Executive Director

**Working with Us**
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. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

**Position Summary**

This is a leadership position in clinical development, focused on evaluating external opportunities to expand and strengthen the pipeline for Oncology, Hematology and Cell therapy. The Executive Director will have oversight of clinical development assessment and evaluation of external assets and entities that are potential opportunities for licensing, acquisitions or partnerships. The Executive Director will be responsible for summarizing clinical development evaluation and recommendation to BMS leadership.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Overseeing clinical development activities related to assessment and evaluation of opportunities including due diligences for acquisitions, licensing and partnerships
- Supervising Program Leads of External Evaluation and be responsible for guiding pre
- and full diligence assignments to the Leads
- Ensuring delivery of highest quality and rigor in clinical assessments and clinical development plans on behalf of the organization.
- Identify key risks in clinical development evaluation with mitigation plans when applicable
- Develop a ranking of external opportunities with annotations of key inflection points and milestones that may have an impact on the level of conviction on identified assets/entities to ensure, at all times, BMS will be well-positioned to act in a timely manner on attractive and competitive opportunities.
- Supervise development Clinical Development Plans being developed by Program Leads and advise on key components and strategy, including statistical designs and regulatory plans in collaboration with matrix partners.
- Serve as the point for Oncology Clinical Development partnerships with Business Development (Search & Evaluation, Transactions, and Licensing/Acquisition Teams), Commercial and broader R&D organization to support comprehensive assessments of external opportunities including new platforms and assets for the Oncology Franchise.
- Present results of diligence efforts to oncology and/or BMS leadership with clear data-driven recommendation including elevation of key risks and mitigation plans when applicable.
- The Executive Director will be overall responsible for the details of opportunities, including likelihood of best/first in class potential and breadth of potential indications.
- Provide the clinical and scientific expertise to counsel oncology and/or BMS leadership on the relative risks/ benefits/ alternatives of assets in question compared to the competition to ensure clear articulation of likelihood of success.

**Qualifications & Experience**
- MD, PhD, Pharm D with preference for an MD with clinical experience and academic and/or industry experience leading clinical trials.
- Passion for evolving science and desire to identify and develop of the next wave of transformational cancer therapeutics across Oncology (inclusive of hematology and cell therapy) with broad knowledge solid tumor landscape and vision for the future
- Strong ability to analyze clinical data to recognize trends in clinical efficacy and safety data to highlight opportunities and identify key risks for assets under evaluation
- 8+ years of relevant experience
- Must have a strong background in clinical oncology and a deep understanding and direct experience in oncology clinical development. Preference for experience developing clinical trial protocols and/or enrolling patients in clinical trials.
- Expertise in the early and/or late development space, relevant regulatory expectations, health authority interactions and filings, and overall drug development principles
- Successful track record of leading through influence and working across complex environment
- Requires proactivity and ability to communicate scientific

**Compensation Overview**:
$340,870 - $413,051

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.
- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs