Position SummaryThe Associate Director of Global Medical Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Schizophrenia Medical Strategy will partner with key medical team to support development, implement, and execute disease area and asset-specific medical strategies. This role will partner with cross-functional Medical team to deliver key medical activities. Partner with Medical team to align Psychiatry strategy by fostering cross-functional collaboration with key stakeholders, including Commercial, Research and Development, Global Drug Development, HEOR, Regulatory Affairs, and other global medical stakeholders. This position will report to the Director, Global Medical Neuroscience, Psychiatry Medical Strategy.
Key Responsibilities- Participate in Medical Matrix Team activities and meetings, contributing to the development, planning, and execution of the Medical Plan aligned with disease area and product strategies.
- Effectively partner with stakeholders on medical activities including labeling, safety surveillance, scientific advisory boards, congress support, competitive intelligence, real-world data generation, and publications.
- Represent Medical Strategy in cross-functional matrix teams, contributing to the Brand planning process and collaborating with marketing, sales, value and access, legal, regulatory, and development teams.
- Support Thought Leader identification, mapping, and profiling in an evolving environment with changing needs.
- Engage with high-impact external thought leaders in psychiatry to identify and translate key insights.
- Establish and maintain interactions with external medical and scientific experts, clinical researchers, and academic centers to assess unmet medical needs and develop appropriate medical strategies.
- Maintain working knowledge of the treatment landscape, including competitors' plans, and translate insights into action.
- Coordinate with Marketing and other matrix partners to communicate results from clinical trials, treatment guidelines, and other clinical data internally.
- Support and drive BMS-sponsored clinical research activities, including non-registrational data generation.
- Act as a core member of the brand team, collaborating with key stakeholders to craft plans that address market needs.
- Collaborate with Commercialization & Access organizations to integrate medical perspectives into the commercialization process and ensure alignment between commercial and medical plans.
- Serve as an internal disease expert, providing critical input into the development of effective communication tools and programs.
- Performs other responsibilities as assigned by leadership.
Qualifications & Experience- Educations: Education: Advanced degree (PhD, MD, DO, NP, PA, PharmD etc.) in a scientific discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience: A minimum of 5+ years of direct professional experience in pharmaceutical development within life sciences or biopharmaceuticals.
- Industry Knowledge: Strong understanding of the biopharma drug development and commercialization process. Experience in clinical research and development, or medical affairs in Psychiatry/Neurology is preferred.
- Skill Set: Seeking a balanced combination of scientific and business acumen.
- Strategic Thinking: Demonstrated strength in understanding overarching company goals, performing strategic assessments, and developing clearly framed choices and recommendations.
- Global Experience: US or global experience is preferred.
- Cross-Functional Experience: Experience working across a range of medical and/or clinical development roles is a plus.
- Analytical Skills: Experience in analytics, particularly in relation to product launches.
- Project Management: Experience in project and/or portfolio management with the ability to develop clear action plans and execute them.
- Interpersonal Skills: Ability to build relationships, influence, and drive organizational engagement at all levels.
- Leadership: Ability to lead strategically, drive performance, build alignment, negotiate, and collaborate.
- Communication: Excellent communication and presentation skills, high-level negotiation skills, and the ability to resolve conflict constructively. Highly effective written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to travel globally (frequent travel will be required)
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Compensation Overview:Princeton - NJ - US: $166,350 - $201,571
The starting pay range(s) listed above is for full-time employees (FTE). You may also be eligible for additional discretionary incentive cash and stock opportunities. We determine starting pay thoughtfully - carefully considering the nature of the role, required skills, work location, schedule and the knowledge and experience you bring. Final compensation is guided by pay equity principles and applicable employment laws. Compensation programs are reviewed on an ongoing basis and may be adjusted over time to reflect evolving market factors, and individual, team or Company performance.
Benefits:Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, you may be eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefit plans - including wellbeing support, retirement and financial protection benefits, and insurance offerings (medical, dental, vision, life and disability).
U.S.-based exempt employees are eligible for Flexible Time Off (FTO), which provides paid time off without a set accrual limit, subject to manager approval, along with 11 paid company holidays each year.
Non-exempt employees, RayzeBio employees, and employees located in Puerto Rico receive 160 hours of paid vacation annually for new hires (subject to manager approval), 11 paid company holidays, and 3 optional holidays.
Depending on eligibility, employees may also have access to additional time-off benefits, including 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 also enjoy an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
U.S.-based job seekers can explore full benefit offerings at https://careers.bms.com/benefits
How We WorkWhere you work matters - because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models: site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https://careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.
