Senior Director, Strategy & Operations, Neuroscience
About The Position
This is a high-impact strategy and operations role that sits at the center of one of BMS's most important growth priorities; the build-out of the US Neuroscience marketing organization. This role carries a dual mandate that is both enterprise-facing and brand-specific. The role serves as the primary S&O partner to the VP, US Marketing, Neuroscience in building and operationalizing a growing commercial organization. This is a unique and highly visible opportunity to help shape how the Neuroscience team is structured, how it operates, and how it scales across cross-functional brand leadership teams. Responsibilities include establishing ways of working, driving cross-brand synergies across both the Cobenfy and Zeposia franchises, building governance frameworks, and ensuring the organization is fully prepared for future Cobenfy indication launches in Bipolar Disease and Alzheimer's Disease, if approved by the FDA. This work spans psychiatry, neurology, and specialty neurology — and requires someone who can work seamlessly alongside the S&O leads embedded within each brand team, connect across organizational seams, think ahead, and bring structure to complexity. Additionally, this role serves as the primary S&O partner supporting the schizophrenia business, driving performance management, brand planning, and cross-functional coordination to accelerate growth of this critical foundational indication. This position reports to the Executive Director, Strategy & Operations, Neuroscience.
Requirements
- BA/BS degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred but not required
- Minimum 10 years of relevant commercial experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry
- In-market commercial experience required; prior experience supporting a post-launch brand strongly preferred
- Demonstrated experience in organizational design, team build-out, or change management is a plus
- Very strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information for senior leadership audiences
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills; proven ability to build alignment and drive performance across matrix teams through personal influence
- Ability to work independently in a fast-moving, complex, and evolving environment with limited direction
- Comfortable operating with ambiguity and proactively creating structure where it does not yet exist
Responsibilities
- Partner with the VP, US Marketing, Neuroscience to define and institutionalize ways of working across the growing Neuroscience Marketing organization, spanning the SCZ & BPD, ADP, HCP Market Development, and Zeposia teams.
- Design and implement governance frameworks, meeting cadences, and decision-making structures that enable effective cross-indication coordination and prepare the organization for multi-indication commercial complexity.
- Support operational planning efforts in anticipation of future Cobenfy indication launches (Bipolar Disease and Alzheimer's Disease Psychosis, if approved by the FDA), ensuring that infrastructure, processes, and team norms are in place ahead of key milestones.
- Drive the Neuroscience AI strategy and operating model in the US Marketing organization, identify high-impact use cases and ensure benefits tracking and value realization, act as a champion to build AI fluency across the organization.
- Help integrate new team members and functions as the Neuroscience Marketing organization expands; serve as a connective resource across the VP-level marketing leadership team.
- Lead or co-lead critical cross-functional strategic initiatives on behalf of the VP, US Marketing, Neuroscience, helping to align priorities, resolve bottlenecks, and accelerate readiness across the broader team.
- Serve as the commercial S&O point of contact to liaise with BI&T, Finance, and the US Cobenfy SCZ brand team to develop and refine the Cobenfy brand narrative for leadership reviews and through the budget process; track performance against targets and provide regular reporting to leadership.
- Lead the annual and ongoing brand planning process for the SCZ franchise, ensuring cohesive strategic and functional plans that drive innovation, growth, and alignment across indication teams; facilitate roll-up across indications.
- Coordinate and compile key performance metrics for the brand in schizophrenia; prepare and present insights for regular matrix review forums; maintain accountability on action items across the team.
- Serve as the critical interface between the SCZ brand team and key matrix partners (BI&T, Medical Affairs, Sales, Market Research, Reimbursement, Trade, Payer Marketing, Corporate Affairs, etc.) to drive strategic focus areas and surface key issues proactively.
- Support the VP, US Cobenfy SCZ & BPD in preparing for engagement with the broader organization and external audiences, including senior management reviews, business reviews, POA planning, budget reviews, and contribution-setting processes.
Benefits
- Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care
- BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- 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
- Survivor support
- Flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval)
- 11 paid national holidays
- 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval
- 3 optional holidays
- 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
- Annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
