Senior Manager, Global Medical Oncology, Medical Communications

Bristol Myers Squibb • Princeton, NJ

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

This role is responsible for the planning and timely execution of a scientifically accurate and strategically aligned communications plan that supports the medical communication needs of the markets related to specified asset(s) in Global Medical Oncology. The Senior Manager of Medical Communications leads across the BMS matrix to develop and deliver strategically aligned medical publications, scientific content, medical information, medical education, training content, and congress presentations. They ensure endorsement of medical communications plans by relevant governance bodies prior to execution and continuously develop and maintain plans in conjunction with the scientific landscape and in alignment with Local Market Medical, Global Medical, and medical market-level strategy. This role serves as the Medical Communications point of contact between Global/ and other matrix partners, provides medical communications management oversight, and enhances bi-directional communication by understanding and sharing Global medical communications plans to Medical and raising needs to Global Medical/Medical Communications teams, ensuring country/global level of awareness & connectivity, including vendor oversight. The individual must understand communication needs and own the pull-through and execution of the Scientific Narrative, development & execution of the functionally integrated publication plan, content plan, and application to the Scientific Communication Platform (SCP). Strong business acumen and the ability to interface with market matrix partners and manage the Medical Communications budget are essential.

Requirements

• Advance scientific degree, PharmD, PhD or MD preferred.
• 5+ years of Pharmaceutical/Healthcare industry experience with a focus on medical communications; experience in both local country & global preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead strategically, drive performance, build alignment, inform, negotiate and collaborate.
• Experience working cross-functional, with cross-cultural project teams, and collaborating across matrix, markets and global geographies.
• Proven ability to work in an ambiguous environment & 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.
• Outstanding interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with exceptional time management skills.
• 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 flexibly schedule and participate in teleconferences and virtual meetings across different time zones.
• Ability to travel (domestically and internationally).
• 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.
• 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).

Nice To Haves

• Certified Medical Publication Professional (CMPP), and ISMPP active member highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Leads across the BMS matrix to develop and timely delivery of strategically aligned medical publications, scientific content, medical information, medical education, training content, and congress presentations.
• Ensures endorsement of medical communications plans by relevant governance bodies prior to execution, and continuously develops and maintains plans in conjunction with scientific landscape and in alignment with Local Market Medical, Global Medical and medical market-level strategy.
• Serves as the Medical Communications point of contact between Global/ and other matrix partners.
• Provides medical communications management oversight.
• Enhances bi-directional communication by understanding and sharing the Global medical communications plans to Medical and raises needs to Global Medical/Medical Communications teams, ensuring country/global level of awareness & connectivity including vendor oversight.
• Understand the communication needs and own the pull-through and execution of the Scientific Narrative, development & execution of functionally integrated publication plan, content plan, and application to the Scientific Communication Platform (SCP).
• Must have strong business acumen, ability to interface with market matrix partners & manage Medical Communications budget.
• Serve as a subject matter expert to BMS internal audiences related to 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.
• Promotes and reinforces principles among authors and internal publication stakeholder community, ensuring publications are authored, written, and reviewed according to publication best practices and BMS standards and policies 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.
• Demonstrates understanding of therapeutic disease areas, 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.
• Ensures collection of insights to deliver high quality medical communication that enables the most impactful dialogue and interactions with customers.
• Identifies and drives opportunities to enhance processes, tools, operating procedures, and outsourcing strategy to ensure consistent delivery and alignment of standards.
• Fostering collaborative relationships with academic & clinical experts, publishers, medical associations & other relevant key stakeholder groups; participating in external initiatives to foster trust and respect amongst academic and medical publishing community.
• Partners with TA Medical Communication Leads, Market Medical and other stakeholder to assess, plan, and allocate resources (budget, medical writing, biostatistical services) to ensure timely delivery of high-quality medical communications.
• Partners externally with 3rd party vendors to ensure the appropriate balance of internal and external execution of work.
• Establishes clear metrics aligned & regularly communicates metrics with key medical stakeholders.
• High performing, externally focused which emphasizes teamwork, cooperation, personal accountability, and a commitment to quality; models BMS behaviors and reinforces such behaviors at all levels in the organization.
• Serve as mentor to other leads.
• Ensure preparation for audit and inspection readiness.
• Ensuring diversity and inclusion in decision making, organization and talent development.

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: Senior