Director, Patient Advocacy – Immunology, Autoimmune Cell Therapy

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💵 $202.1k - $244.9k / year

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Bristol Myers Squibb

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10,000+ employees

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Bristol Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company that is dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. Their areas of focus include cardiovascular health, cell therapy, immunology, and oncology. With a commitment to transforming patient outcomes through pioneering science, Bristol Myers Squibb partners with a worldwide network of researchers, healthcare providers, and other stakeholders. They aim to lead in innovation for patients while fostering diversity and inclusion within their workforce.

📋 Description

• Serve as a strategic and operational leader within the Global Patient Advocacy organization across immunology and autoimmune cell therapy • Embed the patient voice throughout the cell therapy lifecycle from drug development through commercialization • Lead the design and execution of patient advocacy strategies across immunology and autoimmune cell therapy disease areas • Lead launch readiness efforts for immunology products in lupus and Sjögren’s disease and autoimmune cell therapy programs in rheumatology • Collect and synthesize patient insights and translate them into strategic plans • Integrate patient and caregiver perspectives into clinical development, commercialization, and product launches • Cultivate and manage relationships with patient advocacy organizations and patient communities • Manage grants, sponsorships, and memberships • Represent BMS at advocacy events, medical conferences, and global forums • Engage patients and advocacy organizations through advisory boards, one-to-one engagements, and aggregate insights • Provide project management leadership across advocacy engagements and external congresses • Advise senior BMS leadership on the advocacy landscape, community needs, and emerging issues • Collaborate on clinical trial initiatives, patient insights, trial enrollment, and increasing diversity • Partner with Commercial, Medical, Access, Policy, Corporate Affairs, Strategy & Operations, and other cross-functional teams • Develop and track advocacy program KPIs and drive continuous improvement • Drive project execution and deliver impactful outcomes in a global matrixed environment

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) required • Advanced degree such as Master's, MBA, PharmD, or another scientific graduate degree strongly preferred • 10+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry • Focus on patient advocacy and commercial/launch strategy • Demonstrated success leading patient advocacy strategies in autoimmune/immunology and/or cell therapy • Proven experience leading patient advocacy responsibilities related to product launches • Experience driving cross-functional alignment in a complex, matrixed organization • Strong decision-making and performance in strategic project development and execution • Budget management experience • Extensive experience engaging with patient advocacy groups • Ability to translate patient insights into actionable strategies within drug development and/or commercialization • Ability to foster collaboration, build internal and external partnerships, and influence senior and executive leadership • Strong facilitation, synthesis, and presentation abilities • Experience developing and tracking KPIs • Ability to manage concurrent projects within tight deadlines • Strong acumen with digital engagement tools and platforms • High ethical standards, self-awareness, adaptability, empathy, active listening, and cultural sensitivity • Experience working in a global matrixed environment required • Domestic and international travel up to 40%, including bimonthly visits to BMS headquarters in Princeton, NJ

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive benefits, services and programs • Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care • BMS Well-Being Account • BMS Living Life Better • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) • 401(k) plan • Short- and long-term disability insurance • Life insurance • Accident insurance • Supplemental health insurance • Business travel protection • Personal liability protection • Identity theft benefit • Legal support • Survivor support • Flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval) for US exempt employees • 11 paid national holidays for US exempt employees • 160 hours annual paid vacation for eligible Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and RayzeBio employees • 3 optional holidays for eligible Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and RayzeBio employees • Unlimited paid sick time, based on eligibility • Up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, based on eligibility • Summer hours flexibility, based on eligibility • Leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs • Annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day • Reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support • Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities, based on eligibility