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Position: Therapeutic Area Specialist (TAS)

[Oncology]

Location: Mexico City

Position Summary

The TAS is critical role in our unique customer model to execute the BMS aspiration to be the BioPharma that delivers the most impactful engagement with Health Care Providers (HCPs), driving adoption of new and existing medicines for appropriate patients. 

The primary role of the TAS is to be accountable for the appropriate adoption of BMS assigned [Oncology] portfolio and generates demand. To meet the HCPs expectations, the TAS engages them with a differentiated Customer Experience (Cx) through deep scientific dialog.

The role builds and maintains strong professional relationships with regional thought leaders (RTLs) and community-based physicians/HCPs in private practice, medical groups practices, office staff, and other stakeholders in the patient care continuum as their primary point of contact.

The TAS liaises with other BMS functions as needed to deliver an overall higher Customer Experience (Cx) by meeting HCP needs in a timely and scientific manner. This role will prioritize the safe and appropriate use of BMS products while also focusing on overall business results and performance objectives while exemplifying BMS values. 

The TAS role is field- based. A TAS is anticipated to spend 100% of their time in the field with external customers, depending on the geographic area.

Key Responsibilities

  • Portfolio Promotion
    - Promotes approved indications of BMS products within a defined territory or region to meet or exceed assigned sales targets.
    - Organizes promotional programs like lunch & learn and speaker programs.
    - Creates demand for BMS medicines by articulating the clinical and scientific rationale for use of products in appropriate patients.
    - Engages with and continuously maintains/grows a high level of scientific expertise in all assigned products and therapeutic areas.
    - Prepares and successfully implements comprehensive territory and account plans.
  • Fair & Balanced Scientific Dialogue
    - Demonstrates scientific expertise and passion in using approved scientific resources and publications to present information to HCPs and ensures medical accuracy.

    • - Conducts in-office presentations and discusses product-related scientific information with HCPs that is consistent with label.
    - Maintains a high level of working expertise on emerging data.
    - Engages real-time medical support to reactively answer unsolicited questions requiring scientific exchange.

  • Cross-functional collaboration
    - Proactively collaborates with other field teams to ensure the best Customer Experience (Cx) for HCPs. 
    - Gathers and shares relevant insights and information internally with the appropriate stakeholders to enable BMS to better serve its customers.
  • Complies with all laws, regulations, and policies that govern the conduct of BMS.

    • Required Qualifications & Experience

  • Advanced scientific degree and/or preferred 5+ years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience as healthcare sales / MSL / HCP / nurse.
  • Ability to communicate scientific or clinical data convincingly to help physicians best serve their patients.
  • Demonstrated experience building and maintaining strong relationships with key customers, office staff, and others in the customer influence network via a customer-centric mindset and desire to create positive and differentiated Customer Experience (Cx).
  • Experience in [Oncology / Hematology] preferred.
  • Demonstrated strong capability in account management skill sets, superior selling competencies, and proven sales performance track record of meeting or exceeding goals.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively cross-functionally with a positive team mindset and can-do attitude. 
  • Strong selling and promotional skills

    • Key competencies desired

    Customer/commercial mindset

  • Demonstrated ability to drive business results
  • Experience identifying, engaging, and cultivating relationships with customers across the patient care journey
  • Demonstrated account management skills and problem-solving mentality. Understands the flow of patients through practice and can customize engagement and deliver tailored messages
  • Demonstrated resourcefulness and ability to create access

    • Patient centricity

  • Understands the patient journey and experience
  • Able to adopt a patient-focused mindset
  • Exhibits genuine care for patients

    • Scientific Agility

  • Excellent communication and presentation skills to articulate scientific and clinical data in an easy-to-understand manner to help HCPs best serve their patients.
  • Has a strong learning mindset and passion for science. Prioritizes staying current with the latest data

    • Teamwork/Enterprise mindset

  • Strong business acumen to understand and analyze business and market drivers and develop, execute, and adjust business plans.
  • Demonstrates a strong sense of learning agility. Seeks out and learns from unfamiliar experiences, and then applies those lessons to achieve better results in subsequent situations.
  • Track record of balancing individual drive and collaborative attitude.
  • Holds a high level of integrity and good judgment, in order to navigate the requirements of the role effectively and compliantly in accordance with BMS policies and procedures.
  • As this position requires the operation of a Company-provided vehicle, offers of employment are contingent upon the candidate meeting the requirements of “Qualified Driver,” as determined by the Company in its sole discretion, including but not limited to the following: 1) at least 21 years of age; 2) a driver’s license in good standing issued by your state of residence; and, 3) a driving risk level deemed acceptable by the Company.

    • Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
    With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

    On-site Protocol

    BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

    Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

    Supporting People with Disabilities

    BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to . Visit to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

    Candidate Rights

    BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

    Data Protection

    Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations.

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