Associate Director, US Medical Learning, Neuroscience

About this role

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.

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.

Position Summary The AD, US Medical Learning (sometimes referred to as US Medical Trainer) embodies our medical mission by supporting FM and HOM personnel in becoming the trusted partner of choice to a broad set of stakeholders, driving scientific exchange and collection of timely insights that can create measurable medical impact on patient outcomes, ultimately advancing science and enhancing patient access to our medicines.

This position is a home office-based role. The primary remit of the AD, US Medical Learning, is to have a thorough view of the training needs of the medical teams with field facing responsibilities and an eye towards collaborating with WW Medical Learning, WW Commercialization Learning, Home Office Medical (HOM) and Medical Communications teams to share, co-create, and leverage existing content, where applicable. This role must navigate a complex matrix environment to construct and execute training plans aligned with WW/US medical matrix teams. The AD, US Medical Learning may also be asked to spend time in the field with FM team members identifying training gaps, coaching/assessing FM colleague performance and implementing training plans and strategies.

Core Responsibilities • 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 • Conducts business in accordance with Bristol Myers Squibb values • Completes all assigned SOPs and training within designated timeframe and adheres to job-specific SOPs, WPs, and Guidance Documents • Coordinate and align with commercialization matrix partners (e.g., marketing, commercial sales training) • Manages vendors and budgets related to book of work; complies with all procurement SOPs for submitting SOWs and acquiring POs • Demonstrates flexibility during times of competing priorities • Manages and maintains training materials, strategic plans, etc. using BMS platforms • Attend live, as needed, business critical FM meetings inclusive of major US congresses • Participates in training of new team hires as appropriate • Participates in on-the-job training programs to enhance professional growth

Qualifications & Experience • Advanced degree required:  MD, DO, PharmD, DNP, PhD, or MSN strongly preferred • 5+ years TA experi

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