Senior Therapeutic Area Specialist, Oncology- Omaha, NE

Bristol-Myers Squibb; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking a Territory Account Specialist (TAS) to drive product adoption and clinical dialogue with health care providers within a defined territory, delivering scientifically balanced information and a differentiated customer experience. The role is field-based, emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, regulatory compliance, and building credibility with physicians and staff.

Candidates should have an advanced scientific degree and 5+ years in pharma/biotech sales, MSL,

Qualifications

• Advanced scientific degree and/or 5+ years of pharmaceutical/biotechnology experience in healthcare sales / MSL / HCP / nurse.

Responsibilities

• Promotes approved indications within a defined territory to meet/exceed sales targets in a compliant manner.
• Demonstrates scientific expertise and presents data to HCPs with accuracy and clarity.
• Organizes external speaker programs and coordinates logistics for educational events.
• Collaborates cross-functionally to deliver a high-quality Customer Experience (Cx) and ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Communication skills

Scientific dialogue

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer engagement

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.

This territory includes: Omaha, NE, Lincoln, NE, Council Bluff IA, Sioux Falls, SD

Position Summary

The TAS is a critical role in our unique customer model to execute the BMS aspiration to be the BioPharma that delivers the most impactful engagement with Health Care Providers (HCPs), driving adoption of new and existing medicines for appropriate patients. The primary role of the TAS is to drive demand for BMS medicines within their portfolio for the appropriate patients. To meet the HCPs expectations, the TAS engages them with a differentiated Customer Experience (Cx) through deeper scientific dialogue on and consistent with label, leveraging new ways of working and CE^3. The role builds and maintains strong professional credibility with regional thought leaders (RTLs) and community-based physicians/HCPs in private practice, medical groups practices, office staff, and other stakeholders in the patient care continuum as their primary point of contact. The TAS liaises with other BMS functions as needed to deliver an overall higher Customer Experience (Cx) - by meeting HCP needs in a timely and scientific manner. This role will prioritize the safe and appropriate use of BMS products while also focusing on overall business results and performance objectives while exemplifying BMS values. The TAS role is field-based. A TAS is anticipated to spend 100% of their time in the field with external customers.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio Promotion

Promotes approved indications of BMS products within a defined territory or region to meet or exceed assigned sales targets in a compliant manner. Creates demand for BMS medicines by articulating in a balanced manner the clinical and scientific rationale for use of products in appropriate patients. Engages with and continuously maintains/grows a high level of scientific expertise in all assigned products and therapeutic areas. Prepares and successfully implements comprehensive territory and account plans. Proactively uses available tools such as CE^3 (once implemented) to derive insights and to dynamically inform call plans. Provides feedback on experience using these tools to leadership to enable continuous improvement.

Fair & Balanced Scientific Dialogue

Demonstrates scientific expertise and passion in using approved scientific resources and publications to present information to HCPs and ensures medical accuracy. Conducts in-office presentations (e.g., lunch and learns) and discusses product-related scientific information with HCPs that is consistent with label. Organizes external speaker programs, selecting speakers from list approved by Speakers Bureau and facilitating scheduling and logistics. Maintains a high level of working expertise on emerging data for approved indications. Engages real-time medical support through Medical on Call to reactively answer unsolicited questions and complex technical inquiries.

Cross-functional collaboration

Proactively collaborates with other field teams to ensure the best Customer Experience (Cx) for HCPs. Gathers and shares relevant insights and information internally with the appropriate stakeholders to enable BMS to better serve its customers. Complies with all laws, regulations, and policies that govern the conduct of BMS.

Required Qualifications & 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/Oncology required.
• 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.
• Strong selling and promotional skills proven through a track record of performance.

Key Competencies Desired

• Customer/commercial mindset
• Demonstrated ability to drive business results.
• Experience identifying, engaging, and cultivating credibility with customers across the patient care journey.
• Demonstrated