Regional Associate Director, US Field Medical Neurodegeneration - Central Region

Leading and Managing Field Medical Team

• Active member of the Field Medical leadership/management team within and across therapeutic areas
• Identifies talent, conducts robust interview process for selecting highly qualified FM and other medical personnel
• Defines and implements key talent retention strategies
• Ensures new staff attend new hire on-boarding and complete required training programs
• Develops appropriate succession plan
• Translates FM objectives into individual performance goals for direct reports
• Develops annual development plans with each direct report
• Drives and tracks performance of FM team members
• Provides consistent coaching, mentoring, and frequent feedback to direct reports
• Conducts performance assessments and participates in talent conversations
• Promotes a culture of innovation, constructive challenge, team spirit and accountability
• Provides training and direction on developing peer-to-peer scientific engagement
• Identifies and communicates skills/knowledge gaps among FM personnel
• Sets specific and measurable objectives and tracks performance data

Disease Area Reference Point

• Continuously updates and monitors team knowledge of Disease Area, patient treatment trends, product data and scientific activities
• Ensures participation of team in planned therapeutic training activities
• Ensures FM engages in timely exchanges with external customers and internal partners in accordance with compliance policies

National Level Leadership

• Recognized for ability to develop field medical staff and prepare them for expanded roles
• Track record of creating innovative employee development programs
• Develop training initiatives that have national impact
• Manages Account responsibilities for 2 or more accounts
• Develops and executes medical account plans for 2+ accounts
• Demonstrates national, broad-based perspective on medical and healthcare issues
• Identifies and develops innovative approaches to work processes and results

Stakeholder Management

• Coordinates regional scientific support consistent with FM Plans
• Provides strategic input and insights as part of compliant collaboration across the matrix
• Promotes effective working relationships with internal partners including cross-matrix field leadership
• Ensures appropriate regional management of speaker lists and speaker program support
• Contributes FM expertise to regional accounts aligned to Brand and Medical strategy
• Maintains strong knowledge of regional and national External Experts
• Ensures FM team captures and communicates relevant medical insights
• Supports FM team in developing strong networks with External Experts
• Reviews/approves key TLs/HCPs for focused medical reach
• Guides team members in Thought Leader profiling activities
• Demonstrates customer-facing responsibility at aligned accounts with visit frequency of at least 2x per year

Customer Centric Focus and Medical Insights

• Uses active listening to understand customer needs and promote focused communication
• Contributes to development and shaping of customer centric approach and medical insight programs
• Uses innovative approaches to provide seamless customer experiences
• Supports and encourages new Customer interactions consistent with BioPharma model
• Implements transformational methods that optimize customer insights into medical planning

Medical Planning/Strategy

• Participates as an active member of the medical matrix team
• Home Office interface at least 2x per year
• Creation/execution of 1-2 medical initiatives per year
• Communicates information to national team and ensures execution of Medical Strategies
• Engages in appropriate collaboration with region sales and access matrix teams
• Collaborates with US and Global Medical and Commercial colleagues on Brand planning
• Develops the Product FM Plan for the team in collaboration with the FM TA Lead
• Develops Region level Field Medical Plans
• Provides input into Medical Products Plans and Strategies
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with Matrix team members
• Provides strategic leadership and insights into Medical Product and Disease State Plans
• Assesses, identifies and contributes to resolution of gaps in FM resources
• Collaborates with FMCS, FM Trainers, TA point and Medical Strategy for therapeutic training plan

Account Management

• Facilitates scientific collaboration within account with customer-focus and BMS enterprise view
• Establishes trusted partner relationship with senior leaders at the account
• Creates collaborative exchange with account through sharing BMS scientific strategy
• Triages issue resolution across the account(s)
• Tracks FM region activity toward clinical trial visits/ISR management
• Ensures FM role in submission process of investigators' proposals for clinical trials
• Ensures active participation of FM in clinical trial site selection and feasibility
• Ensures active collaboration with Region Clinical Operations partners
• Ensures FM team's execution of clinical trial support activities

Pharmacovigilance

• Ensures FM team has required knowledge to identify Adverse Events and comply with BMS Pharmacovigilance SOPs
• Contributes to managing external communication when significant safety issues arise

Compliance

• Understands and adheres to BMS Standards of Business Conduct and Ethics
• Understands PhRMA Code, ICH, GCP, and relevant FDA laws and regulations
• Completes and certifies understanding of all required training
• Identifies additional procedural training for self and team
• Conveys clear message on laws, regulations, and ethical standards to internal and external customers