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Position Summary
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) is seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to serve as the Senior Vice President, Worldwide Head of Hematology Oncology (Heme/Onc). This individual will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the global medical and strategic direction for our hematology and oncology portfolio, ensuring scientific and commercialization excellence across our key brands and pipeline assets.
This is a critical leadership role for a bold, patient-focused, and results-driven professional who thrives in a high impact, collaborative environment. The SVP will lead a diverse, global team to deliver groundbreaking therapies to patients, influence global healthcare systems, and cement BMS’s position as a leader in the hematology/oncology space.
Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership
Develop and execute the global medical strategy for the Heme/Onc portfolio, ensuring alignment with corporate goals and patient impact imperatives.
Partner with R&D, Commercial, and Market Access teams to shape pipeline and portfolio strategies that maximize value and deliver life-changing therapies to patients.
Anticipate and respond to dynamic market landscapes, including scientific, regulatory, and competitive challenges, ensuring a leadership position for BMS in the global oncology market. Portfolio Impact and Innovation
Drive scientific excellence and innovation across the portfolio, integrating clinical, medical, and scientific insights to support launches, life cycle management, and medical differentiation.
• Champion early differentiation strategies and signal-seeking initiatives to expand the pipeline and identify transformative therapeutic opportunities.
Oversee the execution of strategic engagement plans with key stakeholders, including thought leaders, advocacy groups, and healthcare systems.
Ensure appropriate access for patients across US and International markets
Operational Excellence and outcomes
Lead a high-performing, inclusive, and diverse team of medical and scientific professionals, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and empowerment to achieve exceptional results.
Champion organizational efficiency and agility by implementing streamlined processes that enable seamless global execution of strategic programs, initiatives, and high-impact launches.
Leverage advanced digital capabilities and data-driven tools to optimize decision-making, enhance stakeholder engagement, and provide actionable insights that shape medical and business strategies.
Establish and maintain robust systems to ensure a relentless focus on measurable outcomes across all medical activities, tracking and evaluating performance metrics to drive sustained impact, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
Align execution with strategic imperatives, prioritizing initiatives that maximize patient and business impact in hematology and oncology.
External Leadership and Influence
Serve as the global medical face of BMS Heme/Onc, representing the organization with key external stakeholders, including regulatory agencies, academic and community institutions, medical organization, population decision-makers and patient advocacy groups.
Lead efforts to strengthen BMS’s reputation as the partner of choice in the oncology space by advancing our commitment to patient-centric care and science-driven solutions.
Establish strategic partnerships to accelerate access, innovation, and scientific collaboration globally.
Qualifications & Experience Key Qualifications
Advanced doctorate degree in medicine, science, or a related field (MD preferred).
15+ years of leadership experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, with a strong track record in hematology/oncology and global medical affairs
Both Major market and Global experience required; R&D experience preferred • Demonstrated expertise in building and executing global medical and portfolio strategies for marketed and pipeline assets.
Proven ability to lead and inspire large, diverse, and geographically distributed teams.
Strong knowledge of global regulatory landscapes, clinical development, and medical launch excellence.
Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and build credibility with senior leadership, external partners, and the global scientific community.
A bold, visionary leader who thrives in high-pressure environments and demonstrates unwavering commitment to patients and innovation
Cultural Fit
The ideal candidate will embody BMS’s cultural pillars: Accountability: Act with clarity and ownership to drive results.
Execution Excellence: Deliver on ambitious goals with precision and urgency.
Diverse Thinking: Leverage global perspectives to unlock innovative solutions.
Patient-Centric Focus: Relentlessly prioritize the needs of patients in every decision.
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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 Protocol
BMS 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.
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