Job Detail

One shared journey moves us forward. Bristol-Myers Squibb is a BioPharma leader offering opportunities to learn and grow professionally, working alongside smart, talented colleagues who are committed to helping patients prevail over serious diseases. Our medicines help millions of people around the world in their fight against cancer, heart disease, HCV, and rheumatoid arthritis. Our commitment to patients’ unmet medical needs drives innovation and pride in our record of achievements and we are recognized as having one of the most innovative pipelines in the industry with launches in Oncology and Specialty products.

The Disease Area Head acts with the highest standards of integrity, leads a high-performing medical team and provides medical expertise to generate strategies, clinical data, analyses and communication plans that support the safe and effective use of our medicines

Key Responsibilities and Major Duties:

Leading strategy development and execution within disease area

• Participate actively and ensure appropriate input based on strategic insight and scientific expertise in the respective Brand Teams
  
  
  
  • Demonstrate broad strategic thinking and planning by developing objectives, plans and actions that are effectively addressing our organizational strategy and customer needs: Ensure country medical activities are in line with approved medical strategies
  
  
  • Ensure country clinical trials and studies are delivered to agreed standards of time, quality and cost as well as an appropriate participation in international trials
  
  
  • Identify and follow up Post Marketing Trials and coordinate budget for own country/cluster
  
  
  • Manage/coordinate I-O medical budget and liaise, as appropriate, with Finance and Purchasing and review project briefs for I-O across functions
  
  
  • Liaise with Cluster and Country Medical Director to manage unexpected events or issues such as the early close of a study at country level
  
  
  • Build country/cluster  reputation and visibility of medical team at the international level by managing the timely execution of trials and other medical activities
  
  
  • Proactively provide scientific support to Commercial, Regulatory, Market Access, Outcomes Research, Pharmacovigilance and Legal Counsel
  
  


• Coordinate the medical plan processes for the Disease Area  in alignment with the appropriate local/cluster functions (including Commercial, Regulatory, Market Access, PV and Outcomes Research) and with the appropriate international  Medical Teams  (WW/EMAC)

Disease area reference point

• Ensure medical team has and maintains a strong knowledge   on products, treatment trends, unmet needs and scientific activities within the Disease Area


• Effectively and proactively communicate medical benefits for all products within the Disease Area in an accurate, balanced, fair and objective manner


• Provide, if and when appropriate, timely and informative responses to scientific queries from external customers and internal partners, which accurately reflect scientific data


• Lead the development of the medical plan and ensure appropriate medical strategy input and alignment with appropriate cross-functional team


• Ensure execution of the medical plan


• Coordinate the publication of local study results in influential scientific publications


• Represent BMS with enthusiasm as a Disease Area scientific expert to the external stakeholders, including but not limited to Thought Leaders/Healthcare Professionals and payers. Keep direct contact with TLs to gather insight on DA and develop strong peer-to-peer scientific partnerships with them

Lead and manage (build, develop & retain talent) for disease area medical team

Build and develop a diverse, high performing team by attracting and retaining the best medical talent, establishing and communicating high standards, establishing and implementing development plans, serving as role model in providing feedback and coaching

• Proactively lead medical team and be accountable for driving performance and behaviours like
  
  
  
  • develop individual objectives/metrics
  
  
  • conduct annual and mid-term performance reviews with associated development plan for each team member
  
  
  • analyze performance measurement metrics of the medical team
  
  
  • join Medical Team on TL-visits for coaching (if appropriate)
  
  


• Work closely with appropriate local and international teams (WW/EMAC) to develop and coordinate/support execution of training for medical team (disease area and functional skills). Work closely with appropriate international FM team (WW/EMAC) to maintain alignment across  the region


• Actively promote a culture of performance, innovation, constructive challenge, team spirit and accountability within the Medical Department based on ensuring the wellbeing of patients

Provide leadership in clinical development and access activities

• Provide medical input for compounds in development (e.g. for registration and reimbursement purposes).


• Closely cooperate with cross-functional local/cluster  teams on reimbursement/value process and dossiers


• Closely cooperate with the appropriate international Medical Team (WW/EMAC) to provide accurate information on country clinical needs


• Continuously liaise with local/cluster BU Directors to ensure that country needs are gathered and communicated appropriately


• Coordinate medical interactions to assess unmet medical needs

Shaper of Global Lifecycle Management Plans

• Identify potential lifecycle extension opportunities through discussion with Thought Leaders (TL)


• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to identify and assess lifecycle management opportunities for the country.  Provide this information to the appropriate international Medical Team (WW/EMAC) for communication to Global Lifecycle Management Teams


• Encourage medical team to identify lifecycle extension opportunities

Compliance & Pharmacovigilance

• Act as a role model who demonstrates consistent ethical and professional behaviour


• Ensure compliance with SOPs, GCP and ICH, as well as with legal and ethical standards


• Ensure medical team is completing required training within defined timelines

List of minimum requirements

• Medical doctor (physician) or scientist (e.g. PhD, pharmacist or biologist) degree with experience in a specific Disease Area or with a broad medical background 


• Extensive experience in designing and managing clinical trials across different phases of development, in providing advice to SAs within country/ region and resolving clinical trial-related issues


• Extensive experience working in cross-functional teams


• Track record in effectively managing risk and compliance


• Building strong relationships with External Experts within Disease Area


• Coaching and mentoring within the Medical Department 


• Complete knowledge of statistical methods and effectively managing biostatisticians


• Solid track record in writing quality scientific publications and representing BMS at international congresses


• Managing complex trials across multiple countries


• Product-specific pricing issues and required contribution to pricing dossiers


• Key Marketing and Market Research terms and modes of analysis


• Complete knowledge of statistical methods and effectively managing biostatisticians


• Solid track record in writing quality scientific publications and representing BMS at international congresses


• Fluent in German and English

BMS BioPharma Behaviors required

• Passion: We pursue excellence to help patients prevail. I set high standards for myself and others to win for our patients / I energize others / I strive to learn something new every day / I treat my patients, customers and colleagues with compassion, empathy and respect.

• Innovation : We embrace new ideas . I challenge the status quo / I seek and share bold idea that help BMS win / I pursue and understand diverse perspectives outside of BMS / I encourage and have constructive debates / I embrace change to drive innovative outcomes / I rebound quickly and learn from my mistakes.

• Accountability : We own our outcomes and the outcomes of others . I own BMS Success by holding myself and others accountable / I share information in a transparent and honest way / I celebrate my successes and the successes of others / I coach and mentor others with good intent and purpose / I am inclusive and bring out the best in others / I understand what people do and the impact I have on them.

• Speed : We act with urgency and agility. I work with a sense of urgency / I focus on what’s important / I consult with the right people to move quickly / I seek efficient, effective solutions / I break silos and eliminate unnecessary rules / I make decisions with resolve and enable others to do the same.