Director, Global Clinical Physician (Cardiovascular)

Bristol Myers Squibb • Madison, MA

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking a Director, Global Clinical Physician specializing in Cardiovascular. This role involves serving as a key clinical and medical contact for business development diligence efforts, identifying and implementing best practices, and providing regular updates to management. The position requires leading literature reviews, competitive landscape assessments, and developing clinical development plans from early to late stages. Responsibilities include assessing trial design elements, leading the development of trial design and feasibility benchmarking materials, and providing clinical and medical input to diligence packages, including safety risk assessments. The role also involves cross-functional collaboration with various departments and serving as a therapeutic area medical resource for key cardiovascular areas. Additionally, the Director will provide guidance to junior team members and identify/escalate medical and safety risks that could impact deal terms or timelines.

Requirements

• MD (or equivalent) required.
• Six to eight years of clinical and/or industry experience preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of GCP/ICH, drug development process, study design, statistics, and clinical operations.
• Advanced ability to interpret clinical and safety data to identify trends and inform deal-specific medical risk assessments.
• Advanced medical writing skills and medical terminology, applied to diligence memos, deal narratives, and governance presentations.
• Advanced planning/project management skills (develop realistic, effective medium-range plans across clinical development programs and deal timelines, managing competing priorities across multiple concurrent deals).
• Detail-oriented with commitment to quality and medical/scientific rigor.
• Advanced knowledge of disease area, compound, and current clinical landscape, with the credibility to represent the therapeutic area externally.
• Advanced knowledge of the establishment and operation of data monitoring committees, dose review teams, and independent response adjudication committees, including experience interfacing with these bodies.
• Working knowledge of deal structuring norms (upfront/milestone/royalty structures) and asset valuation frameworks (NPV/eNPV, PTRS); prior BD/diligence experience a plus but not required.
• Advanced critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with sound independent medical judgment under time pressure.
• Adaptable / flexible (comfortable operating with ambiguity across multiple concurrent clinical and BD workstreams; leads with confidence and professionalism under shifting priorities).
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint and data review tools (e.g., report generating tools); comfortable presenting complex clinical/medical concepts to non-clinical BD and executive audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Board certification/eligibility in a relevant specialty (e.g., cardiology, internal medicine) preferred.
• MBA or business/finance coursework a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a clinical/medical contact in diligence-related conversations with target company scientific and clinical contacts, partnering closely with senior BD leadership.
• Identifies and enacts best practices with minimal instruction, escalating judgment calls as appropriate.
• Provides regular and timely updates to management and governance stakeholders, flagging risks and recommendations as they arise.
• Leads literature review and competitive landscape assessment, translating findings into asset valuation and trial design benchmarking recommendations for prospective deals.
• Leads development of the clinical development plan spanning early to late development, and presents recommendations to governance committees and development team leadership as required.
• Leads clinical assessment of trial design elements (endpoints, statistical assumptions, enrollment criteria, patient population/eligibility risk) for target assets and precedent/competitor trials, providing clinical input on feasibility and valuation assumptions.
• Leads the development of trial design and feasibility benchmarking materials (sample size, enrollment assumptions, country selection) and helps shape the medical narrative supporting asset valuation and deal feasibility assessments.
• Leads clinical and medical input to diligence packages, including safety risk assessment, and present findings to BD leadership and governance committees.
• Collaborates cross-functionally with Biostatistics, Regulatory, Commercial, Medical Affairs, and Clinical Pharmacology to inform clinical development and diligence assessments.
• Serves as a therapeutic area medical resource across key cardiovascular areas (e.g., lipid management, coronary artery disease, stroke, and heart failure), providing input on portfolio and pipeline strategy.
• Provides medical/ guidance to Clinical Scientists and other junior team members on assigned initiatives.
• Identifies and escalate medical/safety risk considerations that could materially affect deal terms or timelines.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree