Executive Director, Marketing & Talent Excellence

Bristol-Myers Squibb - Princeton, NJ

Full-time - Executive

Princeton, NJ

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

At Bristol Myers Squibb, the Executive Director of Marketing & Talent Excellence plays a pivotal role in shaping the company's marketing strategies and talent development initiatives. This position is designed for a dynamic leader with extensive marketing expertise and a vision for the future of marketing. The Executive Director will be responsible for ensuring that the worldwide commercial organization represents a best-in-class marketing organization while also developing marketers to reach their full potential. Given the evolving workforce and the complexities of modern markets, including increased competition and regulatory challenges, this role requires a strategic approach to marketing operations. The Executive Director will influence and lead the enterprise-wide marketing organizations, driving necessary changes to ensure that BMS marketers can develop and grow their careers effectively. The Executive Director will be accountable for the development of the bespoke BMS Marketing Quotient framework, which reflects the new and changing environment. This framework aims to ensure a consistent approach across the company to drive customer behavior change, ultimately enabling patients to receive appropriate therapies. With numerous portfolio changes and a focus on niche and rare diseases, the need for a senior leader with marketing and talent development expertise is critical. The Executive Director will work across various markets and engage with senior leaders within the company, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment that promotes change management. In this role, the Executive Director will also be responsible for identifying critical skills for marketers, establishing structured job profiles, and articulating career journeys. Creating a learning organization that captures best practices and embeds launch learnings for future brands will be essential. The Executive Director will develop a proactive communication plan to share the phased development and implementation approach to marketing excellence across the company, ensuring that all marketers can learn and grow within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Build and shape the company-wide commercial organization into a best-in-class marketing organization by expanding the Marketing Quotient framework.
• Develop a talent skills-based approach to focus on shaping talent that evolves with the changing market.
• Establish structured job profiles, articulate career journeys, and help marketers develop and grow within BMS.
• Develop clear skill set expectations of marketing talent across markets, including skills model, job/role descriptions, and assessments.
• Create a learning organization that shares best practices and captures launch learnings for future brands.
• Build a curriculum that includes live and on-demand learning programs for marketers, including a robust onboarding program for new hires.
• Develop a proactive communication plan to share the phased development and implementation approach to marketing excellence.
• Develop the Governance model to embed marketing rigor and talent assessment.
• Design the Change management approach that integrates seamlessly into all marketers' ways of working.

Requirements

• 15 years of healthcare/pharmaceutical/biotech commercial marketing experience, with a minimum of 10 years in marketing across various therapeutic areas.
• Experience in change management.
• Strong ability to work across the matrix/function, including medical and access.
• Strong ability to interface with senior leadership, including CEO and CCO levels.
• Demonstrated willingness to push and evolve the organization with creative thinking and capability building.
• Deep knowledge of customers, competition, and the regulatory landscape, integrating across research and analytics.
• Experience in developing talent and designing training programs.
• Strong grasp of business and marketing fundamentals, with a natural curiosity and willingness to take risks.
• Prior experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in building and teaching marketing fundamentals.
• Proven track record of effectively driving performance across diverse groups and functions.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in digital marketing strategies and tools.
• Familiarity with data analytics and its application in marketing.
• Knowledge of health equity initiatives and their impact on marketing strategies.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance bonuses.
• Comprehensive health insurance plans.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company matching.
• Flexible work arrangements including hybrid options.
• Tuition reimbursement for further education.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Employee wellness programs and resources.