding, activation and maintenance

• Represent BMS at professional meetings, congresses, and local symposia. Drive the planning and execution of Medical Affairs Sponsored Trials (MAST) and registries (as needed), within appropriate standards for compliance, quality, timeliness, and budget.

• Provide high quality scientific/clinical input and review of:  disease strategy plans, abstracts, posters, slides, manuscripts, educational materials, webcasts, IIT protocols, Commercial Brand plans, Scientific educational grant requests and patient advocacy grant requests

• Lead/Track priority Medical Affairs tactics and performance to goals/budget & develop functional lymphoma budget/plan Partner with Scientific Communications on developing publication strategy, gap analysis, and key messages

• Assist with scientific searches, data summaries, preparation for site visits/corporate visits/payor presentations

• Interaction with key stakeholders, as a scientific and strategic expert:

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Advanced degree in medicine, molecular biology, genomics, cancer biology or other relevant life sciences area.

• Solid experience in clinical /translational research and/or medical affairs in hematology or oncology with 7-10 years of clinical, academic/industry experience. Master’s degree holders with 10+ years relevant industry experience may also apply.

• Experience in the conduct of clinical trials in hematology/oncology preferred.

• Excellent analytical skills and solid experience in translating medical/clinical information into medical affairs strategies. Experience with mining databases and other bioinformatics skills will be a strong plus.

• Proficiency in scientific and clinical data review and interpretation.

• Matrix leadership of cross-functional teams.

• Strong organization skills.

• Excellent oral and written communication sk