Western Canada Cell Therapy Site Lead and Therapeutic Area Specialist

Western Canada Cell Therapy Site Lead and Therapeutic Area Specialist

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Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams rich in diversity. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

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

Position: Western Canada Cell Therapy Site Lead and Therapeutic Area Specialist

Location: Western Provinces

Job type: Permanent

At Bristol Myers Squibb, we are inspired by a single vision – transforming patients’ lives through science. In oncology, hematology, immunology, and cardiovascular disease – and one of the most diverse and promising pipelines in the industry – each of our passionate colleagues contribute to innovations that drive meaningful change. We bring a human touch to every treatment we pioneer. Join us and make a difference.

Position Summary

Join Bristol Myers Squibb as a Cell Therapy Site Manager (CTSM) and Therapeutic Area Specialist (TAS) in a dynamic and impactful role! You'll be at the forefront of launching groundbreaking cell therapies at hospitals across Western Canada while managing a portfolio of innovative BMS hematology products.

Key Responsibilities

CTSM Responsibilities: CAR T Site Onboarding and Operational Excellence:

1. Lead the Charge: Spearhead the onboarding, launch, and ongoing support of BMS’s revolutionary cell therapies in Canadian centers.
2. Collaborate and Conquer: Work closely with cross-functional BMS teams and site stakeholders, including clinical staff, ICU, pharmacy, laboratory, and operations, to ensure a seamless onboarding process.
3. Tailor Solutions: Engage with CAR T centers to assess their unique needs and develop customized onboarding plans with clear timelines.
4. Stay Connected: Maintain regular contact with CAR T site stakeholders to address feedback, manage issues promptly, and foster innovative ideas to enhance patient and customer satisfaction.
5. Innovate and Optimize: Enhance operational excellence through customer-friendly solutions, process optimizations, and continuous improvement of the CTDP.
6. Collaborate Closely: Work with CAR T centers to manage slot availability and demand, ensuring a smooth and efficient process.
7. Align Strategies: Partner with the Hematology Brand Lead, other CTSMs, and MSLs to ensure a cohesive, center-specific approach.
8. Understand the Network: Gain a deep understanding of CAR T center processes and referral networks, identifying and overcoming roadblocks to optimize patient access to cell therapies.

TAS Responsibilities

1. Drive Demand: Promote BMS products within your portfolio to meet or exceed sales targets, creating a compelling clinical and scientific rationale for their use.
2. Stay Informed: Maintain a high level of scientific expertise in all assigned products and therapeutic areas.
3. Plan and Execute: Develop and implement comprehensive territory and account plans to achieve your goals.
4. Engage with Expertise: Use approved messages, scientific resources, and publications to present accurate information to HCPs.
5. Educate and Inform: Conduct in-office presentations and discuss product-related scientific information with HCPs, organizing Learning Programs (OLAs) for Healthcare Professionals.
6. Stay Current: Keep up-to-date with emerging data for approved indications and engage BMS medical support to address complex inquiries.
7. Collaborate Proactively: Work with other field teams to ensure the best Customer Experience (Cx) for HCPs.
8. Share Insights: Gather and share relevant insights, including competitive information, with internal stakeholders to better serve customers.
9. Adhere to Standards: Comply with all laws, regulations, and policies governing BMS conduct.

Qualifications and Experience

• Advanced scientific degree and/or preferred 5+ years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience as healthcare sales / MSL / HCP / nurse.
• Ability to communicate scientific or clinical data accurately and convincingly to help physicians best serve their patients.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining strong credibility with key customers, office staff, and others in the customer influence network via a customer-centric mindset and desire to create positive and differentiated Customer Experience (Cx).
• Experience in Hematology is an asset.
• Demonstrated strong capability in account management skill sets, superior selling competencies, and proven sales performance track record of meeting or exceeding goals.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively cross-functionally with a positive team mindset and can-do attitude.
• Fluency in English both oral and written communications.

Why You Should Apply

• Around the world, we are passionate about making an impact on the lives of patients with serious diseases. Empowered to apply our individual talents and diverse perspectives in an inclusive culture, our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion, and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.
• 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 with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.
• We invite you to forward your resume online and we will be happy to contact you if your candidacy is selected for an interview.

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
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.

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com.

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