Associate Director, Global Immunology & Cardiovascular Medical Communications (Rheumatology)

Bristol Myers Squibb • Princeton, NJ

7d • $155,540 - $188,480

About The Position

The Associate Director of Medical Communications is responsible for the strategy and execution of medical communication plans for rheumatology within ICV Global Medical Affairs. The role ensures disclosure of data communicating the scientific and health economic value of BMS products to inform healthcare providers, patients, and payers in accordance with local regulations. It reports to the Senior Director of Medical Communications.

The role establishes and executes aligned medical communications strategies and plans, including scientific narratives, publication plans, content plans, and application to the Scientific Communication Platform. It oversees data dissemination through journal submissions, publications, congress presentations, and scientific content, while ensuring ethical, transparent, high-quality practices consistent with Good Publication Practices and industry standards.

The Associate Director works closely with internal matrix partners, external experts, publishers, vendors, and other stakeholders to apply insights, strengthen scientific communication, improve processes, and deliver against customer needs. The position also manages communications budgets and resources, establishes outcome metrics, and leads teams and cross-functional initiatives through changing priorities.

Requirements

• 7–10 years of pharmaceutical or healthcare industry experience, focused on medical communications; experience in both local-country and global work is preferred.
• Experience working across large or multiple teams and demonstrated strength leading teams to high performance.
• Demonstrated ability to lead strategically, drive performance, build alignment, inform, negotiate, and collaborate.
• Ability to work in ambiguous environments and develop teams focused on quick deliverables.
• Experience leading cross-functional, cross-cultural project teams and collaborating across matrix organizations, markets, and global geographies.
• Demonstrated success driving business results in a large, complex corporate environment with multiple priorities and tight timelines.
• Strong leadership, organizational, communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills to manage timelines and quality of work.
• Experience setting strategic direction for teams and achieving objectives, with sound judgment and the ability to take educated risks.
• Experience with change leadership and an appreciation for the 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 and establish strong stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to travel.
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
• Knowledge of external compliance, transparency, and conflict-of-interest regulated environments.
• In-depth knowledge of Good Publication Practices and guidance (GPP, ICMJE), the Sunshine Act, Pharma Code of Conduct, and other guidance related to post-marketing practices and scientific data communication.
• Understanding of clinical trial design and execution, statistical methods, and clinical trial data reporting requirements.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft suite applications and familiarity with a publication management tool such as iEnvision.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced scientific degree, PharmD, PhD, or MD.
• Experience in both local-country and global medical communications.
• Certified Medical Publication Professional (CMPP) certification.
• Active membership in ISMPP.

Responsibilities

• Establish a clear, viable, and compelling medical communications strategy aligned with the overall Medical vision, strategy, and objectives.
• Understand communications needs across markets and own the pull-through and execution of the Scientific Narrative, integrated publication plan, content plan, and application to the Scientific Communication Platform.
• Oversee functionally integrated medical communications plans and adjust them to reflect clinical trial results, milestones, and changes in the healthcare landscape.
• Manage the Medical Communications budget and allocate funds and resources to business priorities.
• Lead development and timely delivery of medical communications, including journal submissions, publications, congress presentations, and internal and external scientific content.
• Serve as a subject matter expert to internal audiences on the communications landscape, HCP preferences, publication and scientific content planning, and data disclosure and dissemination.
• Represent BMS scientific communications to external investigators, key authors, and journal editors.
• Lead process improvements and transformation efforts to maintain ethical, credible publication and scientific content practices aligned with Good Publication Practices and industry standards.
• Ensure employees involved in publication activities follow Good Publication Practices with integrity, quality, and transparency.
• Build working collaborations with internal and external disease-area experts to support quality data analysis, interpretation, communication planning, and data disclosure and dissemination.
• Apply insights to medical communications to enable impactful dialogue and customer interactions.
• Identify and drive improvements to processes, tools, operating procedures, and outsourcing strategy.
• Build collaborative relationships with academic and clinical experts, publishers, medical associations, and other stakeholders, and participate in external initiatives supporting trust in the academic and medical publishing community.
• Collaborate with internal Medical matrix stakeholders and Scientific Communications & Engagement teams to use external insights in medical communications planning.
• Partner with third-party vendors to balance internal and external execution of work.
• Establish metrics aligned with customer needs and desired outcomes, and regularly communicate them to stakeholders.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit plans, including wellbeing support, retirement and financial protection benefits, and medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance offerings.
• Flexible Time Off without a set accrual limit for eligible U.S.-based exempt employees, subject to manager approval.
• 11 paid company holidays each year.
• Eligible employees may receive paid sick leave, up to two paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, and leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, or military needs.
• Eligible employees may participate in an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
• Potential eligibility for discretionary incentive cash and stock opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed