Associate Director, Global Medical Cardiovascular, Mavacamten

Bristol Myers Squibb • Princeton, NJ

9h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Director, Global Medical Cardiovascular, Mavacamten is a key medical contributor responsible for driving execution of the Global Medical plan for mavacamten across its lifecycle in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), with a primary focus on enabling US medical execution. This role provides scientific and clinical leadership across global deliverables—including core content and scientific materials, congress planning support, medical education, and cross-functional scientific engagement—to ensure timely, high-quality support for US priorities and milestones. The Associate Director operates in a highly collaborative environment with a diverse matrix team and partners closely with US Medical, Regional Market Medical, Medical Communications, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Safety, Market Access, Marketing, and Commercial teams. The successful candidate will translate global plans into practical execution—coordinating inputs, managing timelines, and ensuring scientific accuracy and consistency of materials—so US-facing activities are aligned, clinically meaningful, and responsive to the evolving HCM landscape.

Requirements

• Advanced scientific degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, PA/NP)
• At least 3+ years of experience in Medical Affairs within pharmaceutical or biotech with increasing responsibility
• Cardiovascular disease expertise required; HCM or rare disease experience strongly preferred
• Demonstrated success partnering cross‑functionally in complex, matrixed organizations
• Must have experience working in a multi-functional project team and managing external agencies
• Proven ability to plan and implement medical congresses and advisory boards
• Strong scientific and clinical acumen with the ability to translate data into actionable medical strategy
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams including clinical, commercialization, regulatory, and early discovery
• Highly professional with excellent relationship-building and communication skills, including the ability to articulate complex scientific concepts verbally and in writing
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and align diverse stakeholders around shared medical objectives
• Acts with the highest level of leadership with Enterprise Mindset and flexibility
• Attention to detail with excellent planning, time management and organizational skills
• Resiliency and strong adaptability to change
• High-level negotiation skills and the ability to resolve conflict in a constructive manner
• Innovative and entrepreneurial thinking
• Functions with excellent judgment, high integrity and in compliance with all laws, regulations, and policies

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a global medical role supporting US execution strongly preferred
• Prior industry experience in cardiovascular (CV) medical affairs/medical strategy, product launch, clinical research, or related experience is preferred
• Familiarity with all phases of drug development is desirable

Responsibilities

• Drive execution of the Global Medical plan for mavacamten, translating priorities into clear deliverables, timelines, and cross-functional ways of working
• Partner with Medical Market Leads to enable execution of US medical plans by providing global toolkits, scientific resources, and implementation support
• Coordinate day-to-day cross-functional alignment (e.g., Medical Communications, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Safety, Market Access) to manage dependencies and ensure on-time, compliant execution of medical deliverables
• Serve as a medical subject matter expert in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, monitoring the external landscape and incorporating new insights into global materials that support US needs
• Own assigned execution workstreams ensuring materials are medically accurate, consistent, and usable for Global and US deployment
• Provide scientific guidance and clinical context to support execution decisions across internal stakeholders, escalating risks/issues as appropriate
• Execute elements of the global and US publication/content plan, supporting medical review of abstracts, manuscripts, congress materials, and external scientific resources (promotional and non-promotional, as required)
• Support global and US congress planning and execution by coordinating scientific content development, internal reviews, and readiness activities to meet timelines
• Support execution of the Thought Leader Engagement Strategy by coordinating planning, materials, and follow-up for key interactions (e.g., Advisory Boards) in partnership with US and regional teams, ensuring appropriate governance and transparency
• Coordinate with cross-functional partners to ensure scientific engagement strategies are aligned, compliant, and appropriately governed
• Act as a core member of the Global–US mavacamten medical and commercialization matrix teams, representing global execution workstreams and ensuring connectivity to US needs
• Demonstrate strong cross-functional leadership in a matrixed environment, influencing without authority and driving timely alignment across Medical, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Safety, Market Access, Marketing, and Commercial teams
• Support medical training by developing and maintaining global training assets and ensuring consistency of scientific messaging used by US teams
• Ensure all Worldwide and US medical activities comply with company policies, applicable laws/regulations, and medical governance standards

Benefits

• Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
• Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
• Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.
• Work-life benefits include: Paid Time Off US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico or Rayzebio employees) Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays Based on eligibility, additional time off for employees may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day. All global employees full and part-time who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible to take advantage of the Global Shutdown.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees