Director, Strategy and Commercial Development, Neuroscience

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Leads development of market opportunity assessments and asset-agnostic disease-level commercialization deliverables, including TOPs and patient journeys.
• Helps drive Strategic Planning process across R&D, Commercialization, and enabling functions for the franchise.
• Builds a long-term view of the market evolution and identifies opportunities for potential new technologies and platforms that will support BMS in achieving its leadership ambition and building a sustainable growth franchise.
• Ensures comprehensive assessments of competitive data and events, assesses emerging trends that could impact strategy, and identifies implications and integrates into brand strategy and plans.
• Translates new evidence into product strategy to maximize opportunities in driving appropriate patient usage.
• Partners with opinion leaders, advocacy groups, external agencies, and vendors to reinforce BMS's commitment in key therapeutic areas.
• Partners with MAX team to ensure optimized access and uptake at launch through designing strategies to meet future market needs.
• Builds a deep understanding of local market dynamics, including customer and competitive insights, and identifies growth opportunities to drive global development and launch.
• Able to lead and influence across functions and levels to guide optimized development for future commercial success.
• Stays abreast of changes in policy and global markets and considers implications in developing TA franchise strategies.

Requirements

• BA/BS required; life sciences degree or equivalent desirable. MBA / graduate degree highly preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive industry experience including demonstrated marketing experience.
• Proven track record of commercial expertise across products in various stages of development, from pipeline to launch to in-market preferred.
• US and Global experience preferred.
• Functional experience within Neuroscience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated scientific acumen and understanding of drug development processes, regulatory pathways, product design, and new product evaluation.
• Understanding of commercial aspects of drug development including global/country market dynamics, operational feasibility, market access, patient advocacy, regulatory, and reimbursement challenges across domestic and international markets.
• Ability to critically assess opportunities with disciplined thinking and influence stakeholders.
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to manage budgets and meet financial targets.
• Experience in leading strategically, communicating effectively, and fostering an inclusive, energizing culture.

Nice to Have

• Experience within Neuroscience.
• Global experience.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree; life sciences degree or equivalent desirable.
• MBA / graduate degree highly preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of industry experience.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive benefits, services, and programs supporting work-life balance.
• Opportunities for growth and development.