Director, Congress Excellence Strategy Lead - Princeton NJ
Position Summary
The Director of Congress Excellence, Strategy Lead oversees the strategic implementation of unified processes and consistent end-to-end experiences within the designated Therapy Area. This role reports to the Executive Director of Congress Excellence and serves as a member of the Congress Excellence Leadership Team.
Key Responsibilities
Report to the Executive Director, Congress Excellence, and serve as a member of the Congress Excellence Leadership Team.
Establish a clear, engaging, and actionable strategy for congress participation within the assigned therapy area.
Conduct alignment of congress strategies, planning, and implementation to reflect the BMS scientific narrative as well as medical and brand initiatives.
Assess organizational congress needs to ensure alignment with enterprise-level strategies and support the development and execution of integrated congress plans.
Guarantee the accurate and timely closeout of all congresses overseen by Congress Excellence.
Cook up initial alignment of the Congress Excellence Team for each congress by clearly defining roles and responsibilities, and secure final alignment following key stakeholder endorsement.
Accountable for budget & spend and recommend long-term investment opportunities based on 1–3 year congress strategies.
Oversee and monitor the CE team's travel allocation and congress budget to ensure fiscal responsibility.
Support the Executive Director of Congress Excellence by representing Congress BMS presence at congresses.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders across the Commercial & Medical Matrix and Medical Excellence (MedEX) colleagues to ensure comprehensive coordination and alignment.
Lead Leadership Brief Series to ensure strategic alignment and updates per congress with Senior Leadership Team.
Partner externally with third-party vendors, maintaining an effective balance between internal and external execution of work to optimize outcomes.
Review sponsorships/FFS, present available opportunities to key stakeholders along with options, and negotiate or secure agreements as needed.
Liaise appropriately with alliance and collaboration partners for select assets and indications within the therapy area as required.
Identify and implement enhancements to processes, tools, procedures, and outsourcing to maintain consistent standards across therapeutic areas and markets.
Lead transformational efforts to streamline execution and uphold the highest standards of integrity, quality, and compliance.
Work in close partnership with the Director of Innovations, Operations, and Capabilities to refine processes and gather stakeholder input on congress innovation and operations, supporting continuous improvement.
Cultivate and lead a high-performing team by promoting innovation, collaboration, a strong customer focus, accountability, results-oriented mindset and a deep commitment to quality by upholding BMS core behaviors at every organizational level.
Ensure the team is appropriately resourced and balanced to effectively support the congress strategy.
Promote diversity and inclusion in decision making, organization, and talent development.