Oncology Therapeutic Specialist - Atlantic

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Position Summary

Bristol Myers Squibb is a leading company in the field of immuno-oncology. The Oncology Therapeutic Specialist responsibilities are to engage with healthcare professionals to help more patients with our oncology products. We are looking for an Atlantic-based candidate to cover Atlantic Canada. As a field-based role, the OTS will act as primary point of contact with variety of stakeholders working in oncology; medical oncologists, pharmacists and nurses. The OTS will spend a minimum of 50-70% of the time interacting with customers. The expanded responsibilities of this commercial role also enable deeper scientific training and discussion during interactions. This is unique opportunity to join a passionate team and transform patients’ lives through science.

Key Responsibilities

Product promotion

• Promotion of approved indications of company products in Atlantic Canada.
• Maintain a high level of scientific expertise in all assigned products
• Prepare and successfully implement a comprehensive territory plan
• Communications with physicians and other health care professionals in support of approved indications.

Reactive Fair & Balanced Scientific Exchange

• Effectively prepare for presentation and discussion of information to HCPs and be able to respond to questions, while ensuring medical accuracy
• Maintain high level of working expertise on emerging data covering BMS Immuno-oncology products
• Reactively answer unsolicited scientific and product related questions, while leveraging internally approved tools.

Disease & Treatment Landscape expertise

• Maintain a high level of disease expertise
• Understand knowledge and care gaps in territory and implement learning programs (OLA, CHE) to address HCP needs
• Collect and synthesize large volumes of clinical data and provide key relevant insights to internal stakeholders (commercial & medical), to inform future strategic direction (ex: from conferences)
• Understand the treatment landscape including mapping of HCPs and prepare to address information needs of customers.

Cross-functional collaboration

• Proactively seek cross-functional input to ensure optimal understanding of treatment landscape

Degree Requirements

• Professional designation such as RN, PharmD, MD is considered an asset
• Science graduate with relevant pharmaceutical/biotechnology experience, Master’s degree is considered an asset

Experience Requirements

• Working in a commercial or scientific role with 5+ years’ experience
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively cross-functionally
• Previous healthcare experience is considered a plus
• Ability to develop and effectively manage new and existing customer relationships. Customers include key oncology clients (Physicians, nurses, health authorities) and drug plan administrators. Having pre-existing oncology experience is considered an asset.
• Ability to communicate scientific or clinical data in an understandable and valuable manner to help physicians best serve their patients

Key Competency Requirements

• Has a passion for the Oncology / Specialty Care business and understands the importance of cancer care for patients and care givers
• Demonstrates innovation and the ability to integrate innovative concepts from others into local plans
• Excellent negotiating and strategic thinking
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Knowledge of the regional healthcare and access environments
• High level of scientific acumen, including the ability to interpret and present clinical data and effectively draw out clinical insights during dialogue with HCPs
• Possesses a strong work ethic, ability to set priorities and manage time appropriately
• Drive to succeed and ability to adapt rapidly to an evolving and challenging entrepreneurial environment
• Has the know how to plan and execute effective and successful Learning Programs for HCPs.
• Embraces being independent and takes initiative to further develop their scientific knowledgebase, while developing strong rapport and working relationships with external and internal stakeholders
• Possesses a strong business acumen
• Holds a high level of integrity and good judgement, to navigate the requirements of the role effectively and compliantly in accordance with policies and procedures
• Demonstrates a sense of learning agility by seeking out and learning from unfamiliar experiences and then applying those lessons to succeed in the next new situation

Travel Requirements

• Travel required of 40%+ of time to cover geography.
• Must possess a valid Driver’s License.

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On-site Protocol

Physical presence at the BMS worksite or physical presence in the field is a necessary job function of this role, which the Company deems critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, employee well-being and engagement, and it enhances the Company culture.

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