Executive Director, Head of Neurology, Global Medical Affairs, Neuroscience

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The Executive Director, Head of Neurology, Global Medical Affairs, Neuroscience (Disease Area Head (DAH)) is a senior strategic leader responsible for driving Medical Affairs strategy and evidence generation for key inline and investigational neurology assets across Medical Neuroscience and plays a critical leadership role within the Medical Neuroscience leadership team.

The DAH will drive scientific excellence, shape medical strategy from early development through commercialization, and deliver transformative therapies to patients worldwide. This executive role is accountable for the global, U.S., and international medical strategy and execution across both early and latestage assets. 

This leader will be responsible for launch execution across the markets. The DAH will partner across Discovery, Development, Commercial, and Market Access to maximize the value and impact of our Neuroscience portfolio. The Executive Director, Head of Neurology, will lead a team of Medical Strategy leads and Medical Product Leads (MPLs) and reports directly to the SVP, Global Head of Medical Affairs, Neuroscience.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Lead and develop the global medical strategy for neurology, overseeing global medical planning and execution for new launches and ongoing commercialization, aligning with BMS’ goals and patients’ needs.

• Anticipate and respond to dynamic market landscapes, including scientific, regulatory, and competitive challenges, ensuring a leadership position in the global neurology market.

• Partner with Research, Development, Commercial, and Market Access to shape pipeline and portfolio strategies that maximize value and deliver life-changing therapies to patients.

• Scientific Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions through asset evaluation, risk assessment and treatment landscape analysis.

Portfolio Impact and Innovation

• Identify unmet needs, market trends, and opportunities for new product development or acquisitions in Neuroscience.

• Oversee BMS strategic engagement, partnerships and collaboration as well as co-development opportunities for the Neurology portfolio.

• Oversee differentiation strategies and signal-seeking initiatives to expand the pipeline and identify transformative therapeutic opportunities.

• Shape early development strategy and contribute to trial designs and recruitment. • Ensure appropriate access for patients across US and international markets.

• Shape long-term strategy by expanding the lifecycle of a product, identifying new indications or patient populations; contribute to future portfolio planning ensuring business development efforts align with future healthcare trends and unmet needs

• Lead data dissemination, scientific exchange, and education to shape practice and policy

Team Accountability

• Oversee the Medical Product Leads (MPL) and AIMs (Asset Integrated Medical Teams) to ensure strategy is cocreated with the markets and that asset strategies reflect the global needs while driving top market performance and support.

• Serve as the key medical representative on the Development, Commercial and Market access Leadership team providing strategic leadership and scientific expertise.

• Medical Evidence Generation: Partner with the medical matrix team to develop and execute the medical data generation plan, including Phase 4 and ISR planning, delivery of publication plans, and establishing BMS as a leader in neurology.

• Ensure evidence generation efforts support regulatory submissions, reimbursement decisions, and mark