Medical Advisor, Cardiovascular

Bristol Myers Squibb; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Medical Affairs professional to provide scientific leadership for oncology/hema-oncology products. You will drive UK medical strategy, develop field tactics, train the sales force on clinical benefits, and collaborate with global teams to align publications and HTA activities.

The role requires an advanced scientific degree, strong English communication, strategic thinking, and travel about 15% for conferences and internal

Qualifications

• Advanced scientific or clinical degree required.
• ABPI Code of Practice knowledge and UK compliance experience preferred.
• Experience in Cardiology or haemato-oncology is advantageous.
• Ability to travel ~15% nationally/internationally for congresses and meetings.

Responsibilities

• Provide scientific and clinical expertise for therapy area.
• Drive UK medical strategy and research plans for designated products/pipeline.
• Develop and manage field tactical plans and scientific activities with Field Medical Manager.
• Collaborate with extended medical and brand teams worldwide; support UK brand team.
• Provide training to the sales force on scientific benefits of products.
• Manage publications and dissemination of scientific data.
• Collaborate with HTA and health economics teams; participate in HTA meetings.
• Support compassionate use programmes and act as medical signatory within compliance.

Skills

Fluent English

Deep scientific understanding

Presentation skills

Strategic thinking

Travel readiness

Education

Advanced scientific or clinical degree

UK registered physician or UK registered pharmacist preferred

Job description

At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, "Who are you working for?" - a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.

Key roles:

• Provide scientific and clinical expertise for therapy area.
• Driver of content and executor of UK medical strategy and research plans for designated therapy area product(s) and pipeline.
• Development and management of field tactical plans and scientific activities in close liaison with Field Medical Manager.
• Active member of the extended worldwide medical and brand teams for designated product (s)/indications, UK brand team.
• Provide training to the sales force enabling them to understand and convey the scientific benefits of a brand appropriately.
• Management of publications.
• Health Technology Assessment (HTA) collaboration with health economics team and representation at HTA meetings.
• Compassionate use programme input.
• Act as a nominated medical signatory for therapy area; compliance with the Code of Practice and internal procedures.

Candidate profile:

• Self-motivated and proactive.
• Works for the benefit of the team and business.
• High personal accountability and strong sense of purpose.
• Strategic thinking, solution-orientated.
• Skilful prioritisation with ability to change course at short notice.
• Enthusiastic, motivating, supportive to matrix team.
• Passion for value Medical Affairs can bring to the business and for the science of our products.
• High personal integrity with a strong motivation to ensure complaint and ethical activities for the business.
• Inclusive: integrates diversity and differences in skills and outlook to get the best out of the matrix team.

Knowledge & Skills

Core:

• Deep scientific understanding.
• Excellence in communication and presentation skills; fluent English.
• Rich insight into the evolving UK health care environment.
• Understanding of core Company policies and procedures.
• Willingness/ability to travel - (approximately ~15% travel nationally/internationally to attend external congresses, internal conferences and HCP engagement activities).

Desired:

• Trained in the UK Code of Practice with practical insight in UK compliance.
• Strong knowledge of oncology/haemato-oncology.
• Matrix team leadership.
• Budget management.

Qualifications:

Core:

• Advanced scientific or clinical degree.

Desired

• A registered physician or UK registered pharmacist is preferred. Exceptional candidates with a scientific background are welcomed.

Experience:

Core:

• Ability to work co-operatively with others in order to meet group and organisational goals, to consistently deliver on commitments and communicate opinions, facts and thoughts with clarity, transparency and honesty.

Desired:

• Medical Affairs experience preferably in Cardiology
• Clinical experience in Cardiology
• Experience of working in clinical research
• Experience in the review and approval of promotional/non-promotional materials and an excellent understanding of the ABPI Code of Practice
• Strategy development, HTA experience
• Experience in product launches
• Experience with real world evidence and compassionate use programmes

Development Value:

This role exemplifies the future of Medical Affairs - innovative products, multi-indication medications, evolving scientific questions, increasing speed of clinical development for pipeline products that fill high unmet needs for patients. This is a fast-paced and dynamic environment internally and externally, with a truly collaborative and passionate team and company, fostering collective responsibility, innovation and agility to better serve our patients.

This opportunity will offer the successful candidate the opportunity to gain extensive launch and project management experience. He/she will play an instrumental role enhancing the value of the pipeline-portfolio and driving the medical performance of the company’s key growth drivers.