Executive Director, Worldwide Cell Therapy Medical Communications Lead

Responsibilities

• Lead CT Medical scientific disclosure strategy for the Cell Therapy portfolio across asset lifecycles, including manuscripts, abstracts, posters, oral presentations, and selected reactive materials.
• Ensure external communications align with development strategy, evidence generation plans, asset maturity, and enterprise priorities while meeting ethical and compliance standards.
• Serve as accountable owner of reputational, journal, investigator, and compliance risk related to scientific communications, including escalation and decision support for complex/novel scenarios.
• Serve as CT Medical lead for publication governance and policy interpretation; establish clear CT Medical decision rights, operating cadence, and cross-functional expectations to enable speed with rigor.
• Drive adoption of best practices, tools, and operating models to improve Medical Communications effectiveness and efficiency, including standardized workflows across indications and assets.
• Establish CT Medical standards for scientific publications, scientific content, and independent medical education in alignment with applicable SOPs and external codes (e.g., GPP) across the Cell Therapy portfolio.
• Build and sustain Medical Communications leadership capability through talent development and succession planning; coach teams t

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Working with Us Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren't words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You'll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible. Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us . BMS Cell Therapy Organization A pioneer in harnessing the immune system to fight cancer, the Bristol Myers Squibb Cell Therapy Organization is working to unlock the full potential of cell therapy and deliver transformative treatments to patients with cancer and beyond. Our work is powered by a high-trust, highly connected ecosystem that brings together Research, Development, Medical, Commercial, Quality, Regulatory, Market Access, and Patient Safety to move with urgency-always anchored on what matters most for patients. The building blocks of transformation-cutting-edge science and platforms, extensive clinical and real-world datasets, a deep bench of talent across targets and diseases, robust global manufacturing and supply chain capabilities, and a relentless focus on continuous improvement-are in our cells . Because cell therapy is built across an end-to-end value chain (from discovery to vein-to-vein delivery), success depends on seamless cross-functional execution across functions, geographies, and areas of expertise. We know that this vital work cannot be done alone. We partner across a complex and interconnected ecosystem-including investigators, clinical sites, apheresis and transplant centers, community treaters, payers, regulators, and patient advocacy organizations-to help ensure patients can access cell therapies safely, reliably, and equitably. Position Summary The Executive Director, Medical Communications Lead is the Cell Therapy Medical (CT Medical) owner of external scientific communications and publication governance for the Cell Therapy portfolio and a strategic partner to cross-functional leaders across the end-to-end cell therapy value chain. Reporting into the SVP, Head Cell Therapy Medical, this role is accountable for end‑to‑end scientific disclosure-ensuring timely, compliant, and high‑quality dissemination of data through publications, congresses, scientific content, and selected reactive communications-while aligning communications to CT Medical strategy, integrated evidence generation plans, and operational realities (e.g., manufacturing, quality, and supply). The role serves as a steward of reputational, journal, investigator, and compliance risk for CT Medical and drives continuous improvement in governance, best practices, and operating models to enable an integrated, high-performing Cell Therapy Medical ecosystem.

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