Vice President, Global Program Lead Neuroscience
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Princeton
Posted on: May 3, 2024
Job Description:
Working with UsChallenging. 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 rich in diversity. Take your career farther
than you thought possible.Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the
importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We
offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs
that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their
goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more:
careers.bms.com/working-with-us .Position: Vice President, Global
Program Lead NeuroscienceLocation: Princeton Pike Site in NJ or
Cambridge site in MAPosition Summary: Global Program Leads within
the ICN Global Program Leadership organization are
strategic-thinking, problem-solving, and action oriented scientific
leaders who bring drug development and commercialization insights
to drive a sustainable pipeline of innovative medicines. GPLs serve
as the point of accountability for their assets and are respected,
matrix leaders, overseeing multi-disciplinary teams typically
responsible for the development of assets from later stage
Discovery (pre-GT2) through commercialization. They will foster a
high performing, highly collaborative, truth-seeking team
environment aimed at developing and implementing compelling,
integrated asset strategies to achieve ambitious near- and
long-term portfolio objectives for value creation. Each leader is
accountable to the therapeutic area, R&D, commercial, Company
Leadership and the patients we serve for: (i) creating a vision and
defining the strategy and integrated development plan for each
asset within their portfolio, (ii) developing a set of objective
criteria against which each asset advancing through the pipeline
will be evaluated to enable debate and rapid, data-driven decision
making; and (iii) ensuring that only high quality and
differentiated assets enter the market.Key ResponsibilitiesStrategy
and Execution: Uses an understanding of disease biology, the drug
development process (particularly cross-functional connectivity),
and relevant late-stage challenges (e.g., trends in disease area
therapeutic advances, and evolving regulatory, patient advocacy and
market access environments) to create a vision for each asset, then
design and execute effective development programs in support of the
overall R&D portfolio goals. Effectively engages cross company
expertise and utilizes advisory groups and governance bodies (eg,
TRCs, REDOC, CDOC, PSGT) to define, revise and champion asset
development strategies and implementation plans. Advises and
participates in business development due-diligence evaluations and
transaction recommendations. Advises and participates in target
selection and input on asset selection criteria for Discovery and
serves as primary liaison for Neuroscience within the Neuroscience
Thematic Research Center Governance Committee. Continually analyzes
progress, engages in critical thinking, and asserts strong
problem-solving toward delivering key data and interpretation for
robust debate and rapid, data-driven decision making on assigned
projects. Delivers high quality assets to commercial which have the
potential for a competitive profile to address the unmet medical
needs of patients and to provide favorable shareholder return.
Ensures the process and output of the team meets established
program standards (per PD&C Process expectations, within
budget, on schedule, compliant, etc.), while also looking for
opportunities to streamline development and enable continuous
improvements without compromising quality.Qualifications &
Experience:
- MD, PhD, DVM, PharmD, MBA or equivalent advanced degree of
relevance, in the drug development process.
- 10+ years of experience in drug development and leadership
experience in academic or industry setting.
- Expertise in the drug development process with in-depth know
how and experience in matrix team leadership, relevant regulatory
expectations, and overall drug development and
commercialization.
- Successful track record of leading through influence and
working across complex, global organizational matrix.
- Significant experience in Neuroscience development preferred,
with demonstrated understanding of the role of basic biology,
pharmaceutical optimization, translational medicine, and clinical
pharmacology, including exposure-response relationships and dose
selection.
- Strong understanding of relevant regulatory health authority
expectations and regulations for drug development and impact on
commercialization.
- Working knowledge of all functional areas of exploratory
development, including chemistry/biochemistry, biology, toxicology,
CMC, translational medicine, early clinical development,
regulatory, etc., and demonstrated ability to successfully and
effectively cooperate, collaborate and work across functions.
- Demonstrated scientific acumen and mechanistic understanding of
pharmacology and disease biology. Ability to create a clear
purpose, global vision, strategy and key priorities for competing
successfully in the evolving pharmaceutical and health care
industry.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional team to execute
Development Plans which have global perspective and focus on
product differentiation, including opportunities for data driven
acceleration.
- Demonstrated ability to objectively assess complex but
relatively sparse data sets, make informed decisions and take
action in the face of uncertainty. Demonstrated ability to present
complex programs to senior leaders and influence decision
making.
- Experience in successfully managing and leading high
performing, cross-functional matrix teams or complex
multi-functional organizations, including cross-company alliances.
Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor others to enhance
performance and/or facilitate career progression.
