Senior Therapeutic Area Specialist, Cardiovascular Community - Pittsburgh N, PA

About the role

At Bristol Myers Squibb, we are driven by a purpose‑focused culture that discovers, develops, and delivers innovative medicines to help patients prevail over serious diseases. The Senior Therapeutic Area Specialist (TAS) for Cardiovascular Community in Pittsburgh, PA, is a field‑based role that engages health‑care providers (HCPs) with a differentiated Customer Experience (Cx), drives demand for BMS medicines, and builds strong professional credibility with regional thought leaders and community‑based physicians.

Key Responsibilities

• Portfolio Promotion: Promote approved indications of BMS products within the assigned territory, create demand by articulating clinical and scientific rationale, maintain high scientific expertise, develop and execute territory and account plans, and leverage tools such as SOPHIA for insights and dynamic call planning.
• Fair & Balanced Scientific Dialogue: Present scientifically accurate, label‑consistent information to HCPs, conduct in‑office presentations (e.g., lunch‑and‑learns), organize external speaker programs, stay current on emerging data, and provide real‑time medical support through Medical on Call.
• Cross‑functional Collaboration: Work proactively with other field teams to enhance the overall Customer Experience, share insights internally, and ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and BMS policies.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Advanced scientific degree (preferred) and/or 5+ years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience in healthcare sales, medical science liaison, nursing, or related roles.
• Ability to communicate scientific and clinical data accurately and convincingly to physicians.
• Proven track record of building and maintaining credibility with key customers and office staff.
• Experience in cardiovascular therapeutics (preferred).
• Demonstrated strong account‑management skills, superior selling competencies, and consistent achievement of sales targets.
• Effective cross‑functional teamwork, a positive “can‑do” attitude, and high integrity in compliance with BMS policies.

Key Competencies

• Customer/Commercial Mindset: Drive business results, engage and cultivate credibility across the patient‑care journey, and tailor messaging to individual HCP preferences.
• Patient Centricity: Understand and prioritize the patient journey and experience.
• Scientific Agility: Excellent communication and presentation skills, strong learning mindset, and commitment to staying current with the latest data.
• Analytical Capability: Analyze prescribing patterns, market trends, and HCP preferences to generate data‑driven insights and segment HCPs for targeted engagement.
• Digital Agility: Proficient with digital communication channels, CE³ and other CRM tools, and Medical on Call technology.
• Teamwork/Enterprise Mindset: Strong business acumen, learning agility, collaborative drive, and sound judgment in navigating compliance requirements.

Compensation

Field – United States: $133,600 – $161,916 base salary for full‑time employees, with eligibility for additional discretionary incentive cash and stock opportunities.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement, and financial protection.
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) for U.S. exempt employees (no set accrual limit) plus 11 paid company holidays.
• For non‑exempt, RayzeBio, and Puerto Rico employees: 160 hours of paid vacation for new hires, 11 paid holidays, and 3 optional holidays.
• Additional time‑off options such as paid sick leave, up to two paid volunteer days per year, summer‑hours flexibility, and various leaves of absence (medical, parental, caregiver, bereavement, military, etc.).
• Annual Global Shutdown between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

How We Work

Our roles are organized into four work models—site‑essential, site‑by‑design, field‑based, and remote‑by‑design. This position follows the field‑based model, reflecting its core responsibilities of direct engagement with external customers.

Supporting People With Disabilities

BMS is committed to providing transparent recruitment, reasonable workplace accommodations, and ongoing support for employees with disabilities. Candidates may request accommodations at any stage of the hiring process by contacting adastaffingsupport@bms.com.