Senior Director, Strategy & Operations, Neuroscience

Working at Bristol Myers Squibb offers challenges, meaningful work and life‑changing opportunities. You will join teams that drive breakthroughs in science while building a career that extends beyond the ordinary.

This high‑impact strategy and operations role is central to building the US Neuroscience marketing organization. The incumbent serves as the primary S&O partner to the VP, US Marketing, Neuroscience, shaping organization structure, governance, and cross‑brand synergies across the Cobenfy, Zeposia, Schizophrenia, All‑Day‑Paralysis, and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) franchises.

• US Cobenfy SCZ brand team
• US Cobenfy Bipolar brand team
• US KarXT AD brand team
• US Zeposia brand team
• Customer Experience team
• Sales, Medical Affairs, MSLs, Payer Marketing, BI&T, Neuroscience S&O team, Finance, Market Research, Neuroscience GCS, and cross‑functional matrix partners

• Ways of Working: Partner with the VP, US Marketing, Neuroscience to define and institutionalize ways of working across the growing Neuroscience Marketing organization, spanning SCZ, BPD, ADP, HCP Market Development, and Zeposia teams.
• Governance & Cadence: Design and implement governance frameworks, meeting cadences, and decision‑making structures to enable effective cross‑indication coordination and prepare the organization for multi‑indication commercial complexity.
• Indication Launch Readiness: Support operational planning for future Cobenfy indication launches (Bipolar Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease Psychosis, if FDA approved), ensuring infrastructure, processes, and team norms are in place ahead of key milestones.
• AI: Drive the Neuroscience AI strategy and operating model in the US Marketing organization, identify high‑impact use cases, ensure benefits tracking, and champion AI fluency across the organization.
• Organizational Integration: Integrate new team members and functions as the Neuroscience Marketing organization expands; serve as a connective resource across the VP‑level marketing leadership team.
• Strategic Initiatives: Lead or co‑lead cross‑functional strategic initiatives on behalf of the VP, US Marketing, Neuroscience, aligning priorities, resolving bottlenecks, and accelerating readiness across the broader team.

• Brand Performance: Serve as the commercial S&O point of contact to liaise with BI&T, Finance, and the US Cobenfy SCZ brand team to develop and refine the Cobenfy brand narrative for leadership reviews and budget processes; track performance against targets and provide regular reporting to leadership.
• Brand Planning: Lead the annual and ongoing brand planning process for the SCZ franchise, ensuring cohesive strategic and functional plans that drive innovation, growth, and alignment across indication teams; facilitate roll‑up across indications.
• Cross‑Functional Reporting: Coordinate and compile key performance metrics for the brand in schizophrenia; prepare and present insights for regular matrix review forums; maintain accountability on action items across the team.
• Matrix Interface: Serve as the critical interface between the SCZ brand team and key matrix partners (BI&T, Medical Affairs, Sales, Market Research, Reimbursement, Trade, Payer Marketing, Corporate Affairs, etc.) to drive strategic focus areas and surface key issues proactively.
• Leadership Preparation: Support the VP, US Cobenfy SCZ & BPD in preparing for engagement with the broader organization and external audiences, including senior management reviews, business reviews, POA planning, budget reviews, and contribution‑setting processes.

• BA/BS degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred but not required.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant commercial experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
• In‑market commercial experience required; prior experience supporting a post‑launch brand strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in organizational design, team build‑out, or change management is a plus.
• Very strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to synthesize…