- Ability to effectively and seamlessly multi-task, and
prioritize across multiple development assets, with complex
strategies and accelerated development timelines.
- Demonstrated ability to advise and participate in business
development due-diligence evaluations and transaction
recommendations.
- Demonstrated ability to advise and participate in target
selection and asset selection criteria for Discovery and serve as
primary liaison within the Thematic Research Center Governance
Committee. Leadership and Matrix Alignment:
- Inclusively Collaborates Across the BMS Matrix with an
Enterprise Mindset: Effectively collaborates with matrix functions
by building trust and driving toward the collective success of the
program.
- Demonstrates Enterprise Mindset Problem-Solving and Decision
Making: Gathers diverse perspectives assess alternate resolutions
and makes thoughtful, informed Enterprise decisions.
- Develops and Leads a High Performing Matrix Team: Builds, leads
and inspires high performing cross functional matrix team through a
unified program strategy on behalf of our patients.
- Holds Oneself and Others Accountable: Takes initiative to
address challenges, removes barriers, holds others accountable for
the collective success of the program outcomes and team
collaboration.
- Demonstrates Character: Leads with integrity & the values of
self-awareness & humility and seeks feedback
- Engages senior leaders and functional area stakeholders to
ensure alignment of program strategy and operational plans with
functional area capabilities, and clearly communicates program
risks, implications of changes in the competitive landscape and
progress toward key milestones.
- Actively provides input to and drives portfolio level strategy
for both internal and external opportunities.
- Participates in regulatory filings (NDA, BLA filings) as well
as develops strategy for orphan drug designation.
- Engages with Health Authorities and/or Advisory Committees in
the design of clinical trials and endpoints.
- Leads team to develop program strategy and clinical program,
medical and commercialization strategy plans, business case
development, and understands how access, pricing and reimbursement
needs for supporting value proposition will inform trial
design.
- Builds and maintains collaborative relationships with external
stakeholders (Opinion Leaders, Strategic Alliance Partners, Patient
Advocacy Leaders, Health Authorities) and appropriately
incorporates insights and advice to maximize program impact.
- Understands clinical trial operational complexities from study
start up through enrollment, quality assurance, and study
readout.
- Has an active role in analysis and/or interpretation of
clinical data and translation into scientific communication
strategy, including publications, and commercial strategy.
- Understands and reflects the impact of VAP inputs (Early Access
Review and DEX recommendations, commercial opportunity assessment,
TOP / TPP requirements, and value drivers as inputs in clinical
trial design.
- Actively supports Investor Relations and Public Affairs in
managing external BMS communications.
- Integrates commercialization inputs and deliverables to design
the late program strategy that enables approval of a meaningfully
differentiated asset with potential to maximize asset value.
- Understands necessary commercial inputs needed to inform the
end-to-end development process leading to regulatory approval and
successful commercialization.
- Integrates market inputs (e.g., TPP, DEX/VAP, CI insights) into
the integrated development plan, including, clinical plans and
labeling strategy; Appreciates translation of clinical data into
claims and considerations for label development.
- Understands and contributes to development of forecasts and
investment scenarios, how to assess risk and conduct valuations,
and implications for decision-making.
- Contributes to the development of brand hallmarks and brand
strategy (generic name, brand name, logo, brand colors,
positioning, messaging, campaign, segmentation, promotional
strategy) understanding the relationship to clinical trial
design.
- In partnership with Medical Affairs, supports development of
Thought Leader (TL) plans and engagements, and leverages TL input
in context of development programs and communicating evidence.
- Supports commercial needs/recommendations to guide CMC and GPS
on trade packaging and commercial product. If you come across a
role that intrigues you but doesn't perfectly line up with your
resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step
away from work that will transform your life and career. Uniquely
Interesting Work, Life-changing CareersWith a single vision as
inspiring as Transforming patients' lives through science--- ,
every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far
beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual
talents and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting
diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion,
innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring
out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.On-site
Protocol BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines
where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure
includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and
remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is
determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:
Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned
facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work
model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these
roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and
is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a
positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design
roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients
or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as
directed is an essential job function. BMS is dedicated to ensuring
that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent
recruitment process, reasonable workplace
accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles.
Applicants can request a reasonable workplace
accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you
require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this
application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your
inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com . Visit careers.bms.com/
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Opportunity statement. BMS cares about your well-being and the
well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a
result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully
vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.
BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest
and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your
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