Associate Director, Medical Scientist, US Medical Oncology, GI
Bristol Myers SquibbAbout the role
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Position reports to the Senior Director, US Medical Oncology, Gastrointestinal (GI) Portfolio. The primary responsibility of the Associate Director is developing and implementing the US Medical Strategies and objectives for the assigned gastrointestinal tumor(s). This Associate Director role is responsible for integrating and aligning GI strategies through establishing and maintaining cross-functional collaborative relationships with key stakeholders including, but not limited to, US Commercialization, WW Medical, Clinical Development teams, among others
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and execution of US medical plan in alignment with US Commercial and WW Medical
- Provide strategic, scientific, and executional leadership while partnering with the integrated matrix team, including Medical, Commercial and Access organizations
- Lead and partner effectively with the integrated matrix team to direct lifecycle management activities and tactics
- Develop/refine and implement key medical activities, including medical advisory boards, Medical Science Liaison resources and training, congresses, reactive content, and communication strategy, including publications
- Partner with US Commercial and Access organizations to integrate medical perspectives into the commercial strategy and ensure appropriate alignment between commercial and medical activities
- Develop and maintain long-term, trusted relationships with external thought leaders and scientific experts to assess unmet medical needs in order to develop an appropriate and relevant medical strategy
- Interacts and maintains relationships with the medical matrix (particularly Field Medical and Worldwide Medical), physician leaders and researchers, Competitive Intelligence, Payers and Advocacy groups and other external and
internal customers to implement the US disease strategy - Collaborates with functional areas outside of medical including marketing, sales, access, legal, regulatory, clinical operations, and research and development
- Ensure US medical strategies, objectives and tactics are aligned across the medical matrix and integrated with the strategic brand plan
Qualifications & Experience
- Advanced scientific degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, DNP)
- Prior (3-5+ years) pharmaceutical industry experience in medical affairs is preferred
- Highly organized and motivated individual with the ability to lead multiple projects and initiatives across diverse high performing matrix teams
- Must have the ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams
- Possess excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
- Strong understanding of pharmaceutical drug development, including clinical development, regulatory, life cycle management of pharmaceutical products, and ability to build relationships and/or collaborate with thought leaders
in the field - Strong interpersonal and communication skills to navigate complex situations and gain alignment with diverse stakeholders to make decisions
- Demonstrated ability to execute and deliver results in a deadline-driven environment while managing multiple priorities
- Estimated 20% travel (as applicable)
The starting compensation for this job is a range from $166,350 - $201,600, plus incentive cash and
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