Medical Affairs Strategic Collaborations and Regional Team Lead

At RayzeBio, every day is an opportunity to ignite meaningful change. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, RayzeBio blends the nimble, pioneering spirit of an emergent biotech with the global expertise and resources of a leading innovator in oncology. Our mission is to develop transformative radiopharmaceutical therapies that offer new hope for patients living with cancer. Here, you’ll join a multidisciplinary team where your ideas are valued, your expertise is amplified, and collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. From day one, expect to make an immediate impact—on our science, on our teams, and most importantly, on patients. Learn more about RayzeBio: https://careers.bms.com/rayzebio/

Medical Affairs Strategic Collaborations and Regional Team Lead

At RayzeBio, every day is an opportunity to ignite meaningful change. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, RayzeBio blends the nimble, pioneering spirit of an emergent biotech with the global expertise and resources of a leading innovator in oncology. Our mission is to develop transformative radiopharmaceutical therapies that offer new hope for patients living with cancer. Here, you’ll join a multidisciplinary team where your ideas are valued, your expertise is amplified, and collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. From day one, expect to make an immediate impact—on our science, on our teams, and most importantly, on patients. Learn more about RayzeBio: https://careers.bms.com/rayzebio/

RayzeBio, a Bristol Myers Squibb company, is a dynamic biotechnology company headquartered in San Diego, CA. The company is focused on improving survival of people with cancer by harnessing the power of targeted radioisotopes. RayzeBio is developing innovative drugs against targets of solid tumors. Led by a successful and experienced entrepreneurial team, RayzeBio aims to be the global leader in radiopharmaceuticals.

We are seeking a Medical Affairs Strategic Collaborations and Regional Team Lead to lead a regional external medical and scientific partnership strategy and team supporting clinical development, medical affairs, and commercialization.  This role is responsible for building durable institutional relationships to maintain a high-performing ecosystem of preferred clinical trial centers, dosimetry institutions, and key scientific partners that advances scientific exchange, clinical trial engagement, and future launch readiness.  This leader will partner closely with Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Commercial, Medical Affairs, and will initially report to the Head of Medical Affairs.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic External Partnerships & Early Development Network

• Develop and implement an external collaboration strategy aligned with portfolio priorities, including identifying and prioritizing preferred Phase 1 early-development centers.
• Establish and sustain long-term strategic partnerships with key institutions through engagement cadence, and shared objectives within a “preferred partner” model.
• Lead strategic engagement initiatives that strengthen scientific relationships, institutional alignment, and pipeline support across key centers and stakeholder communities.
• Identify and advance embedded research collaborations, including dosimetry, imaging, and translational science initiatives.

Clinical Development & Trial Enablement

• Partner with Clinical Development and Clinical Operations to support early-phase trial execution, including site selection strategy, rapid study start-up, enrollment acceleration, and high-quality data generation.
• Engage investigators and site teams to support radiopharmaceutical clinical trials and emerging treatment approaches.

External Engagement & Scientific Leadership

• Build collaborative relationships with academic investigators, research sites, key opinion Leaders and healthcare providers across oncology and nuclear medicine.
• Facilitate high-quality scientific exchange with physicians, healthcare systems, and academic institutions supporting radiopharmaceutical programs.
• Ensure accurate, balanced, and compliant responses to unsolicited scientific inquiries and support dissemination of emerging clinical data.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Launch Readiness

• Collaborate with internal partners across Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Market Access, and Commercial teams to support clinical execution and commercialization readiness.
• Contribute to internal education and training on radiopharmaceutical therapies and advancements in solid tumor treatment.

Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Recruit, lead, and develop a high-performing RPT MSL regional team.
• Provide mentorship, coaching, and performance management to ensure scientific excellence and field impact.
• Establish scalable operating models, engagement standards, and performance metrics for the field organization.
• Develop training curricula, playbooks, and best practices to support clinical trials, study start-up, and product launches.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Scientific Integrity & Compliance

• Ensure all field medical activities adhere to company policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
• Drive execution of Field Medical priorities including proactive scientific engagement, clinical trial enablement, and structured insight generation.
• Guide teams in generating actionable medical insights to inform pipeline development, medical strategy, and future product launches.

Qualifications & Experience

• MD, PharmD, PhD, or other advanced scientific degree preferred.
• Experience in radiopharmaceuticals or early oncology development preferred.
• Minimum 10+ years of clinical and/or pharmaceutical industry experience, including leadership or management responsibilities. Demonstrated success recruiting, developing, and retaining high-performing talent.
• Demonstrated experience building and managing external scientific partnerships.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to build institutional relationships.
• Strong understanding of clinical trial design, oncology treatment landscape, and healthcare system dynamics.
• Experience working in both biotech and structured pharma environments preferred.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Approximately 60% to 70% travel required. Regional Team leads are expected to conduct field engagements with team members to support development and customer engagement. Additional travel may be required for internal meetings and medical congresses.

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.

San Diego - RayzeBio - CA: $261,110 - $316,404

The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience. 

Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits, please visit https://careers.bms.com/life-at-bms/.
 

Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans in effect at the time and may require enrollment. Our benefits include:

• Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.

• Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).

• Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.

​Work-life benefits include:

Paid Time Off

• US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico or Rayzebio employees)

• Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays

Based on eligibility*, additional time off for employees may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day.

All global employees full and part-time who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible to take advantage of the Global Shutdown.

*Eligibility Disclosure: The summer hours program is for United States (U.S.) office-based employees due to the unique nature of their work. Summer hours are generally not available for field sales and manufacturing operations and may also be limited for the capability centers. Employees in remote-by-design or lab-based roles may be eligible for summer hours, depending on the nature of their work, and should discuss eligibility with their manager. Employees covered under a collective bargaining agreement should consult that document to determine if they are eligible. Contractors, leased workers and other service providers are not eligible to participate in the program.

RayzeBio and Bristol Myers Squibb

RayzeBio was acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) in 2024 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BMS; however, RayzeBio will continue to operate as a standalone organization.

Supporting People with Disabilities

BMS and RayzeBio are 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. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

Candidate Rights

BMS and RayzeBio will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

If you live in or expect to work from Los Angeles County if hired for this position, please visit this page for important additional information: https://careers.bms.com/california-residents/

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