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Position Summary
The Disease Area Specialist (DAS)/Medical Lead is part of the Medical Team, reports to the Medical organization and provides a bridge between clinical research and the cross-functional Brand Team. Within the core brand team, the DAS/ Medical Lead is the primary scientific and medical expert with significant knowledge of the local clinical environment in the assigned therapeutic area (TA). He/she is responsible for contributing to development of brand strategy and leading execution of medical strategy & tactics for the product and being the principal medical point of contact for regulatory, market access and commercial. The Medical Lead acts as a core brand team member, while maintaining functional independence.
DAS utilizes an omnichannel approach to customer engagement and works with relevant stakeholders (e.g. field teams, RCO, commercial) to ensure incorporated development & execution. DAS fosters significant cross-functional alignment and collaboration with WW Medical, R&D, HEOR, not exhaustively.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy Development
* Contributes to customer strategy and overall brand strategy development by providing TA and Product-specific scientific, medical, data generation strategies & lifecycle management expertise across customer types.
* Develops indication/brand-focused medical plans to deliver on strategic imperatives and supports the development of the field communication plan.
* Develops and maintains deep knowledge of the scientific, clinical and competitive landscape, patient journey, and unmet medical needs in the respective therapeutic area.
* Provides insights and medical input for local business cases / strategic planning for early assets and new indications.
Medical Tactical Execution
* Serves as main point-of-contact for Medical capabilities (evidence generation, including HEOR, Scientific Communications and Engagement).
* Conducts key medical affairs projects (e.g, Advisory Boards, Satellite Symposia, scientific roundtables, etc.) and secures continuous medical education activities and other medical education.
* Drives asset-level medical evidence generation based on integrated Evidence Planning, with input from cross-functional teams.
* Ensures content delivery and support for Medical Field roles.
* Supports clinical development including Phase I-IV trials, primarily for local country and site and Investigator-Sponsored Research/clinical Research Collaborations as appropriate.
* The Disease Area Specialist will engage in scientific and educational dialogue with the (inter)national top TLs in the local market, share relevant clinical evidence based on the physicians’ needs and in accordance with the medical plan and gather medical insights and foresights.
* Ensures legal and compliance requirements are met.
* Ensures patient safety by compliance with pharmacovigilance rules and procedures.
* Is responsible for budget planning of medical activities within brand team.
Required Qualifications & Experience
* Advanced scientific degree (MD, PhD, PharmD), fluent in German, English and French.
* Relevant scientific expertise and familiarity in Cardiovascular:
o Scientific or clinical area, patient treatment trends, clinical landscape.
o Pharmaceutical industry including compliance and regulatory guidelines.
* Ability to navigate and build relationships across teams, including across functions and capabilities (e.g., Field Medical, Medical capabilities, Commercial, BI&A, Access, Corp./Patient affairs).
* Ability to collaborate and work cross-functionally (e.g., drive Integrated Evidence Planning, contribute to all customer-oriented strategies).
* Ensure creation of medical content, along with Scientific Communications & Engagement.
* Demonstrated leadership experience and ability to lead teams.
* Local and international travel required including overnight absence (TL/site visits, local internal and external meetings, congresses).
Key competencies desired
Customer- and patient-oriented mindset
* Adopts a customer-focused mindset.
* Deeply understands patient journey and experience, and relevant customer types.
* Demonstrates ability to deliver on customer needs and optimizes customer experience.
* Exhibits genuine care for customers.
Scientific expertise
* Has expert knowledge of TA, BMS and competitor assets and clinical landscape.
* Has deep understanding of regulatory guidelines, Market Access and market-specific healthcare environment.
* Prioritizes staying current with the latest data and publications.
* Has or quickly builds a network of key thought leaders in the TA/ indications.
* Has a strong learning mindset and passion for science.
Medical Excellence
* Has expert knowledge of key Medical processes and capabilities (e.g., real world evidence, scientific communications, congresses, medical information, advisory boards).
* Has a track record of developing and executing on medical tactics.
* Has experience leading integrated evidence planning and non-registrational data generation.
* Has experience collaborating with field medical teams to define, guide and execute regional therapeutic strategies and tactics.
Enterprise mindset and analytical skills
* Demonstrates strong analytical skills and ability to interpret insights from data and analytics.
* Ensures medical tactics are executed within timelines, budget and compliance standards.
* Demonstrates strong business acumen.
* Demonstrates ability to drive long term brand strategy.
* Demonstrates an ability to influence matrix organization and problem-solving mentality.
Teamwork/ agile
* Fosters a collaborative environment and creates strong rapport to effectively partner with cross-functional stakeholders.
* Demonstrates comfort working in a flexible and agile operating model.
* Embraces changes and leads on new ways of working including digital capabilities.
* Holds integrity and good judgment in navigating compliantly in accordance with BMS policies and procedures.
If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.
Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science,” every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.
On-site Protocol
BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:
Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles, the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.
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