Associate Director, Global Patient Advocacy, Oncology

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Position Summary

The Associate Director, Patient Advocacy, Oncology role is an integral member of the BMS Patient Advocacy team, serving as a disease area lead with a strong focus on development and implementation of aligned tactics.  This role develops and maintains relationships with US and Global patient advocacy organizations, proactively identifying and working with expert stakeholders / advocacy organizations who understand the short and long-term drivers impacting access to care and patient outcomes.

This role builds Bristol Myers Squibb’s reputation as a leading scientific organization with a patient-centric culture, through innovative and aligned projects, and by being a trusted partner (internally and externally) focused on the patient across the continuum of product development and commercialization.

The role requires strategic thinking, the ability to build strong relationships, and agility as priorities and business needs evolve.  This role enables the positioning of BMS as a leading partner within the cancer patient advocacy community globally.

Key Responsibilities
 

• Establish and manage relationships with multiple patient advocacy organizations, with a primary focus on issues affecting patient access to quality cancer care, improving health outcomes, and health equity. 
• Leverage and elevate patient insights learned from the patient community and serve as an internal resource to champion and incorporate patient perspectives into all appropriate initiatives addressing disease-specific challenges, increasing disease awareness, decreasing time to diagnosis and increasing access to therapy.
• Collaborate with the matrix cross-functional teams (commercialization, medical, market access, policy and government affairs, health economics and outcomes research, clinical development, communications, etc.) on a daily basis to build alignment, drive deliverables, and achieve timelines that position BMS as a leading and trusted partner.
• Promote an environment that incorporates the patient perspective across the continuum of product development through commercialization.
• Develop and lead targeted advocacy events and engagements, including internal and external stakeholders, with strong project management skills.
• Develop and share advocacy best practices, create efficiencies, and generate innovative concepts to support the business and patients.
• Minimize compliance risk, and protect and enhance company reputation by ensuring adherence to uncompromising ethics and to relevant guidelines and regulations.
• Support the building of a leading and differentiated patient advocacy function that is well-respected within BMS and by collaborators and advocacy partners.

Qualifications & Experience
 

• 8-10 years of experience in pharmaceuticals and working with external stakeholders
• Knowledge in oncology patient advocacy is strongly preferred, or strong transferable skills
• Experience in supporting product and indication launches is preferred
• Experience in clinical trial engagement is preferred
• Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and projects with a sense of urgency
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work independently or collaboratively as appropriate
• Ability to connect to the patient experience and pull through strategically
• Demonstrated strategic thinking capabilities with forward looking perspective
• Excellent presentation and communication skills (including PowerPoint proficiency)
• Bachelors’ Degree or equivalent is required, Master’s Degree or other a