Senior Manager, REMS Advisor Lead
Bristol Myers Squibb
Summary
The REMS Advisor Lead is responsible for building, developing, and leading a high-performing team of REMS Advisors who deliver exceptional REMS program education to certified prescribers and healthcare professionals. This role drives operational excellence by optimizing the prescriber and patient experience, collaborating with cross-functional BMS teams, and overseeing the development of REMS processes, materials, and technologies.
Job description
REMS Advisor Team Leadership & Development
- Partner with the Director, REMS Advisors to develop and execute operational strategies for daily team management, scalability planning, and geographic expansion
- Assess current team structure and forecast future operational needs to ensure the REMS Advisor Team can scale effectively based on program demands and geographic distribution
- Lead the full employee lifecycle for REMS Advisors, including recruitment, hiring, onboarding, performance management, coaching, and development planning
- Collaborate with the Director, REMS Advisors and Learning & Development Team to design and implement comprehensive, ongoing training curricula for REMS Advisors
- Direct all training activities in partnership with the REMS Training Team, ensuring REMS Advisors demonstrate required competencies before performing their roles independently
- Ensure REMS Advisor staff maintains compliance with all REMS program training and mandatory corporate training requirements
- Coach and mentor REMS Advisors to achieve performance excellence; establish Individual Development Plans (IDPs) that align short- and long-term career aspirations with business needs
- Guide goal-setting processes using SMART criteria to establish clear, measurable departmental and individual objectives
- Continuously monitor staffing levels and workload capacity; develop business justification documentation to request additional resources when needed
- Manage shared mailbox oversight and ensure equitable workload distribution across the team
Program Performance, Analytics & Continuous Improvement
- Oversee creation and analysis of KPI reports within the REMS application to drive timely, data-informed prescriber outreach and prevent undue administrative burden
- Monitor key REMS performance metrics and identify opportunities for operational improvement and stakeholder engagement enhancement
- Analyze REMS stakeholder operations and interactions to identify process improvements that reduce administrative burden, increase efficiency, and enhance user experience
- Conduct field observations of REMS Advisors during prescriber outreach and presentations; deliver constructive, actionable feedback to ensure clear and effective REMS education delivery
- Synthesize data trends and translate insights into actionable recommendations to improve business procedures, practices, and stakeholder experiences
- Provide feedback on technology enhancements to improve analytic tracking, reporting capabilities, and operational workflows; communicate recommendations to leadership
- Design and facilitate workshops to share best practices, implementation insights, and lessons learned with REMS Advisors and healthcare professionals
- Partner with cross-functional field teams (Sales, MSLs, Access) to promote REMS best practices and operational excellence initiatives that improve stakeholder efficiency
- Lead monthly REMS review meetings with leadership to present program insights, customer feedback, trends, and improvement opportunities
Regulatory Compliance & Knowledge Management
- Maintain comprehensive knowledge of Center of Excellence operations, including all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), work practices, and system functionalities
- Develop, maintain, and implement REMS policies, procedures, and work practices in alignment with regulatory requirements and business needs
- Stay current on FDA REMS regulations and industry trends; ensure internal teams and external stakeholders maintain compliance with regulatory requirements
- Support internal audits and health authority inspections by providing documentation, insights, and subject matter expertise as required
- Collaborate with Legal and Regulatory Strategy teams to ensure all communications and materials undergo appropriate RCR (Regulatory Content Review) process prior to distribution
Technology, Data Management & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Ensure accurate, current data is maintained in applicable systems used by REMS Advisors
- Oversee and participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for REMS technologies; report findings and recommendations to REMS IT personnel and leadership
- Collaborate with department leadership to assess operational needs, establish project timelines, monitor implementation progress, and evaluate outcomes
- Manage financial planning activities and ensure adherence to approved departmental budget
- Deliver scheduled and ad-hoc reports to leadership as required to support strategic decision-making
- Perform other duties as assigned to support departmental and organizational objectives
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Minimum of 5 years of pharmaceutical industry experience
- Understanding of FDA REMS regulations
- Demonstrated ability to manage, coach, and hire team members
- Demonstrated ability to hire, coach, develop, and retain high-performing talent
- Strong emotional intelligence with proven conflict resolution skills
- Experience managing performance, including improvement plans and difficult conversations
- Creates an environment of continuous learning and psychological safety for team members
- Commitment to fostering an inclusive, collaborative team culture
- Strong strategic orientation with ability to translate vision into operational priorities and actionable plans
- Analytical and innovative thinker who identifies trends, insights, and process improvement opportunities
- Problem solver who approaches situations holistically while prioritizing relationships and partnerships
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with engaging public speaking ability
- Ability to deliver complex REMS program information in a clear, concise, and compelling manner
- Skilled at presenting data-driven insights and recommendations to leadership
- Proficient with web-conferencing tools
- Comprehensive understanding of FDA REMS regulations and industry best practices
- Willingness to travel frequently as business needs require
Benefits
- Wellbeing support
- Retirement benefits
- Financial protection benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Life & Disability Insurance
- Flexible Time Off
- Paid company holidays
- Paid sick leave
- Paid volunteer days
- Summer hours flexibility
- Leaves of absence
- Annual Global Shutdown
Company overview
Bristol Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. Founded in 1887 and headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, the company operates with a unique BioPharma strategy that combines the reach and resources of a major pharmaceutical company with the entrepreneurial spirit and agility of a biotech firm. BMS focuses on transformative therapies in key therapeutic areas including oncology, hematology, immunology, cardiovascular disease, and fibrosis. The company has built a sustainable pipeline of potential therapies and leverages translational medicine and data analytics to deliver the right medicine to the right patient at the right time. With over 10,000 employees worldwide, Bristol Myers Squibb maintains a strong commitment to scientific excellence, patient-centric innovation, and global health equity through its foundation. The company's portfolio includes groundbreaking treatments such as Opdivo (nivolumab) for cancer, Eliquis (apixaban) for cardiovascular conditions, and Orencia (abatacept) for autoimmune diseases, among others.