Associate Director, Professional Societies (Global Medical Oncology)

About the role

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Director, Professional Societies, you will be a key member of the Strategic Alliances team, supporting long-range, portfolio-shaping collaborations aligned with BMS oncology strategy.
• Managing Oncology & Hematology Professional Societies, leading interactions, and cultivating, maintaining, and optimizing strong, long-term relationships with senior leaders within key Professional Societies.
• Represents BMS at external Society meetings, including but not limited to Professional Society corporate roundtables, forums, science/clinical-to-science/clinical interactions, delivering presentations to appropriate audiences, and preparing internal reports, as required.
• Partners with the Global Medical Oncology Disease Area Medical teams and additional key internal stakeholders to align strategies for engagement with Professional Societies, execution of plan and opportunities for collaboration which are aligned to business objectives.
• Engages with BMS leaders across multiple departments at BMS including Development, Translational Medicine, Medical, Commercial, Access and Policy to participate in Professional Society executive discussions and meetings, as needed.
• Collaborates cross-functionally and collaboratively to plan, execute, and communicate the Societies’ strategic plan internally and interfaces with leadership and matrix teams appropriately.
• Drive executional excellence and identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, consistency, and impact of Medical Society engagements.
• Educates internal stakeholders about Professional Societies and guides process and procedures for collaboration and partnership activities.
• Maintains regular communication with Professional Societies and interactions at key congresses to remain current on all ongoing activities.
• Manages and executes efficient approval process for corporate memberships, sponsorship and collaborative projects.
• Manages and executes efficient budget expenditures in collaboration with GMO teams.
• Safeguards compliance with company policy, legal and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

• Advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MD, etc.) in scientific discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and/or experience with stakeholder and Professional Societies engagement or partnerships (public and/or private) in Oncology and/or Hematology.
• Demonstrated credibility engaging external senior executives, academic investigators, and oncology thought leaders, with the ability to translate external insights into strategic recommendations.
• Advanced understanding of drug development process and healthcare ecosystem.
• Highly collaborative, with experience in building and maintaining cross-functional relationships (e.g. development, medical, commercial, access, congress excellence, policy and Markets) and navigating complex interactions.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.

Pay

The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience.

Schedule

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.