Disease Area Specialist (m/f/d) Immunology/Neuroscience, Early Assets and Lifecycle, CH-AT

Job title:

Disease Area Specialist (m/f/d) Immunology/Neuroscience, Early Assets and Lifecycle, CH-AT

Company

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Job description

Working with Us
Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams rich in diversity. Take your career farther than you thought possible.Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: .Position SummaryThe Disease Area Specialist (DAS)/Medical Lead IM/Neuroscience Early Assets and Lifecycle is part of the Medical Team, reports to the Country Medical Director CHAT and provides a bridge between clinical research and the cross-functional Brand Team for Austria and Switzerland. Within the core brand teams, the DAS/ Medical Lead is the primary scientific and medical expert with significant knowledge of the local clinical environment in the assigned therapeutic areas (TAs). He/she is responsible for contributing to development of brand strategy and leading execution of medical strategy & tactics for the asset 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.Key ResponsibilitiesStrategy Development

• Develops and maintains deep knowledge of the scientific, clinical and competitive landscape, patient journey, and unmet medical needs in the respective therapeutic area.
• Develops indication/brand-focused medical plans to deliver on strategic imperatives​ and supports the development of the field communication plan
• 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
• Provides insights and medical input for local business cases / strategic planning for early assets and new indications

Medical Tactical Execution

• 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
• Serves as local medical point-of-contact for internal stakeholders (regulatory, commercial, access, RCO, WW, etc) for early assets and established brands of the IM/Neuroscience portfolio
• Supports clinical development including Phase I-IV trials, primarily for local country and site and Investigator-Sponsored Research/clinical Research Collaborations as appropriate.
• Conducts key medical affairs projects (e.g, Advisory Boards, Satellite Symposia, scientific roundtables, etc.) and secures continuous medical education activities and other medical education.
• Embraces and utilizes new digital technologies and omnichannel approach to customer engagement in their daily work
• 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
• Ensures legal and compliance requirements are met as well as complying 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 German and English, ideally also French
• Relevant scientific expertise and familiarity in Immunology/Neuroscience​:

• Scientific or clinical area, patient treatment trends, clinical landscape
• Pharmaceutical industry including compliance and regulatory guidelines
• Ability to navigate and build strong external relationships as well as internally 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
• 20-30% 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 or quickly builds a network of key thought leaders in the TA/ indications
• Has deep understanding of regulatory guidelines, Market Access and market-specific healthcare environments across two markets (Austria, Switzerland)
• Prioritizes staying current with the latest data and publications
• 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 execution 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 across two markets
• Demonstrates comfort working in a flexible and agile operating model across two organizations
• 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 an inclusive culture, promoting diversity 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 ProtocolBMS has a diverse 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.BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to . Visit to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.If you live in or expect to work from Los Angeles County if hired for this position, please visit this page for important additional information:Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations.

Expected salary

Location

Wien

Job date

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 08:57:17 GMT

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