Associate Director, US Medical, Pulmonary

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The Associate Director (AD) for US Medical Pulmonary will provide deep disease state knowledge, leadership, and direction to the US Medical team; work with the Medical Scientists to focus on strategy, planning, development, and implementation of the US medical plan. In partnership with US Commercial and in collaboration with the WW Medical and Development Teams, the medical team member pursues a strategic vision for the product life-cycle. The AD will serve as a medical information and therapeutic area expert to deliver functional excellence relative to core medical information deliverables and overall business strategy and objectives, working closely with US Medical and Commercial stakeholders. The AD will conduct expert medical review of branded and unbranded promotional materials, with a focus on market access and health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) to ensure accuracy, currency, scientific balance and compliance with internal policies and procedures.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains significant therapeutic area and product expertise through ongoing assessment of relevant published literature, treatment guidelines, internal resources, and data. Contributes strong medical expertise to interdisciplinary meetings and related initiatives, including promotional review, disease/brand and launch planning, access challenges, labeling changes, business reviews, etc.
• Establish clear and challenging goals that allow skilled and empowered professionals to accomplish business objectives consistent with the organization; make objective and effective decisions
• Support the execution of US medical plan that is both product and disease specific in alignment with US Commercialization (USC) and WW Medical (WWM), translating USC and WWM strategies into effective US Medical launch plans and life cycle management plans.
• Establish US Medical data generation strategies and collaborate with Medical Data Generation (MDG) to oversee the execution of the Investigator Sponsored Research (ISR) programs from concept through full execution, including reporting the evidence at scientific congresses, in peer-reviewed publications, and proactive/reactive BMS communication tools.
• Partner closely with colleagues in Discovery, Clinical Research, Regulatory, and Health Outcomes to ensure the science of the pipeline products and marketed medicines are understood and communicated properly internally and externally.
• Engages with high-impact external thought leaders to identify and translate key insights and to drive adoption of BMS medicines.
• Contributes to shape the competitive strategies around pricing and reimbursement by influencing from US perspective for the target product profile, la‐bel language and value considerations.
• Demonstrate the ability to make effective decisions on selecting external organizations and researchers with appropriate expertise for research collaborations.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced scientific degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, PA/NP)
• Prior (5-7+ years) pharmaceutical industry experience in medical affairs is preferred
• Highly organized and motivated individual with the ability to lead multiple projects and initiatives across diverse high performing matrix teams
• The successful candidate must have the ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams, have excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
• He or she should have an understanding of pharmaceutical drug development including clinical development, regulatory, life cycle management of pharmaceutical products, and knowledge of thought leaders in the field
• The ideal candidate will have clinical expertise, and some relevant experience in the disease area within the pharmaceutical industry, such as within Medical Affairs or Clinical Development
• Ability to lead and develop people
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to navigate complex situations and gain alignment with diverse stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to execute and deliver results in a deadline-driven environment while managing multiple priorities
• Strong understanding of business acumen including payer and market access challenges
• Travel: Expected 20% travel within the continental US

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