Executive Director, Global Medical Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Mood Disorders Medical Product Lead

About the role

At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. Position Summary The Executive Director, Global Medical Strategy (Mood Disorder Medical Product Lead (MPL)) Lead plays a critical leadership role within the Global Medical Psychiatry leadership team. This position provides leadership for medical strategy and oversees the worldwide execution of medical activities for Global Medical Psychiatry, by partnering with Medical team to align Psychiatry/MDD strategy by fostering cross-functional collaboration with key stakeholders, including Commercial, Research and Development, Global Drug Development, HEOR, Regulatory Affairs, and other global medical stakeholders. The Executive Director will lead a team of Medical Strategy leads and report directly to the VP, Global Medical Neuroscience, Psychiatry Head.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the psychiatry, mood disorder medical strategy team, overseeing global medical planning and execution for new launches and ongoing commercialization.
• Develop, communicate, and execute the worldwide medical strategy plan for psychiatry, Mood Disorder.
• Partner with Medical SMEs, Brand teams, Local Medical leads, and key cross-functional partners (Commercial, Regulatory, Safety, Labeling, Supply & Manufacturing, Quality & Compliance).
• Lead late-life cycle medical activities and provide maintenance support (e.g., labeling, safety, quality, deletions) for non-commercialized brands.
• Request and manage the medical budget to ensure execution within defined targets.
• Lead regional medical affairs strategies in collaboration with clinical development, market access, and commercial colleagues, focusing on Major Markets and Intercontinental regions.
• Provide expertise in executing congress strategies, field medical plans, home office training, and other medical strategies.
• Offer expert insights on psychiatry trends, diagnosis, treatment options, and unmet medical needs to inform key decisions.
• Partner with Training and Learning Team to oversee training curriculum and content for markets and/or field medical associates.
• Partner with the medical matrix team to develop and execute the medical data generation plan, including Phase 4 and ISR planning, publication plans, and establishing BMS as a leader in psychiatry, Mood Disorder.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key opinion leaders, professional societies, and organizations through scientific dialogue.
• Lead and participate in worldwide advisory meetings with key opinion leaders.

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Advanced degree (PhD, MD, DO,