Director, Oncology Medical Engagement Excellence

About the role

The Medical Engagement Excellence (MedEngageX) team is part of the Medical Excellence (MedEx) organization at Bristol Myers Squibb. MedEngageX plays a crucial role in educating healthcare professionals about the appropriate use of our medicines and providing them with the necessary information to improve patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Participate in Pumitamig and Thoracic Cancers Asset Indication Medical Strategy (AIMS) teams and its Working Groups, launch teams, and other cross-functional teams to inform medical strategy development, leverage medical insights, and represent the voice of Field Medical (FM) teams across global markets.
• Facilitate the pull-through of medical strategies/initiatives relevant to field medical teams in support of the medical objectives for Pumitamig and Thoracic Cancers, ensuring aligned and coordinated customer engagement across field roles.
• Partner with WW Medical, WW Medical Learning teams to ensure effective communication and the pull-through of the scientific narrative(s) and Patient Outcome Imperatives (POIs) for Pumitamig and Thoracic Cancers.
• Partner with WW Medical to ensure strategic alignment and focus of topics and data relevant for scientific exchange, and for the development of corresponding Medical Communication Topics (MCTs) and insights.
• Foster collective efforts across matrix and market medical teams to optimize medical insight quality, analysis, communications, and reporting; accountable for high-functioning global Fast Insight Review (FIRe) teams, Insights to Action process, and evolving this process with the implementation of AI-enabled tools.
• Identify and drive opportunities to optimize, innovate, and standardize deliverables and ways of working across TAs, assets, and indications—ensuring visibility and maximizing the value of MedEngageX and field medical teams as customer-facing partners in the organization.
• Ensure the WW Medical Strategy is reflected in the development of FM communications and training plans for Pumitamig and Thoracic Cancers. Partner with Medical Communications teams to ensure coordination for timely development of high-quality customer-facing materials that meet field needs and reflect internal strategy.
• Lead FM support for congresses, including session coverage, medical insights, and booth activities. Partner with Global Clinical Operations (GCO) and Medical Evidence Generation (MEG) to coordinate regional FM study support and ensure field enablement & effective execution.
• Provide input into Medical Communications strategy and Field Medical deployment models across geographies to ensure appropriate scientific engagement across lifecycle stages. Collaborate with WW Medical teams to select appropriate channels for thought leader (TL) interactions and facilitate integration and review of TL feedback and insights to inform actionable plans.
• Demonstrate consistent ethical and professional behavior and ensures compliance with GMA SOPs, GCP and ICH, Compliance policies and procedures, and BMS Compliance Code of Conduct, as well as with legal and ethical standards.
• Ensure alignment with key stakeholders on medical external engagement strategy and related activities. Define and demonstrate the value of medical engagement and scientific communication through measurable impact, including demonstration of impact from coordinated, customer-centric engagement approaches.
• Facilitate FM best practice sharing and implementation across TAs and markets. Foster communication and alignment with alliance partners.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• Advanced medical/scientific background (PhD, MD, PharmD) with 5+ years of experience within Medical Affairs in Pharma or Biotech company required.
• Experience in working on global or above-market level preferred.
• Therapeutic area expertise in oncology (solid tumor oncology) or related fields strongly preferred.
• Ability to lead and influence across a complex, matrixed, and diverse organization, including collaboration across alliance partner, Medical and Commercial functions as well as across multiple Markets.
• Experience in developing medical strategy and objectives for an asset portfolio.
• Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize complex data and leverage advanced analytics and AI-enabled tools to generate insights and communicate effectively—both written and verbal—in English.
• Advanced presentation skills required.
• Ability to innovate and adapt in a fast-paced, evolving environment, including rapid learning and adoption of new capabilities such as AI-enabled tools to enhance efficiency and impact.
• Knowledge of regulatory policy & guidance for medical communications in the industry.
• Understanding of the medical landscape and industry trends, and their implications for business strategy.
• Proficiency with tools and technologies used to communicate and train large medical audiences, both live and remotely.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20%.