Associate Director, Medical Excellence and External Engagement Lead, WW Medical Cell Therapy

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Position Summary

Reporting to the Sr Director, the Associate Director of Portfolio Strategy, External Engagement, WW Medical Cell Therapy supports BMS cell therapy external engagement by leading end-to-end planning and execution of the WW Medical congress program (major/global and regional congresses), ensuring strategic alignment, operational excellence, and compliant scientific exchange.  This role partners closely with internal disease leads and cross-functional teams to plan and execute engagement across key external audiences such as CAR T treaters and APPs. The ideal candidate brings a strong understanding of project and team management, excellent communication skills, and a passion for compliant, patient-centered external engagement.

Key Responsibilities

External Engagement (in partnership portfolio strategy cross-functional teams):

• Own the annual congress strategy and calendar for WW Medical Cell Therapy (prioritization/tiering, objectives, deliverables, timelines)
• Lead Medical aspects of the cross-functional congress planning in working closely with Congress Excellence and WW/US Medical Therapeutic Teams, Commercial, Publications, CI, Corporate Affairs, and agency partners (as applicable)
• Drive congress deliverables: congress objectives, medical presence (as appropriate), internal briefings and leadership pre and post congress briefings.
• Coordinate KOL/HCP engagement plans at priority cell therapy congress (1:1 meetings, expert pull-through, compliant interactions)
• Develop on site debrief platform for in congress discussion
• Plan and coordinate leadership engagements with key stakeholders at congresses in partnership with cross TA matrix
• Collaborate with internal disease leads to ensure alignment on strategic medical initiatives and consistent external messaging.
• Coordinate and participate in outreach activities, public relations events, and community engagement initiatives.
• Serve as a liaison between internal teams and external stakeholders to facilitate collaboration and information sharing.
• Prepare and maintain insights reporting for senior management to highlight key trends (US and ex-US) and inform strategy

General Responsibilities

• Thoroughly understand the complex and evolving healthcare environment and landscape and ensure that all interactions and strategies are implemented accordingly and compliantly.
• Partner with BMS senior leaders across multiple departments to coordinate and optimize interactions external partners
• Support activities both internally and externally, including processes and procedures.
• Lead assigned workstreams and support cross-functional alignment in determining company representation or participation in professional medical societies’/associations’ initiatives and interactions, including corporate roundtables, forums, and science/clinical interactions.
• Support budget planning and tracking for assigned activities; monitor expenditures and flag risks/opportunities, revising plans as needed.
• Input data into the departmental financial tracking system as required.
• Provide periodic reports and analyses to leadership and team members as needed.
• Ensure all activities comply with company policy and legal and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

• 2-4 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and/or significant experience with stakeholder and organizational engagement or partnerships
• BA/BS degree minimum requirement--in area relevant to pharmaceutical industry/ Life Sciences preferred) or advanced degree. Pha