Disease Area Lead- Oncology

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Responsibilities
Leading strategy development and execution within disease area

• Participate actively and ensure appropriate input based on strategic insight and scientific expertise in the respective Brand Teams
• Demonstrate broad strategic thinking and planning by developing objectives, plans and actions that are effectively addressing our organizational strategy and customer needs Ensure country medical activities are in line with approved medical strategies
• Ensure country clinical trials and studies are delivered to agreed standards of time, quality and cost as well as an appropriate participation in international trials
• Identify and follow up Post Marketing Trials and coordinate budget for own country/cluster
• Manage/coordinate Disease Area medical budget for own country/cluster and liaise, as appropriate, with Finance and Purchasing
• Liaise with Medical Director to manage unexpected events or issues such as the early close of a study at country level
• Build country/cluster reputation and visibility of medical team at the international level by managing the timely execution of trials and other medical activities
• Proactively provide scientific support to Commercial, Regulatory, Market Access, Outcomes Research, Pharmacovigilance and Legal Counsel
• Coordinate the medical plan processes for the Disease Area in alignment with the appropriate local/cluster functions (including Commercial, Regulatory, Market Access, PV and Outcomes Research) and with the appropriate international Medical Teams (WW/EMAC/IC)

Disease area reference point

• Ensure medical team has and maintains a strong knowledge on products, treatment trends, unmet needs and scientific activities within the Disease Area
• Effectively and proactively communicate medical benefits for all products within the Disease Area in an accurate, balanced, fair and objective manner
• Provide, if and when appropriate, timely and informative responses to scientific queries from external customers and internal partners, which accurately reflect scientific data
• Lead the development of the medical plan and ensure appropriate medical strategy input and alignment with appropriate cross-functional team
• Ensure execution of the medical plan
• Coordinate the publication of local study results in influential scientific publications
• Represent BMS with enthusiasm as a DA scientific expert to the external stakeholders, including but not limited to TLs/ HCPs and payers. Keep direct contact with TLs to gather insight on DA and develop strong peer-to-peer scientific partnerships with them

Provide leadership in clinical development and access activities

• Provide medical input for compounds in development (e.g. for registration and reimbursement purposes).
• Closely cooperate with cross-functional local/cluster teams on reimbursement/value process and dossiers
• Closely cooperate with the appropriate international Medical Team (WW/EMAC/IC) to provide accurate information on country clinical needs
• Continuously liaise with local/cluster BU Directors to ensure that country needs are gathered and communicated appropriately
• Coordinate medical interactions to assess unmet medical needs

Shaper of Global Lifecycle Management Plans

• Identify potential lifecycle extension opportunities through discussion with Thought Leaders (TL)
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to identify and assess lifecycle management opportunities for the country. Provide this information to the appropriate international Medical Team (WW/EMAC/IC) for communication to Global Lifecycle Management Teams
• Encourage medical team to identify lifecycle extension opportunities
• Compliance & Pharmacovigilance
• Act as a role model who demonstrates consistent ethical and professional behaviour
• Ensure compliance with SOPs, GCP and ICH, as well as with legal and ethical standards
• Ensure medical team is completing required training within defined timelines
• Provide appropriate medical representation for the management of major issues such as product withdrawals
• Provide medical assessment in brand optimization/withdrawal activities
• Inform appropriate management of potential compliance issues , including legal and compliance functions
• Ensure that medical team has the required skills to identify and report AEs
• Contribute to managing external communication when significant safety issues arise, with the wellbeing of patients being the ultimate goal
• Contribute to Promotional & Non-promotional Material review to ensure that all claims are fully supported by scientific data, and are presented in an accurate, fair and balanced manner.

Requirements
Preferred Experience & Knowledge

• Extensive experience working in cross-functional teams
• Extensive experience in designing and managing clinical trials across different phases of development and resolving clinical trial-related issues
• Track record in effectively managing risk and compliance
• Building strong relationships with External Experts within DA
• Experience in developing medical plans aligned with overall disease & product objectives
• Experience in developing, reporting and analyzing medical metrics
• Demonstrated ability to build a team and develop a high performing organization (inclusive coaching and mentoring)

Of advantage

• Knowledge and understanding of BMS Policies and Procedures
• Knowledge of statistical methods
• Solid track record in writing quality scientific publications and representing BMS at international congresses
• Knowledge of Disease Area and local health care system/market dynamics
• Understanding of environmental and industry trends and their impact on the business
• Understanding of product-specific pricing issues and required contribution to pricing and reimbursement dossiers

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