Associate Director, US Medical Learning, Neuroscience

Bristol Myers Squibb EU Policy; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb in Minneapolis is seeking an Associate Director, US Medical Learning, Neuroscience, to lead training strategy for the Neuropsychiatry portfolio and priority clinical trials.

You will design onboarding, develop medical education curricula, coordinate cross‑functional teams, ensure field readiness, and collaborate with external speakers, while training programs align with medical imperatives.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree required: MD, DO, PharmD, DNP, PhD, or MSN (strongly preferred).
• 5+ years TA experience in medical affairs or life sciences.
• 7–10 years in pharma/biotech with MSL or field-based experience.
• Excellent public presentation and communication skills.
• Strong organizational and planning abilities; cross-functional and cross-geography collaboration.
• Ability to travel ~20%.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, coordinate, and update FM onboarding; conduct needs assessments and evaluations to drive quarterly updates.
• Ensure launch readiness of FM through innovative learning design and strategic collaboration.
• Design, develop and deploy ongoing therapeutic area medical/scientific education/training for US FM and HOM teams; conduct needs assessments and evaluations to drive planning.

Skills

Public speaking

Cross-functional collaboration

Organizational skills

Planning skills

Travel readiness

Scientific/medical education

Education

MD

DO

PharmD

MSN

PhD

DNP

Job description

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. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

The US Medical Learning Team plays a critical role in ensuring that healthcare providers are educated on the appropriate use of our medicines and have the information they need to improve outcomes for their patients. We develop learning strategies, scientific learning solutions and skill-based training to elevate the capability of US Field Medical (FM) teams to compliantly engage in high quality scientific exchange with the healthcare community.

The AD, US Medical Learning for Neuroscience is accountable for planning, developing, implementing, facilitating, and assessing ongoing scientific and skills pull through training for BMS with a focus on the Neuropsychiatry portfolio as well as ensuring they are equipped to support priority clinical trials in the US. The AD position reports to the Director, Neuroscience, US Commercialization Learning.

The core responsibilities include:

• Design, develop, coordinate, and update FM new hire, disease state, and systems onboarding; conduct needs assessments and evaluations to drive quarterly updates; align with WW Medical Learning, WW Commercialization Learning, and US FM and HOM teams to ensure strategic onboarding needs are met
• Ensure launch readiness of FM through innovative learning design and strategic collaboration. Collaborate with US Field Medical Managers to conduct Field Readiness Validations, individual mentoring and field-based learning programs
• Design, develop and deploy ongoing therapeutic area medical/scientific education/training for US FM and HOM teams; conduct needs assessments and evaluations to drive planning; align with matrix partners to ensure plans meet US Medical needs
• Support training around BMS scientific data releases at major US congresses. May include embargoed data training, data training workshops, and post-congress contextualization
• Collaborate with US FM management, US Medical Affairs, and WW Medical Scientific Learning colleagues to research and select outside speakers/consultants to deliver timely discussions/presentations on important TA-related medical topics as needed
• Thoughtfully design training sessions using Adult Learning Principles to optimize learning; apply learnings from the Medical Trainer Academy
• Regularly evaluate learning materials and programs, recommend updates based on input and approval from members of the Leadership Teams
• Align with HOM and FM leadership on regularly occurring windows where medical teams can expect to be trained; this protects reliable FM time for scheduling field activities and interactions
• Incorporate innovation, new processes and technologies into learning events as appropriate
• Align all trainings with medical strategic imperatives, medical communication topics, scientific narratives, and core competencies
• Work closely with partner groups to identify efficiencies for content development
• Create annual training plans to support the needs of HOM and FM teams; Work with matrix partners to align plans with strategic needs of the business (US HOM, US FM Leadership, WW Medical Learning Leads)
• Organize, execute, and maintain training for US FM teams in support of BMS priority tiered clinical trials; collaborate with Medical Engagement Excellence, WW Medical Learning Leads, US FM Leadership and R&D colleagues

Other responsibilities include conducting business in accordance with Bristol Myers Squibb values, completing SOPs and training within designated timeframes, coordinating with commercialization matrix partners, managing vendors and budgets, and demonstrating flexibility during times of competing priorities.

Qualifications & Experience: Advanced degree required: MD, DO, PharmD, DNP, PhD, or MSN strongly preferred; 5+ years TA experience; 7-10 years combined pharmaceutical / biotech experience with MSL or similar field-based position experience; strong public presentation; excellent organizational and planning skills; cross-functional and cross-geography collaboration; ability to travel ~20% for multiple meeting engagements.

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 a supportive culture, promoting global participation 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
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.

Supporting People With Disabilities
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 [e-mail]. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

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