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The WW Medical Neuroscience Strategy (Medical Product Lead (MPL)) Lead for Neurodegeneration plays a critical leadership role within the Medical Neuroscience leadership team. This position provides leadership for medical strategy and oversees the worldwide execution of medical activities for Medical Neurodegeneration, in collaboration with the Medical Neuroscience matrix. This leader will be responsible for launch and life-cycle management execution across the markets. The Senior Director will lead a team of Medical Strategy leads and report directly to the VP, Global Medical Neuroscience.
Key Responsibilities
Global Medical Leadership: Lead and develop the neurodegeneration medical strategy, overseeing global medical planning and execution for new launches and ongoing commercialization.
Medical Strategy Execution: Develop, communicate, and execute the worldwide medical strategy plan for neurodegeneration. Lead and participate in worldwide advisory boards with key opinion leaders. Provide leadership in Thought Leader identification, mapping, and profiling in an evolving environment with changing needs.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Medical SMEs, Brand teams, Local Medical leads, and key cross functional partners (Commercial, Regulatory, Safety, Labeling, Supply & Manufacturing, Quality & Compliance). Partner with Early Differentiation team and provide strategy advice for early Neuroscience Pipeline Assets.
Late-Life Cycle Activities: Lead late-life cycle medical activities and provide maintenance support (e.g., labeling, safety, quality, deletions) for non-commercialized brands.
Budget ownership: Medical strategy budget owner. Responsible for requesting and managing medical budget to ensure execution to defined targets.
Regional Strategy: Lead regional medical affairs strategies in collaboration with clinical development, market
access, and commercial colleagues, focusing on Major Markets and Intercontinental regions.
Congress and Field Medical Plans: Provide medical expertise to execute congress strategies, field medical plans, home office training, execution of TL plan and other medical strategies.
Expert Opinion: Offer expert insights on the current trends in the pathophysiology, diagnosis, emerging treatment options, as well as unmet medical needs in neurodegeneration (&/or neuropsychiatry) to inform key medical and business decisions.
Training and Support: Provide medical leadership to the WW medical organization, including developing and delivering training curriculum and content for market field medical associates.
Medical Data Generation: Partner with the medical matrix team to develop and execute the medical data generation plan, including Phase 4 and ISR planning, delivery of publication plans, and establishing BMS as a leader in neurodegeneration (& neuropsychiatry as needed).
KOL Relationships: Develop and maintain strong relationships with WW key opinion leaders, key professional societies, and organizations in collaboration with other global medical affairs functions and clinical colleagues through scientific dialogue pertinent to BMS Medical neurodegeneration (& neuropsychiatry as needed) interest. Lead and participate in WW advisory meetings with WW opinion leaders.
Compliance/Standards: Adherence to job specific SOP and work instructions, completion of assigned SOPs and training within designated timeframe and adheres to job-specific SOPs. Conducts business in accordance with BMS Values.
Qualifications & Experience
Education: M.D., D.O., PhD or equivalent degree minimum requirement in area relevant to pharmaceutical industry/ Life Sciences preferred).
Experience: Minimum 10+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical/life sciences industry and considerable experience with stakeholder and organizational engagement or partnerships (public and/or private) within
neuroscience. Minimum +4 years of medical affairs (WW or US) specific in neuroscience experience is ideal
Industry Knowledge: Strong understanding of the biopharma drug development and commercialization process. General knowledge of pharmaceutical operations, i.e., advocacy, medical affairs, clinical development, regulatory, experience in Psychiatry/Neurology is preferred. Experience with professional medical societies and associations preferred.
Skill Set: Seeking a balanced combination of scientific and business acumen.
Strategic Thinking: Demonstrated strength in understanding overarching company goals, performing strategic assessments, and developing clearly framed choices and recommendations. Proven record of managing complex interactions that drive business strategy & priorities engaging both internal and external stakeholders.
Cross-Functional Experience: Experience working across a range of medical and/or clinical development roles is a plus. Highly collaborative, possess a record of building and maintaining cross-functional relationships, and able to communicate business topics effectively with senior management, peers, and others.
Analytical Skills: Experience in analytics, particularly in relation to product launches. Able to innovate, analyze and solve problems with diligence.
Project Management: Experience in project and/or portfolio management with the ability to develop clear action plans and execute them.
Interpersonal Skills: Ability to build relationships, influence, and drive organizational engagement at all levels.
Leadership: Ability to lead strategically, drive performance, build alignment, negotiate, and collaborate.
Communication: Excellent communication and presentation skills, high-level negotiation skills, and the ability to resolve conflict constructively. Highly effective written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
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