National Director, US Field Medical Cardiovascular - Milvexian

Position: National Director, US Field Medical Cardiovascular - Milvexian

Location: Field

The Field Medical organization embodies our medical mission to be recognized as the trusted partner for internal stake holders and the healthcare community, driving scientific exchange to enhance medical education, data generation, insight generation, and patients’ access to medicine.

The National Director, Field Medical (FM) Cardiovascular (CV) - Milvexian role is a field-based role and focused on leading a team of Field Medical professionals. Direct reports will include field-based Regional Associate Directors (RADs) and Region Directors (RDs) who manage a team of field-based Cardiovascular Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) focused on Milvexian. The FM National Director will be responsible for oversight of RADs/RDs and MSLs in support of BMS Cardiovascular medicines, specifically Milvexian, and all phases of associated clinical trials and launch.

The National Director, US Field Medical CV - Milvexian responsibilities are as follows:

External Environment and Customer Focus

• Ensure team’s ability to drive scientific exchange with Thought Leaders, appropriate HCPs, and access stakeholders, within a given geography to answer scientific, unsolicited product and HEOR related questions
• Support and evaluate MSLs ability to effectively present information to HCPs and ability to respond to questions, ensuring medical accuracy and compliance with local procedures, ethical and legal guidelines and directives
• Actively assess the medical landscape by meeting with Thought Leaders to understand their needs and expertise. Continuously update own knowledge in treatment strategies, products, unmet medical needs, clinical trials and scientific activities. Understand the competitive landscape and actively prepare to address the informational needs of customers.
• Ensure MSLs capability to collect and provide meaningful medical insights back to the medical and commercial organizations to be actioned in support of strategy development.
• Provide direction to overall execution of the Field Medical plan
• Ensures FM team activities are aligned with the US Medical Strategy Plan
• Ensure matrix engagement

Alliance Partnership & Strategic Alignment

• Serve as the primary point of contact for alliance field medical partner engagement, ensuring seamless collaboration across joint governance structures and workstreams.
• Drive strategic alignment between BMS and alliance partner objectives, including commercialization planning, evidence generation, and launch readiness for Milvexian.
• Represent the BMS Field Medical organization in Alliance Brand Working Groups and governance committees, fostering transparent communication and joint decision-making.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Medical, Market Access, HEOR, Clinical, and Commercial) to harmonize strategies and deliver integrated plans that reflect shared priorities.
• Monitor alliance commitments and milestones, proactively addressing risks and opportunities to maintain alignment and accelerate execution.

Support Clinical Trial Activities

• Ensure active support for CRO-sponsored studies as agreed with medical management and as defined by the study scope document
• Oversee appropriate support of Alliance-sponsored Interventional and Non-Interventional Research (NIR) studies (e.g., identification and assessment of potential study sites for Alliance-sponsored trials) to facilitate patient recruitment and/or discissions around the safe and effective use of investigational products, as agreed with local medical management and as defined by the study scope document
• Oversee collaboration with the clinical organization to enhance patient enrolment in Alliance-sponsored clinical trials by identifying appropriate clinical trial sites, interacting with investigators in ongoing studies, and educating the community for referrals
• Provide recommendations and insights to clinical development team on study and site feasibility for Alliance-sponsored trials within the therapeutic area based on knowledge of the field and through direct contacts with potential investigators, as agreed with local medical management
• Ensure that Pharmacovigilance procedural documents are understood and applied by investigators of local studies, and alert appropriate personnel to any identified Adverse Events
• Ensure active support of MSLs as primary liaisons to investigators interested in developing and performing investigator-sponsored research (ISR); help facilitate support to HCPs in the ISR submission process when needed and as agreed upon with home office medical and US Market Guiding Principles

Contribute to the Medical Plan

• Develop and oversee national Field Medical plan
• Actively participate in the cross-functional Medical Matrix Teams
• Ensure adoption of cross-functional institution/account planning approach
• Contribute to development and delivery of scientifically meaningful medical program/projects in line with the local Medical and Field Medical plan

Provide Medical Support

• As necessary and appropriate, support the initial and ongoing medical/scientific area and product specific training and provide key scientific updates to internal stakeholders (e.g., Commercial, Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance, Legal, Compliance, HEOR, Market Access)

Management and Development

• Actively manage Regional Associate Directors and Region Directors within assigned disease space
• Oversee directly, and through RAD/RD, to ensure all MSL activities are strategically aligned with Medical Plan
• Ensure compliance with all local laws and regulations as well as BMS policies and procedures
• Support employee development
• Provide coaching and direction as part of active management
• Ensures all employees understand and act within local business processes, including compliance guidelines, relevant FDA regulations and legal and ethical standards
• Reports to Vice President, US Field Medical Immunology and Cardiovascular (ICV)

Qualifications & Experience:

Experience Required

• MD, PharmD, or PhD, with experience in Cardiology preferred or Science graduate with relevant pharmaceutical experience. MBA a plus
• A minimum of 8+ years of clinical and/or pharmaceutical experience INCLUDING a minimum of 6 years of FM experience with documented demonstration of exceptional performance in leadership, management of people and medical planning

Skills Required

• Demonstrated ability to lead national field medical projects or initiatives
• Demonstrated ability in account management
• Work in cross-functional teams with proven track record managing multiple projects and priorities
• Work in matrix environment with ability to succeed in ambiguous environment
• Experience coaching and mentoring within a FM organization
• Leading and executing autonomously
• In-depth knowledge of disease area, including key scientific publications
• ASMART principles in goal setting
• Clear understanding of customer (HCP and payer) and patient needs
• Knowledge of principles and implications of pharmacoeconomic data
• Knowledge of the US Healthcare System and the Pharmaceutical Industry
• Understanding of environmental and industry trends (e.g., Market Access and Patient Advocacy) and their impact on the business
• Knowledge of regional key institutions/IDNs/Health Systems
• Knowledge of clinical trial design, process/procedures required for clinical activities
• Knowledge of all relevant compliance standards
• Strong communication and presentation skills, in spoken and written word; Able to effectively communicate/listen and answer questions
• Has successfully served as Product Point, JV Point or Launch Point
• Broad range of experience in other therapeutic areas and/or in other functions with the industry is desirable
• Strong strategic thinking skills as demonstrated by and documented in previous performance reviews 

Travel Requirement

• It is anticipated that a Director will spend time in the field with their team and external customers.
• Additional time will be required with Home Office Stakeholders on Strategic initiatives.
• Further requirements are based on team needs.

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