Director, Worldwide Medical Oncology, Medical Communications
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Princeton
Posted on: October 19, 2024
Job Description:
Working with UsChallenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those
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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
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Position Summary We are seeking a WWMO Medical Communications
Director with a deep understanding of the relevant disease states,
medical education, scientific customer experience and communication
within WWMO . In this exciting role you will be responsible for
overall create scientific communication strategic plans for the
specific disease area , publication tactics, field medical
educational material and external communication tools in alignment
with the business needs within Medical Affairs and Clinical
Development.Position reports to the Executive Director of Medical
WWMO Medical Communications within Global Medical Affairs and lead
a team across markets responsible for developing market level
communication plans and execution of high quality, medical
communications to ensure pull-through of the Scientific Narrative.
This role is responsible for the strategy and execution of BMS
Medical WWMO Communications portfolio. The Executive Director of
Medical WWMO Medical Communications will ensure the disclosure of
the science of BMS products and research data to inform Healthcare
Providers and Patients worldwide. Key Responsibilities TA core
member of WWMO Medical Communications Leadership Team, the Director
of WWMO is accountable for the following:Medical Communications
Strategy:
- Managing across a global matrix organization to drive quality
planning and timely communication of key scientific information for
BMS assets within specified therapeutic area.
- As a core member of the respective AIMS team Establishing a
clear, viable and compelling strategy for the TA-specific Medical
Communications, aligned with overall WWMO vision, strategy and
objectives, and ensure delivery of timely and high-quality medical
publications, scientific content, medical education and congress
presentations worldwide.
- Own the pull-through and execution of the Scientific Narrative
aligned with portfolio strategy, development & execution of
functionally integrated publication plan, content plan, and
application to the Scientific Communication Platform (SCP).
- Lead development of personalized medical communications and
ensure timely journal submissions, publications, Congress
presentations, and deliver of internal and external scientific
content.
- Must have strong business acumen, ability to interface with
matrix partners to make trade-off decisions by managing Medical
Communications Asset/Indication-level budget and allocation of
funds and resources to highest business priorities.Data
Dissemination:
- Serve as a subject matter expert to BMS internal audiences
related to Asset/Indication-level communication landscape, HCP
preferences, publication and scientific content planning, data
disclosure / dissemination, and represent BMS scientific
communications to external investigators, key authors and journal
editors.
- Leading internal process improvements to ensure BMS remains an
ethical and credible leader in the practice of publications &
scientific content; leading transformation efforts worldwide and
for ensuring BMS publication & scientific content standards are
aligned with Good Publication Practices and industry standards, and
all BMS employees engaged in publication activities follow Good
Publication Practices guidance with the highest degree of
integrity, quality and transparency.
- Providing oversight to the team for the development and
execution of functionally integrated and aligned medical
communications plans with a focus on major markets and key assets;
adjust communications plans in accordance with clinical trial
results/milestones and changes in the market healthcare
landscape
- Demonstrates scientific/research expertise to support the
establishment of strong working collaborations with both internal
and external disease-area experts to ensure quality data analysis,
interpretation, communication planning & data
disclosure/dissemination.
- Partners internally to identify, set timing and execute data
dependencies and related disclosures of information in multiple
communication channels, encouraging innovation to keep BMS medical
communications in the forefront of advancing understanding of the
science and maximize BMS product value for our customers
- Identifies and drives opportunities to enhance processes,
tools, operating procedures and outsourcing strategy to ensure
consistent delivery and alignment of standards across therapeutic
areas worldwideStakeholder Engagement:
- Providing expert scientific guidance and support to
cross-functional colleagues, as to positively impact the business
broadly and globally
- Fostering collaborative relationships with academic & clinical
experts, publishers, medical associations & other relevant
stakeholder groups; participating in external initiatives to foster
trust and respect amongst academic and medical publishing
community
- Collaborating with internal stakeholders across the matrix and
other Scientific Communications & Engagement team (e.g., Customer
Engagement, Field Medical Excellence, Congress Strategy, Training &
Compliance) to leverage external insights to inform medical
communications planning
- Partners externally with 3rd party vendors to ensure the
appropriate balance of internal and external execution of work
- Establishes clear metrics aligned to meeting customer needs and
demonstrating desired outcomes of activities. Regularly
communicates metrics with key stakeholdersPeople Leadership:
- Leading and managing a team of full time and contract staff to
drive strategic medical communications planning and provide
strategic oversight for communications strategy for both approved
and late-stage BMS asset
- Provide vision, direction and serve as mentor to the team.
Identifies, hires, develops, coaches high potential employees to
ensure a rich pipeline of engaged, empowered and enriched
talents
- Creates a high performing, externally focused team which
emphasizes teamwork, cooperation, personal accountability and a
commitment to quality; models BMS behaviors and reinforces such
behaviors at all levels in the organization
- Ensuring diversity and inclusion in decision making,
organization and talent development Qualifications & Experience
- Advance scientific degree, PharmD, PhD or MD preferred
- 8-10 years of Pharmaceutical/Healthcare industry experience
with a focus on medical communications; experience in TA
preferred
- Experience of leading a large team or multiple teams; and
demonstrated strength in leading teams to high performance
- Demonstrated ability to lead strategically, drive performance,
build alignment, inform, negotiate and collaborate
- Proven ability to work in an ambiguous environment, and develop
teams with a focus on quick deliverables
- Experience leading cross-functional, cross-cultural project
teams, and collaborating across matrix, multiple markets and global
geographies
- Demonstrated success driving optimal business results in a
large complex corporate environment with multiple priorities and
tight timelines
- Ability to manage timelines and quality of work using strong
leadership, organizational, communication, facilitation and
interpersonal skills
- Proven experience establishing strategic direction for teams,
and proven ability to achieve set objectives; ability to take
educated risk, rise above technical expertise; demonstrating
judgement, wisdom and understanding of impact
- Experience with change leadership and appreciation for
complexity of leading teams through change
- Experience leading medical communications across all phases of
drug development and commercialization
- Ability to analyze and interpret trial data
- Ability to influence and negotiate appropriate solutions;
ability to establish strong stakeholder relationships
- Ability to travel (domestically and internationally)Preferred
qualifications
- Pharmaceutical/Healthcare Industry
- External compliance, transparency and conflict-of-interest
regulated work environments
- In-depth knowledge of Good Publication Practices and guidance
(GPP, ICMJE), Sunshine Act, Pharma Code of Conduct, and other
guidance related to post-marketing practices and scientific data
communication
- Certified Medical Publication Professional (CMPP), and ISMPP
active member highly desired
- Understanding of clinical trial design and execution,
statistical methods and clinical trial data reporting
requirements
- Working knowledge of Microsoft suite of applications, and
familiar with publication management tool (DataVision).#LI-Hybrid
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 . Visit to access our complete Equal Employment
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
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