Executive Director, Worldwide Cell Therapy Medical Communications Lead
Bristol Myers Squibb
June 26, 2026
Remote friendly (Madison, NJ)
United States
Medical Affairs
Position Summary
Executive Director, Medical Communications Lead (Cell Therapy Medical) owns external scientific communications and publication governance for the Cell Therapy portfolio and serves as a strategic partner across the end-to-end cell therapy value chain. Accountable for timely, compliant, high-quality scientific disclosure through publications, congresses, scientific content, and selected reactive communications; steward reputational/journal/investigator/compliance risk; drive continuous improvement in governance and operating models.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead CT Medical scientific disclosure strategy across asset lifecycles (manuscripts, abstracts, posters, oral presentations, reactive materials).
- Serve as primary Medical Communications partner to Global Development, Clinical Operations, Translational Medicine, Commercial, Market Access, Patient Safety, Regulatory, Quality, and Manufacturing/Supply.
- Ensure external communications align to strategy, evidence generation plans, asset maturity, and ethical/compliance standards.
- Lead publication governance and policy interpretation; define decision rights, cadence, and cross-functional expectations.
- Establish CT Medical standards for publications, scientific content, and independent medical education (e.g., aligned to GPP/SOPs).
- Drive best practices, tools, and standardized workflows; build team capability, talent development, succession planning; lead global teams.
Qualifications & Experience
- Knowledge of Good Publication Practice (GPP), Sunshine Act, and post-marketing scientific communications.
- Deep external scientific communications expertise across the asset lifecycle (cell therapy/advanced therapies strongly preferred).
- Understanding of cell therapy ecosystem and end-to-end value chain implications for disclosure and stakeholder engagement.
Skills & Leadership
- Executive-level scientific/strategic communication; influence in complex global matrix environments; global team leadership.
- Enterprise mindset, change leadership, high learning agility; inclusive, collaborative leadership.
Compensation & Benefits (as stated)
- $255,480 - $309,587; additional incentive based on eligibility.
- Benefits include health coverage (medical/pharmacy/dental/vision), wellbeing support, and 401(k) plus disability/life/insurance protections.
Executive Director, Medical Communications Lead (Cell Therapy Medical) owns external scientific communications and publication governance for the Cell Therapy portfolio and serves as a strategic partner across the end-to-end cell therapy value chain. Accountable for timely, compliant, high-quality scientific disclosure through publications, congresses, scientific content, and selected reactive communications; steward reputational/journal/investigator/compliance risk; drive continuous improvement in governance and operating models.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead CT Medical scientific disclosure strategy across asset lifecycles (manuscripts, abstracts, posters, oral presentations, reactive materials).
- Serve as primary Medical Communications partner to Global Development, Clinical Operations, Translational Medicine, Commercial, Market Access, Patient Safety, Regulatory, Quality, and Manufacturing/Supply.
- Ensure external communications align to strategy, evidence generation plans, asset maturity, and ethical/compliance standards.
- Lead publication governance and policy interpretation; define decision rights, cadence, and cross-functional expectations.
- Establish CT Medical standards for publications, scientific content, and independent medical education (e.g., aligned to GPP/SOPs).
- Drive best practices, tools, and standardized workflows; build team capability, talent development, succession planning; lead global teams.
Qualifications & Experience
- Knowledge of Good Publication Practice (GPP), Sunshine Act, and post-marketing scientific communications.
- Deep external scientific communications expertise across the asset lifecycle (cell therapy/advanced therapies strongly preferred).
- Understanding of cell therapy ecosystem and end-to-end value chain implications for disclosure and stakeholder engagement.
Skills & Leadership
- Executive-level scientific/strategic communication; influence in complex global matrix environments; global team leadership.
- Enterprise mindset, change leadership, high learning agility; inclusive, collaborative leadership.
Compensation & Benefits (as stated)
- $255,480 - $309,587; additional incentive based on eligibility.
- Benefits include health coverage (medical/pharmacy/dental/vision), wellbeing support, and 401(k) plus disability/life/insurance protections.