Vice President, Disease Area Head - Pan Tumors (excluding Thoracic and Head & Neck)

Position: Vice President, Disease Area Head - Pan Tumors (excluding Thoracic and Head & Neck)

Location: Princeton, NJ

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Position Summary

We are seeking a dynamic, visionary leader to serve as Vice President and Worldwide Disease Area Head (DAH) for our Pan-Tumor Oncology portfolio (excluding Thoracic and Head & Neck). This executive role is accountable for the global, U.S., and international medical strategy and execution across both early and late-stage assets. The DAH will drive scientific excellence, shape medical strategy from early development through commercialization, and deliver transformative therapies to patients worldwide. This is a mission-critical role that partners across Discovery, Development, Commercial, and Market Access to maximize the value and impact of our oncology portfolio.

The Pan-Tumor portfolio represents a multi-billion-dollar opportunity and includes several high-priority late-stage and early-pipeline assets spanning multiple indications and regions.

Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership

• Develop and execute the Global medical strategy for the pan-tumor portfolio, aligning with BMS’ goals and patients’ needs
• Anticipate and respond to dynamic market landscapes, including scientific, regulatory, and competitive challenges, ensuring a leadership position in the global oncology market
• Partner with R&D, Commercial, and Market Access to shape pipeline and portfolio strategies that maximize value and deliver life-changing therapies to patients.
• Scientific Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions through asset evaluation, risk assessment and treatment landscape analysis

Portfolio Impact and Innovation:

• Identify unmet needs, market trends, and opportunities for new product development or acquisitions in oncology.
• Oversee BMS strategic engagement, partnerships and collaboration as well as co-development opportunities for the solid tumor portfolio with the exception of thoracic oncology
• Oversee differentiation strategies and signal-seeking initiatives to expand the pipeline and identify transformative therapeutic opportunities.
• Shape early development strategy and contribute to trial designs and recruitment.
• Ensure appropriate access for patients across US and international markets.
• Shape long-term strategy by expanding the lifecycle of a product, identifying new indications or patient populations; contribute to future portfolio planning ensuring business development efforts align with future healthcare trends and unmet needs
• Lead data dissemination, scientific exchange, and education to shape practice and policy

Team Accountability:

• Oversee the Medical Product Leads (MPL) and AIMs (Asset Integrated Medical Teams) to ensure strategy is co-created with the markets and that asset strategies reflect the needs of our countries while driving top market performance and support.
• Serve as the key medical representative on the Development, Commercial and Market access Leadership team for the relevant tumors-providing strategic leadership and scientific expertise.
• Oversees the integrated evidence teams (IET) and plans (IEP)

Medical Evidence Generation:

• Ensure evidence generation efforts support regulatory submissions, reimbursement decisions, and market access strategy.
• Accountable for the integrated evidence plans and prioritize studies to address key stakeholders' needs, including patients, healthcare providers, and payors.
• Oversee the design and implementation of interventional trials and real-world evidence (RWE) studies, including early signal-seeking studies, investigator-sponsored research (ISR), medical affairs-led studies, post-market studies, registries, and observational research.

Operational Excellence and Outcomes:

• Inspiring and lead a high-performing, inclusive, and diverse global team of medical and scientific professionals, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and empowerment to achieve exceptional results.
• Deliver organizational efficiency and agility by implementing streamlined processes that enable seamless execution and high impact launches in US, Global and International markets.
• Leverage advanced digital capabilities and data-driven tools to optimize decision-making, enhance stakeholder engagement, and provide actionable insights that shape medical and business strategies.
• Establish and maintain robust systems to ensure a relentless focus on measurable outcomes across all medical activities, tracking and evaluating performance metrics to drive sustained impact, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

External Leadership and Influence:

• Serve as the global medical face of the organization in relevant tumors within oncology, representing the company with key external stakeholders, including regulatory agencies, academic and community institutions, medical organizations, population decision-makers, and patient advocacy groups.
• Lead efforts to strengthen the company’s reputation as the partner of choice in the oncology space by advancing our commitment to patient-centric care and science-driven solutions.
• Establish strategic partnerships to accelerate access, innovation, and scientific collaboration globally.

Qualifications & Experience:
Education:

• Medical Degree (MD or equivalent) with clinical experience in oncology preferred.

Experience:

• 7+ years of leadership experience in the biopharmaceutical industry or academia with a strong track record in oncology and global medical affairs.
• Mandatory large market launch experience
• Deep experience in solid tumor launches
• Experience in leading large medical affairs, commercial or development teams
• Demonstrated expertise in building and executing global medical and portfolio strategies for marketed and pipeline assets.
• Proven ability to lead and inspire large, diverse, and geographically distributed teams.
• Business development experience preferred
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and build credibility with senior leadership, external partners, and the global scientific community.

Skills:

• Strategic thinking and business acumen.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively across functions and geographies.
• Commitment to patient-centric care and scientific excellence.
• Proven experience leveraging and/or implementing, AI-driven insights and digital tools to enhance customer engagement strategies, optimize HCP/patient experience, and drive data-informed commercial decision-making.

Cultural Fit: The ideal candidate will embody the organization’s cultural pillars

• Accountability: Act with clarity and ownership to drive results.
• Execution Excellence: Deliver on ambitious goals with precision and urgency.
• Diverse Thinking: Leverage global perspectives to unlock innovative solutions.
• Patient-Centric Focus: Relentlessly prioritize the needs of patients in every decision.

If you are a bold, visionary leader driven by science, inspired by impact with an unwavering commitment to patients and innovation-we invite you to join us in our mission to shape the future of oncology globally and transform lives through patient-driven science

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.

The starting compensation for this job is a range from $326,660K USD - $395,900K USD, plus incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility).

The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills and where the job is performed.

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 an inclusive culture, promoting diversity 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
BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

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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