Development Program Lead Liver Fibrosis

Profile

Bristol-Myers Squibb is a global Biopharma company committed to a single mission: to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines focused on helping millions of patients around the world in disease areas such as oncology, cardiovascular, immunoscience and fibrosis.

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Responsibility

This individual is accountable for leading the vision and growth strategy for assets in their therapeutic area, and for leading a cross-functional development team to deliver agreed strategic, clinical, and commercial goals. In leading this cross-functional matrixed team, the DPL acts as the “CEO” of a late development program, accountable for the asset’s vision, strategy and execution.

This position is a vital role in the business strategy and overall success of the company, and will be a member of the extended Immunology and Fibrosis Development Leadership Team.

Strategy & Execution

Creates and delivers asset/brand vision and strategy through to registration and post-market obligations.

Collaborates with other members of the cross-functional team to leverage insights from disease biology, emerging clinical and biomarker data, regulatory and competitive considerations (e.g., trends in disease area, regulatory, and market access) to deliver efficient development strategies that meet organizational goals.

Effectively represents the matrix team, engages with and utilizes governance bodies and advisory bodies to define, revise and progress asset development plans

Manages performance across the matrix team, in collaboration with the functional leaders

Oversees relevant sub-teams and ensures clear goals and performance standards are in place, provides feedback and coaching, and holds sub-team leaders accountable for key deliverables

Continually analyzes progress, engages in critical thinking, and asserts strong problem-solving toward accelerating and delivering key data and interpretation essential for decision making on assigned projects

Ensures the process and output of the team meets established program standards, while also looking for opportunities to streamline development without compromising quality.

Engages senior leaders and functional area stakeholders to ensure alignment of program strategy and operational plans with functional area capabilities

Builds and manages relationships with external stakeholders (Opinion Leaders, Strategic Alliance Partners, Patient Advocacy Leaders, Health Authorities)

Shapes products for competitive profile that achieves pricing, reimbursement, access and penetration for favorable shareholder return by developing target product profile, developing initial label in-line with target profile, and creating economic value dossier

Drives the medical and disease strategy in partnership with commercial

Drives an integrated strategy for scientific, regulatory and clinical considerations and identifies potential risk mitigation strategies

Leadership & Matrix Management

Forward looking, objective matrix leader with demonstrated ability to frame issues, ask the right clarifying questions, and rationalize decisions in a cost disciplined manner, with an enterprise view

The ability to work in cohesion with leadership team to drive the organizational needs as a collective, integrated leadership team.

Experience/judgment to integrate information from team members/key advisors to make decisions

Sets goals and objectives for asset development; ensures aligned functional and individual objectives (for self and team members) across the BMS matrix to accomplish the asset development plan.

Secures required headcount and budget to achieve global plan and drives allocation and prioritization of activities across Research and Development, including Regulatory, Worldwide Medical, etc.

Oversees relevant sub-teams and ensures clear goals and performance standards are in place, provides feedback and coaching, and holds sub-team leaders accountable for key deliverables

Creates development strategies that meet Access requirements and support value story by data generation and interpretation and WWHEOR studies in place to support value story

Demonstrates peer-to-peer influence across R&D functional leadership Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

Manages integration points and outbound/inbound communications with key stakeholders across all BMS functional and market areas to ensure alignment and minimize risk

Ensures appropriate decisions are made in a timely manner and agreed with the appropriate levels to drive PD&C milestones

Development of an overall communication strategy as well as the publications strategy and plan, PR plan and broad internal communications

Interpretation of key clinical trial results

Interpretation of key regulatory milestones, communications, and engagements

Communication of key clinical trial results and regulatory milestones to appropriate governance boards

Essential Leadership Behaviors

Enterprise Mindset: The ability to make decisions, set priorities and share resources based on what will benefit the whole. Capable of building and maintaining networks within and outside of the organization to both strengthen the understanding of the big picture and leverage diverse perspectives, experiences and expertise to maximize performance.

Change Agility: Capable of constantly thinking ahead and scanning the environment for opportunities. The ability to navigate ambiguity for themselves by demonstrating smart risk taking and personal resilience. Lead others through change by continuously creating the context and engaging individuals.

Authentic Leadership: Capable of building legitimacy through cultivating honest relationships. Ability to generate trust by demonstrating the highest level of consistency between their words and their actions and maintaining integrity, especially under pressure. They role model and promote an environment of openness.

Talent Development: Capable of maintaining a current and strategic view of talent management, aligned with the organization’s priorities. This includes an understanding of the needs and diversity of the organization’s current and future talent. Ability to proactively develop talent across the organization and engage external talent.

This position is based in either Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville or Summit, New Jersey, or San Diego, California.

Qualifications

MD , PhD, DVM, PharmD, MBA, or equivalent advanced biology degree

A minimum of 10 years in the pharmaceutical industry, Health Authorities and/or academic experience, with proven progression in relevant R&D roles and significant experience in related therapeutic area

Extensive working knowledge in the drug development process, along with expertise in one or more of the relevant areas (e.g. clinical, regulatory, program management, project planning and management, medical)

Understanding of the role of translational research/medicine and clinical biomarkers

Understanding of relevant regulatory health authority expectations and regulations for drug development

Demonstrated scientific acumen and mechanistic understanding of disease biology

Ability to create a clear purpose, global vision, strategies and key priorities for competing successfully in the evolving pharmaceutical and health care industry

Demonstrated ability to execute Development Plans which have global perspective and focus on product differentiation and market access, including opportunities for data driven acceleration

Experience in managing and leading high performance, cross-functional teams (Matrix) or complex organizations successfully

Ability to multitask across multiple exploratory development assets.

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 the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.

Bristol-Myers Squibb is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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