MSL Oncology

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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 rich in diversity. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

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A BMS acredita que ter uma equipe diversificada de funcionários e uma cultura de inclusão é vital para a inovação e para executar de forma bem-sucedida nossa estratégia de negócios BioPharma.  Todas as nossas oportunidades são abertas para pessoas com deficiência (PCD), assim como para as demais dimensões no sentido mais amplo da diversidade, como gênero, idade, etnia, raça, orientação sexual & identidades, habilidades físicas, aparência, religião, origem socioeconômica, estilos de pensamento e experiências de vida. 

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MSL embody our medical mission in becoming a trusted, agile partner who engages in relevant dialogue and delivers timely, high-impact data and insights that advance the science or accelerate access, optimise medical practice and drive appropriate adoption of BMS medicines.

The MSL role is a field-based role. It is anticipated that an MSL will spend a minimum of 60-70% of their time in the field with external customers.

The primary role of MSL is to develop and maintain contacts with Thought Leaders and Health Care Professionals within their health care system.

The purpose of interactions is to ensure patients have access to BMS medicines, to ensure their safe and appropriate use through peer-to-peer discussions aligned with medical strategies and needs expressed by the stakeholders.

The scientific dialogue focuses on scientific/clinical information around disease management and BMS products in a fair and balanced

1. External Environment and Customer Focus

• Develop and maintain interactions with Thought Leaders, appropriate Healthcare Professionals, and access stakeholders, within a given geography to answer scientific. MSL will use various channels for interactions (1:1, group presentation and remote);
• Effectively present information to Healthcare Professionals and be able to respond to questions, ensuring medical accuracy and compliance with local procedures, ethical and legal guidelines and directives;
• Actively assess the medical landscape by meeting with Thought Leaders to understand their needs and expertise.  Continuously update own knowledge in treatment strategies, products, unmet medical needs, clinical trials and scientific activities. Understand the competitive landscape and actively prepare to address informational needs of customers;
• Collect and provide meaningful medical insights back to the medical and commercial organizations to be actioned in support of the strategy development.

2. Contribute to the Medical Plan

• Develop territory Field Medical plan and Thought Leaders Interaction plans based on therapeutic area objectives and Thought Leaders needs;
• Adopt institution/account planning approach and contribute to cross-functional institution/account plans;
• Contribute to development and delivery of scientifically meaningful medical programs/projects in line with the local Medical and Field Medical plan.

3. Provide Medical Support

• As necessary and appropriate, support the initial and ongoing medical/scientific area and product specific training and provide key scientific updates to internal stakeholders (e.g. Commercial, Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance, Legal, Health Economic Outcome Research and Market Access);
• Provide scientific support at promotional meetings by presenting unbiased scientific and clinical data, by evaluating speakers and by giving support to BMS-contracted speakers.

4. Support Clinical Trial Activities

• Support Interventional and Non Interventional Research studies (e.g. identification and assessment of potential study sites) to support patient recruitment and/or discussions around the safe and effective use of BMS investigational products, as agreed with local medical management and as defined by the study scope document;
• Provide recommendations and insights to clinical development team on study and site feasibilities within the therapeutic area based on knowledge of the field and through direct contacts with potential investigators, as agreed with local medical management;
• Actively support Clinical Research Organization sponsored studies as agreed with local medical management and as defined by the study scope document;
• Support Healthcare Professionals in the Investigator Sponsored Research submission process as agreed with local medical management;

• Ensure that BMS Pharmacovigilance procedural documents are understood and applied by investigators of local studies, and alert appropriate BMS personnel to any identified Adverse Events.

• All Healthcare Professionals with or without a Master, a Doctorate or PhD, with experience in a specific disease area or with a broad medical background (preferred);
•  OR Science Graduate with relevant pharmaceutical experience.

• Working in a scientific and/or clinical research environment;
• Translating scientific or clinical data into an understandable and valuable form to help physicians best serve their patients;
• Developing peer-to-peer relationships with Thought Leaders, scientists and other health care professionals.

• Ability to work independently and as a team player;
• Good communication and presentation skills to present scientific and/or clinical data to research or healthcare professionals;
• Ability to quickly and comprehensively learn about new subject areas and environments;
• Disease area knowledge and an understanding of scientific publications;
• Knowledge of a scientific or clinical area;
• Knowledge of the National Healthcare System and access environment ;
• Knowledge of clinical trial design and process;
• Knowledge of Health Economic Outcome Research basic concepts;
• Behaviors desired as planning, accountability, interpersonal relationship and  proactivity;
• Excellent English language skills, spoken and written.

• Travel required (varies by geography)

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.

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.

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

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