Functional Excellence Director
Novartis
Director – Intercontinental Medical Market Lead, Neuroscience
Bristol Myers Squibb
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Princeton • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $207,490 - $251,400 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- This is a crucial role to bring a strong market voice on AIMS (Asset Indication Medical Strategy), and bi-directional alignment between WW Medical and Medical Leadership in Markets for a given region.
- Communicating the priorities, needs, and potential risks of non-AIMS markets.
- Partner closely with Disease Area Medical Product Leads (MPLs) to ensure AIMS deliverables are executed across the Markets.
- Afford visibility to Market data gaps and evidence needs and provide guidance on impact to Integrated Evidence Plans (IEP) and disease area medical plans.
- Raise opportunities for collaborative studies and innovative platforms aligned with prioritized evidence gaps to WW disease area Medical, Medical Evidence Generation, Scientific Collaborations & Alliances Leads and the Digital Health team.
- Establish strong relationships and networks with WW cross-functional partners such Medical Product Leads, Medical Communications teams, Commercial & Access leads, Field Medical Excellence (FME), Medical Evidence Generation (MEG) and Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) to be a reliable and knowledgeable resource and ensure a seamless interface with respective Markets.
- Serves as the primary liaison between WW Medical (TA) and the TA Medical Leadership in the markets (non-AIMS) to ensure bi-directional alignment, communication & execution around assets/disease and TA strategy.
- Leverage clinical and scientific expertise to drive adoption of the TA global medical strategy across global medical teams, in alignment with TA Medical Heads.
- Understand country and region launch needs and priorities, distill key risks or opportunities, and communicate them to regional leadership and AIMS.
- Address WW and local launch or execution issues and risks, facilitating resolution and mitigation as appropriate.
- Collaborate with CMD and Markets TA Medical Head to identify lifecycle management opportunities and data gaps, informing strategy and prioritization of studies.
- Provide visibility on non-AIMS market needs and insights and interpret WW portfolio outputs for local execution.
- Connect local teams with WW Medical for support, ensure effective communication, and identify and remove market roadblocks.
- Foster cross-functional collaboration, promotes inclusiveness and accountability, and manage budgets in partnership with cross-functional teams.
Requirements
- Advanced degree preferred (e.g., Pharm D, PhD, MD);
- 10+ years of relevant bio-pharmaceutical industry experience;
- broad knowledge of TA preferred.
- Working knowledge of Research and Drug Development, including RWE, with the ability to communicate data impactfully.
- Experience in program and project management, including defining key deliverables, tracking milestones and budget, and informing business tradeoffs.
- Demonstrated success delivering results and leading strategically in a matrix environment and various business situations.
- Strong strategic mindset with analytical skills, with an understanding of global dynamics, environment, and key markets.
- Ability to influence across a matrix, with emotional intelligence, curiosity, and skills in proactively building and maintaining key relationships.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-moving and increasingly complex environment.
- Strong cross-cultural communication skills and the ability to adapt strategies to different audiences across multiple markets.
- Expectation to be 20-30% in the field/travel.
Benefits
- Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care.
- Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP).
- Financial well-being resources and a 401(K).
- Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support.
- Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown days between Christmas and New Year’s holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility.
- Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave.
- Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources.
- Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Research and Drug DevelopmentReal-World Evidence (RWE)Program ManagementProject ManagementBudget ManagementData AnalysisStrategic PlanningLifecycle ManagementMedical StrategyEvidence Generation
Soft skills
InfluencingEmotional IntelligenceCross-Cultural CommunicationRelationship BuildingStrategic MindsetAnalytical SkillsAdaptabilityCollaborationAccountabilityIndependence
Certifications
Pharm DPhDMD
