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The Senior Program Manager, Promotional Education position partners with U.S. Marketing and Sales teams to develop Promotional Education Program (Peer-to-Peer / P2P) strategies and tactics in alignment with business priorities. The Senior Manager is responsible for the effective planning and execution of Product Theater programs to support best-in-class HCP customer engagement. This person will contribute to performance excellence and continuous improvement for P2P marketing programs/tactics.
Major Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
Channel Strategy
Maintains an understanding of promotional education trends and BMS business priorities in order to identify opportunities to drive business impact.
Provides recommendations to US Brand and Sales matrix teams to guide best-in-class HCP customer engagement.
Conducts or coordinates appropriate analysis to support recommendations and to further enhance P2P knowledge, expertise.
Budget management
Collaborates with brand teams to plan and track Promotional Education Program operational budgets.
Develops and manages speaker training budgets to include venue, travel, logistics, vendor fees and HCP honoraria.
Project initiation
Creates/updates, gains alignment/approval for, and manages distribution of speaker program planning documents (series brief).
Initiates project plan for activation of speaker programs to field force.
Provide strategic guidance to stakeholders on the implementation of podium programs/symposia within conferences & congresses.
Partner with Speaker Bureau Vendor and podium program/symposia point for submission of all documentation to execute tactic.
Manages and monitors timelines with internal and external stakeholders.
Work with Legal, Regulatory and Compliance to ensure all pharmaceutical compliance requirements are met.
Content Creation
Identifies, drafts, and/or gains approval for speaker training content, pre/post-event communications, and other supporting P2P resources
Content Management - Develops and gains approvals on pull-through Promotional Education Program materials, including acting as Champion in Promotional Review of non-core content (such as program invites and recruitment materials).
Manages speaker communications regarding training content updates, label changes, etc.
Speaker Bureau Management
Speaker Training Support.
Supports speaker contracting, conducts analysis for bureau size recommendations/regional allocations, and partners with Field Sales and Medical on nominations/validations for new speakers.
Manages speaker bureau maintenance and speaker support resources.
Manages contracting and logistics vendor partners to ensure availability of speakers and resources to the field.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
Minimum education of a BA/BS degree is required.
Minimum of five (5) years of pharmaceutical industry experience with understanding of Promotional Education Programs; therapeutic area/brand team experience preferred; sales, project management, and/or operations experience.
Understanding of Commercial Operations or Strategy Excellent planning, prioritization, management, and organizational skills.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Proven track record collaborating with large matrix teams.
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Compensation Overview:
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 then in effect and may include the following: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care. Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a 401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year’s holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources. Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.
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
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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.
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