Director, Global Policy And Business Strategy Integration – Immunology, Cardiovascular And Neuroscience Therapeutic Areas

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Position Summary
The Director Global Policy and Business Strategy Integration is responsible for developing and implementing a Global Policy Strategy aligned with the business priorities with direct accountability for Immunology, Cardiovascular and Neuroscience TAs, and overall corporate goals.

This role is accountable to ensure that Policy & Government Affairs insights are fully integrated into commercial business planning to support the success of BMS's product portfolio and commercial strategy and will participate as a member of the Worldwide Immunology, Cardiovascular and Neuroscience TAs leadership team.

The Director will work in partnership with the prioritized markets to advance key policy initiatives aligned with the Global Policy Strategy.

This position requires strong leadership skills, matrix influence, and provide guidance to senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities
Global Policy and Business Strategy Coordination:
Leadership in Strategic Alignment: Lead efforts to ensure that global policy strategies are synchronized with commercial priorities and enterprise goals, driving the success of the Immunology, Cardiovascular and Neuroscience TAs.

Joint Objective Setting: Effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, including commercial, market access, medical, and R&D, to set and execute joint objectives, linking policy initiatives to therapeutic and product goals.

Policy Integration into Business Planning:
Strategic Integration: Ensure that Policy & Government Affairs insights are integrated into the business planning processes for the Immunology, Cardiovascular and Neuroscience TAs, and the broader enterprise strategy.
Cross-Functional Engagement: Collaborate across functions such as commercial, market access, medical, and R&D to ensure that policy insights are factored into product launch plans, market access, lifecycle management and portfolio prioritization strategies.

Market and Therapeutic Area Support:
Direct Market Support: Offer hands-on guidance and strategic support to key markets on high-priority projects designed to drive Immunology, Cardiovascular and Neuroscience TAs strategic objectives, adapting global strategies to local needs.

Therapeutic Area Focus: Ensure policy strategies are adapted to address the specific challenges and opportunities of Immunology, Cardiovascular and Neuroscience TAs, such as access, regulatory approvals, and reimbursement frameworks.

Leadership and Matrix Influence:
Matrix Leadership: Lead and influence across a complex global matrix organization, ensuring Global Policy strategy alignment with business priorities.

Executive Presence: Represent the GPIGA function within senior leadership settings, including the Worldwide Immunology, Cardiovascular and Neuroscience TAs, leadership team.

Policy Advocacy and External Engagement:
Advocacy Leadership: Develop and implement Policy Advocacy initiatives by engaging with external stakeholders, including government bodies, regulatory agencies, and industry organizations, to support policy outcomes that advance business goals.

Stakeholder Engagement: Foster long-term external multistakeholder relationships to shape favorable policy environments for Immunology, Cardiovascular and Neuroscience TAs.

Performance Monitoring and Reporting:
Impact Monitoring: Develop and establish systems to track and evaluate the impact of policy initiatives on Immunology, Cardiovascular and Neuroscience TAs and business outcomes, with regular reporting to senior leadership.

KPIs and Metrics: Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of global policy strategies in advancing business outcomes.

Qualifications & Experience
Education:
Advanced degree in business, public policy, political science, law, or a related field. MBA or JD preferred.
Experience
10 years of experience in public policy, government affairs, marketing, market access, strategy, or a related field, with significant experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
Proven track record of organizational leadership and management experience, the ability to motivate others to advance goals, and the ability to effectively manage multiple projects or roles in a rapidly evolving environment.
Proven track record of influential leadership
In-depth understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, therapeutic area dynamics, and business strategy.
Skills:
Communication Skills:Excellent communication skills and executive presence to engage with senior leaders.
Consensus building:Demonstrated skills in leading consensus-building processes
Leadership and Influence:Strong leadership skills with the ability to drive coordination in a matrixed environment across diverse global teams and Global-to-markets and ability to lead and influence senior-level policy discussions both internally and externally.
Global Perspective:ability to navigate in complex global regulatory, policy and business environments.
Strategic Thinking:Understands the long-term business strategy and related internal and external challenges while creating operational plans that help execute the longer-range plan. Ability to coordinate policy efforts with broader business strategies to achieve long-term goals

Role based in NJ Travel as required

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