Position SummaryPosition reports to the Director of Medical Communications within Global Medical Oncology (GMO) and is responsible for the planning and timely execution of scientifically accurate and strategically aligned communications plan that support medical communication needs of the markets related to specified asset(s) in GMO.
Key ResponsibilitiesThe Senior Manager of Medical Communications is accountable for the following:
Medical Communications Strategy:
- 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 Medical/ 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
Data Dissemination:
- 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
Stakeholder Engagement:
- 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
Other responsibilities:
- 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
Qualifications & Experience- Advanced 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)
Knowledge Desired
- Pharmaceutical/Healthcare Industry
- External compliance, transparency and conflict-of-interest regulated work environments
- 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
- Certified Medical Publication Professional (CMPP), and ISMPP active member highly desired
- 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/iEnvision)
#LI-HybridWe hire for skills and capabilities, not just credentials - if this role excites you, but doesn't perfectly match your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway.
Compensation Overview:Madison - Giralda - NJ - US: $135,750 - $164,491Princeton - NJ - US: $135,750 - $164,491
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.
