Associate Director, Medical Excellence and External Engagement, US Medical Cell Therapy

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Position Summary

The Associate Director, Medical Excellence & External Engagement is a key member of the US Medical Cell Therapy organization, responsible for advancing medical excellence through strategic external engagement and congress execution. This role leads end-to-end planning and execution of US regional and local medical congresses, in close partnership with US medical leads, field medical, and crossfunctional stakeholders. In addition, the role is responsible for identifying, prioritizing, and establishing strategic relationships with US professional societies for Autoimmune, supporting the expansion of BMS Cell Therapy medical engagement beyond oncology. The ideal candidate brings strong project leadership, matrix influence, and a passion for compliant, high impact scientific exchange that advances patient care.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with US Cell Therapy medical leads and field medical across Oncology and Autoimmune to develop US local regional congress strategy that aligns with medical objectives and portfolio priorities

• Serve as the primary US Medical Cell Therapy point of contact for regional and local congresses, ensuring operational excellence, consistency, and best practice execution across therapeutic areas

• Lead the medical planning and execution of congresses, including sponsorships, KOL/HCP engagement objectives, medical attendance, product theaters, booth exhibition, and post-congress deliverables

• Coordinate execution of congresses with cross-functional partners in Cell Therapy Commercial and extended matrix in Oncology and Immunology as needed to ensure one cohesive BMS Presence

• Partner with US Cell Therapy - Autoimmune medical leads to identify, assess, and prioritize Autoimmune professional societies relevant to Cell Therapy

• Partner closely with WW Medical Cell Therapy professional society lead to ensure a coordinated and compliant approach to society engagement

• Establish and maintain strategic, long-term relationships with professional societies to enable meaningful medical engagement, education, and collaboration to pull through US medical strategies

Qualifications & Experience

• PharmD, MD, PhD preferred with minimum of 5 years’ experience in clinical practice or the pharmaceutical industry

• Cell Therapy, Oncology, and Autoimmune disease experience preferred

• Demonstrated experience planning and executing medical congresses and/or external scientific engagement activities

• Excellent scientific, written, and verbal communication skills

• Strong leadership and organizational skills with demonstrated success in driving optimal business results in a complex matrix organization required

• Proven ability to influence without authority and operate effectively in a complex matrix environment

• Ability to innovate, analyze and solve problems with attention to detail

• Ability and willingness to travel domestically up to approximately 20% to support US medical congresses and external engagement activities.

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Compensation Overview:

Princeton - NJ - US: $166,350 - $201,571

The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may