Executive Director, Strategy & Operations - Neuroscience Commercialization

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Position: Executive Director, Strategy & Operations, Neuroscience Commercialization Location: Princeton, New Jersey

Position Summary

This position is part of the Neuroscience Leadership Team (NLT) and reports to the SVP, Neuroscience Commercialization. The Exec. Director, Strategy & Operations (S&O) Neuroscience Commercialization will play a critical role in continuing to establish and expand Neuroscience as an area of focus at BMS, ensuring continued performance of Cobenfy in schizophrenia, and successfully preparing the organization to launch Cobenfy in new indications.

The Exec. Director serves as a trusted advisor, strategic partner, and operational leader to the SVP. This role is pivotal in driving the effectiveness of the NLT, ensuring the organization operates with clarity, speed, and accountability. The Exec. Director acts as an extension of the SVP, managing organizational priorities, leading high-impact initiatives, and ensuring seamless execution across all functions of the Neuroscience organization. Working in partnership with the SVP and commercialization teams, the Exec. Director will help shape the Neuroscience commercialization strategy, provide strategic guidance, monitor performance metrics, and make data-driven decisions to optimize the launch and commercial success of our brands.

This position will have direct reports and is responsible for leading the centralized S&O capability across the integrated Neuroscience business unit. The S&O team is accountable for the cross functional development and execution of a strategic planning process and operational support of Neuroscience teams (including field teams) that enables the organization to create sustainable value for our in-line brands as well as pre-launch assets.

The ideal candidate is a proven enterprise leader with deep commercial experience, exceptional emotional intelligence, and the ability to influence, align, and drive outcomes across a highly matrixed organization, often without direct authority. This person must be equally comfortable operating at the strategic level and rolling up their sleeves to solve complex operational challenges.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Advisory & Executive Partnership

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the SVP, providing candid counsel, managing sensitive matters with discretion, and acting as a sounding board for high-stakes decisions

• Support the SVP in shaping Neuroscience long-term vision, strategic imperatives, and annual priorities

• Manage and protect the SVP's time and bandwidth: optimize calendar, triage incoming requests, and ensure focus is placed on the highest-value activities

• Act as a proxy and delegate for the SVP in internal forums, cross-functional working groups, and senior leadership meetings; empowered to make commitments on behalf of the leader where appropriate

• Draft and edit executive-level communications (in collaboration with Corporate Communications where appropriate) including Board of Directors presentations, all-hands talking points, town hall remarks, investor relations materials, and strategic memos, accurately representing the SVP’s voice

Board, Leadership & Investor Relations

• Lead the development and delivery of presentations for the Board of Directors, BMS Leadership Team, and investor relations forums

• Partner with Finance and Business Insights & Analytics (BIA) on the development of business updates and performance narratives for senior leadership

• Prepare briefing materials, reports, and recommendations to support executive decision-making at all levels