Director, WW Medical Science, Disease & Product

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.

Director, WW Medical Science, Disease & Product (MSDP)

Worldwide Commercialization Learning, Centre of Excellence

What we are looking for:

The Worldwide Commercialization Learning (WWCL) Centre of Excellence (CoE) is seeking an experienced learning leader to serve as Director, WW Medical Science, Disease & Product (MSDP).

This role leads the CoE’s foundational scientific learning content for Medical and Commercial teams, field and home office, in every market. That covers disease, science and product knowledge for launches and for pipeline assets expected for approval. The Director ensures this content is consistent, compliant and ready when launch teams need it, and leads a team of Associate Directors and Senior Managers aligned to therapeutic areas.

The Director also leads strategic transformation work that changes how scientific learning content is created, delivered and maintained, working with Enterprise Learning and delivery partners such as LEAP (Learning Excellence & Advancement Partner), and leading the team through that change.

Who you will work with:

This position reports to the Senior Director, Worldwide Commercialization Learning Centre of Excellence.

In this role, the Director partners closely with:

• MSDP Associate Directors and Senior Managers: as direct line manager, providing strategic direction, coaching, and delivery accountability across therapeutic areas

• Fellow WWCL CoE Associate Directors to align scientific content with skills and platform priorities and maintain a coherent learner experience

• Medical Affairs, WW Medical Learning, and Global Field Medical Excellence teams: to anticipate scientific content needs ahead of approvals and secure subject matter expert (SME) input

• US and International Commercial and Medical Learning teams, and WW Brand teams: to understand launch priorities and ensure content is locally deployable and consistently used

• Medical, Legal and Regulatory review partners: to keep content compliant and moving through review

• LEAP and other delivery partners: to agree requirements, review cycles, and quality standards for content development

• Senior Director, WWCL Strategy & Operations and Enterprise LEAP Performance: to share MSDP demand, capacity and delivery data that informs enterprise performance reporting

• Enterprise Learning and Digital Learning Solution Partner (DLSP) teams: to optimise programme deployment and adoption

• Senior Director, WWCL Centre of Excellence: for strategy, portfolio-level trade-offs, escalations, and book of work governance

Primary responsibilities:

1. Strategy & Stakeholder Leadership

• Lead the strategic direction of MSDP, aligned to WWCL priorities and to launch and pipeline timelines

• Prioritise scientific content investment against launch timelines and pipeline assets projected for approval

• Build partnerships across Medical Affairs, Commercial, Brand, Legal, and global and in-market teams to anticipate emerging needs ahead of approvals

• Partner with the Senior Director and Enterprise Learning leaders on transformation priorities, measuring impact through agreed key performance indicators

• Maintain a forward-looking view of the MSDP demand pipeline, reporting to the Senior Director and contributing to CoE portfolio governance

• Monitor external trends in scientific and medical education, including AI-enabled content creation, and bring evidence-based recommendations to the Senior Director

2. Scientific Content Strategy & Delivery

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of foundational and ongoing scientific learning content, applying adult learning principles and AI-enabled approaches

• Ensure content meets regulatory, legal, and medical requirements, supporting pre-launch, launch, and post-launch readiness

• Provide scientific onboarding content to training and commercialization teams so field and home office colleagues are prepared across all launch phases

• Drive reuse of content across markets, working with in-market learning leads to streamline processes and reduce duplication

3. Strategic Transformation & Delivery Partnerships

• Lead strategic transformation initiatives that change how scientific learning content is created, delivered, and maintained, protecting quality and compliance throughout

• Partner with Enterprise Learning and delivery partners to adopt new platforms, technologies, and operating models, with a focus on user experience, digital transformation, and long-term sustainability

• Set clear requirements, SME input, and review cycles for work delivered through partners, managing delivery risk and escalating enterprise-impacting trade-offs to the Senior Director with structured context and recommended options

• Provide demand, capacity, and delivery data to inform enterprise performance reporting, in partnership with the Senior Director, WWCL Strategy & Operations and Enterprise LEAP Performance

4. Team Leadership & Operational Management

• Lead, coach, and develop Associate Directors and Senior Managers, supporting growth through structured development plans and cross-team mentorship

• Allocate resource across therapeutic areas to ensure effective coverage of launches and pipeline assets projected for approval

• Oversee budgets, vendor relationships, and project management to ensure timely, compliant delivery of scientific learning content

• Build a high-performance team culture and keep the team focused and steady through periods of change

5. Measurement & Continuous Improvement

• Champion consistency, efficiency, and measurable outcomes across the scientific content lifecycle

• Use utilisation, reuse, and feedback data to improve content and processes

• Analyse training needs and recommend instructional technologies and delivery methods that improve impact

(Disclaimer: The responsibilities listed above are only a summary and other responsibilities will be required as assigned.)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (e.g., PharmD, PhD, MBA, or equivalent) strongly preferred

• 10+ years of experience designing and delivering scientific, medical, or commercial training in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry, including at least 5 years leading global, cross-functional teams

• Demonstrated ability to turn complex scientific and clinical information (disease, mechanism of action, clinical data) into accurate, compliant learning content; therapeutic area experience preferred

• Experience in field medical, Medical Affairs, or commercial lead roles, and direct management of leaders and high-performing teams in matrixed environments

• Experience working within medical, legal, and regulatory review processes for promotional or educational content

• Expertise in adult learning principles, instructional design, and digital learning platforms, with experience of AI-enabled content creation

• Experience with global delivery partners including managing vendors, budgets, and complex projects under tight deadlines

• Proven record of leading strategic transformation or change programmes, comfortable navigating ambiguity, and able to influence credibly at senior levels in complex, matrixed global environments

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build and sustain internal and external partnerships

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office PowerPoint, Excel, and Word and other applications

We hire for skills and capabilities, not just credentials – if this role excites you, but doesn’t perfectly match your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway.

Princeton - NJ - US: $210,290 - $254,822

The starting pay range(s) listed above is for full-time employees (FTE). You may also be eligible for additional discretionary incentive cash and stock opportunities. We determine starting pay thoughtfully – carefully considering the nature of the role, required skills, work location, schedule and the knowledge and experience you bring. Final compensation is guided by pay equity principles and applicable employment laws. Compensation programs are reviewed on an ongoing basis and may be adjusted over time to reflect evolving market factors, and individual, team or Company performance.

Benefits:

Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, you may be eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefit plans – including wellbeing support, retirement and financial protection benefits, and insurance offerings (medical, dental, vision, life and disability).

U.S.-based exempt employees are eligible for Flexible Time Off (FTO), which provides paid time off without a set accrual limit, subject to manager approval, along with 11 paid company holidays each year.

Non-exempt employees, RayzeBio employees, and employees located in Puerto Rico receive 160 hours of paid vacation annually for new hires (subject to manager approval), 11 paid company holidays, and 3 optional holidays.

Depending on eligibility, employees may also have access to additional time-off benefits, including paid sick leave, up to two paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, and leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, or military needs. Eligible employees also enjoy an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

U.S.-based job seekers can explore full benefit offerings at https://careers.bms.com/benefits

How We Work

Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models: site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https://careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.

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