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Summary:
The Executive Director, HEOR leads a team of doctorate-level professionals responsible for driving U.S. market access through strategic health economics and outcomes research initiatives across the BMS portfolio. This role shapes and executes high-impact HEOR strategies—spanning economic modeling, real-world data, and FDAMA 114-compliant evidence to support brand and medical plans across multiple therapeutic areas, including hematology, oncology, cardiovascular, immunology, and cell therapy.

Responsibilities:

• Field HEOR strategy and execution for the entire US BMS portfolio of products within the US market

• Leads strategic development of field HEOR plan that is both product specific & customer segment focused and in appropriate alignment with US access strategy for each product across the BMS portfolio

• HEOR value demonstration strategy across segments including Payors, GPOs, Institutions, Pathway bodies, and decision making groups within the US healthcare landscape.

• Strategically councils on robust evidence generation programs, high-quality and compliant proactive and reactive publications and tools

• As a senior leader in the US Field Access organization, this individual will interface directly with the MAx leadership team and US commercial leadership to ensure close collaboration, strategic value communication, and bi-directional communication on strategy and tactics

• Work closely with the WW HEOR TA Leads and Medical Disease Area Head to drive excellence and support execution of Access strategies

• Collaborate with Commercial Leadership to integrate Field HEOR plans

• Collaborate with all matrix partners to ensure flawless execution on post approval activities

• Evaluates new access customer engagement, data, and EQ capabilities to meet the needs of the evolving healthcare landscape, data generation and communication for successful commercialization and access

• Makes recommendations on external collaborations, profile organizations, and researchers for appropriate expertise

• Leads internal stakeholder discussions to educate and inform Development and Medical colleagues regarding access issues, with the goal of ensuring that Medical Plans include HEOR studies and RWE as appropriate

• Oversee collaborative research plans across the portfolio to ensure impactful customer research occurs where appropriate and alignment to the integrated evidence plans.

• Lead the fHEOR team in building and maintaining a high performing commercially aligned team that promotes open access for BMS therapies across the US healthcare landscape.

• Directly manage the field HEOR team leads who manage the field scientists

• Measure Field HEOR performance and impact, and communicate performance metric back to the organization

• Mentors and coaches rising talent to assume future leadership roles

• Ensure a collaborative, open, and positive culture within the team

Qualifications:

• Graduate degree required - PhD, PharmD, MS, MPH - with a minimum of 10 years in the biopharmaceutical industry

• 5+ years’ experience managing a team in a matrixed environment; with demonstrated skills in influencing and leading through change. Previous experience in field HEOR a plus.

• In depth knowledge of the US healthcare landscape and access issues from a Medical perspective are critical

• Launch expertise across Oncology, Cardiovascular, Immunology, Neuroscience, and Cell Therapy is preferred

• Strategic thinker with an enterprise mind

• Strong business acumen, and high emotional intelligence

• Demonstrated ability to define customer needs, research questions and address specific issues identified by business owners

• Thorough understanding of research methods, health economics, and related disciplines

• Strong communication skills, including amongst cross-functional stakeholders, and a drive for results is required

• Experience in change leadership

• Demonstrated ability to attract, lead, inspire and motivate a diverse team

• Travel as need for customer engagements (approximately 20-30%)

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$258,440 - $313,172

The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. 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 in effect at the time and may require enrollment. Our benefits include:

• Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.

• Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).

• Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.

​Work-life benefits include:

Paid Time Off

• US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico or Rayzebio employees)

• Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays

Based on eligibility*, additional time off for employees may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day.

All global employees full and part-time who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible to take advantage of the Global Shutdown. 

*Eligibility Disclosure: The summer hours program is for United States (U.S.) office-based employees due to the unique nature of their work. Summer hours are generally not available for field sales and manufacturing operations and may also be limited for the capability centers. Employees in remote-by-design or lab-based roles may be eligible for summer hours, depending on the nature of their work, and should discuss eligibility with their manager. Employees covered under a collective bargaining agreement should consult that document to determine if they are eligible. Contractors, leased workers and other service providers are not eligible to participate in the program.

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On-site Protocol

BMS has an 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.

Supporting People with Disabilities

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R1598168 : Executive Director, US Field HEOR