Regional Associate Director, Cell Therapy

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Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

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The Field Medical organization embodies our medical mission be recognized as the trusted partner for internal stakeholders and the healthcare community, driving scientific exchange to enhance medical education, data generation, insight generation and patients’ access to medicine.

The Regional Associate Director (RAD) role is field-based and focused on managing a team of Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs). The RAD is responsible for oversight of MSLs in support of BMS medicines and all phases of associated clinical trials. The RAD oversees their regional team to ensure disease and product related medical needs in the region are being identified. Oversight of the MSLs’ primary responsibilities which includes establishing relevant and timely interactions with Thought Leaders (TLs) and other Health Care Providers (HCPs) aligned with medical strategies to discuss safe and appropriate use of approved products. RADs are responsible for ensuring the MSLs effectively respond to unsolicited questions on current medical and scientific issues, healthcare advances, treatment trends, and health outcomes measures appropriately and as per company guidance.

The Field Medical RAD responsibilities are as follows:

Leading and Managing Field Medical (FM) Team

• Active member of the Field Medical leadership/ management team, within and across therapeutic areas (TA)
• Identifies talent, conducts robust interview process for selecting highly qualified Field Medical (FM) and other Medical personnel, and fills vacancies expeditiously
• Defines and effectively implements key talent retention strategies
• Ensures new staff attend new hire on-boarding and complete required therapeutic and administrative training programs within established timelines
• Translates FM objectives into individual performance goals for direct reports and helps define performance goals
• Develops an annual development plan with each direct report; tracks progress toward and supports the execution of the plan through identification of opportunities
• Develops appropriate succession plan
• Drives and tracks performance of FM team members and ensures objectives are met by regional FM team
• Effectively provides consistent coaching, mentoring, and frequent feedback to direct reports, and others, as appropriate; documents behavioral observations and performance as directed and/or as needed
• Promotes a culture of innovation, constructive challenge, team spirit and accountability within the a team that is patient-centric Provides training and direction to FM team members on developing appropriate peer-to-peer scientific engagement
• Identifies and communicates skills/knowledge gaps among FM personnel (and at national level) to the FM Lead and FM Trainer; and outlines plans to address with skill-building approaches
• Continuously updates and monitors team knowledge of Disease Area (DA), patient treatment trends, product data and scientific activities
• Ensures participation of team in planned therapeutic training activities
• Ensures FM engages in timely exchanges with external customers and internal partners in accordance with compliance policies and procedures to communicate medical information for all products in an accurate, balanced, fair and objective manner

Stakeholder Management

• Coordinates regional scientific support consistent with FM Plans in alignment with high priority regional business needs
• Provides strategic input and insights as part of compliant collaboration across the matrix in support of account management
• Promotes effective working relationships with internal partners including cross-matrix field leadership.
• Ensures a