Role Summary
The Senior Therapeutic Area Specialist, Hematology is a field-based role focused on driving demand and delivering a differentiated scientific dialogue with health care providers to optimize the adoption of BMS medicines for appropriate patients within a defined territory that includes Seattle, Spokane, WA, Coeur d'Alene, ID, Missoula, MT and Billings, MT.
Responsibilities
- Promotes approved indications of BMS products within a defined territory or region to meet or exceed assigned sales targets in a compliant manner.
- Creates demand for BMS medicines by articulating the clinical and scientific rationale for use of products in appropriate patients.
- Engages with and maintains a high level of scientific expertise in all assigned products and therapeutic areas.
- Prepares and implements comprehensive territory and account plans.
- Uses tools such as CE^3 to derive insights and inform call plans; provides feedback to leadership for continuous improvement.
- Demonstrates scientific expertise in presenting information to HCPs and ensures medical accuracy.
- Conducts in-office presentations and discusses product-related scientific information consistent with label.
- Organizes external speaker programs and coordinates scheduling and logistics.
- Maintains working expertise on emerging data for approved indications.
- Provides real-time medical support through Medical on Call to address unsolicited questions and complex inquiries.
- Collaborates with other field teams to enhance the Customer Experience for HCPs and shares insights with internal stakeholders.
- Complies with all laws, regulations, and policies governing the conduct of BMS.
Qualifications
- Advanced scientific degree and/or 5+ years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience in healthcare sales, MSL, HCP, or nursing.
- Ability to communicate scientific/clinical data accurately to help physicians serve patients.
- Experience building credibility with key customers and delivering a differentiated Customer Experience (Cx).
- Experience in Oncology required.
- Strong account management skills, selling competencies, and a track record of meeting/exceeding goals.
- Ability to work effectively cross-functionally with a positive team mindset and a strong promotional skill set.
Skills
- Customer/commercial mindset with ability to drive business results and cultivate credibility across the patient care journey.
- Patient centricity and understanding of the patient journey.
- Scientific agility with excellent communication and presentation skills; commitment to staying current with data.
- Analytical capability to interpret data and generate insights for targeting and planning.
- Technological agility, including use of CE^3 and CRM tools; proficiency with digital communication channels.
- Teamwork and enterprise mindset with integrity and good judgment in line with BMS policies.
Education
- Not specified beyond advanced scientific degree in the qualifications.
Additional Requirements
- Field-based role requiring 100% time in the field with external customers.
- Must satisfy Qualified Driver requirements (e.g., minimum age 21, valid driver's license, acceptable driving risk level).