Executive Director, External Insight & Innovation, Drug Development
Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey, us, 08543
Executive Director, External Insight & Innovation, Drug Development
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Executive Director, External Insight & Innovation, Drug Development
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Bristol Myers Squibb .
Working with Us Challenging. Meaningful. Life‑changing. Those aren't words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You'll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high‑achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.
Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.
Job Overview The Executive Director, External Insight & Innovation will lead business development and external innovation strategy development and prioritization of external investments across Oncology, Hematology/Cell Therapy, Cardiovascular Disease, Immunology, and Neuroscience for drug development. This role will be responsible for developing data‑driven objective frameworks to drive decisions on external investments connected to disease area, therapeutic area and enterprise strategy.
This role is accountable for developing and executing strategies to expand drug development effort into priority markets such as China and ensuring external and competitive insight is incorporated into all disease strategies. It drives enterprise portfolio value creation by guiding external investments and implementing cost‑efficient strategies to accelerate cycle times through external innovation and geographic expansion.
Key Responsibilities
Design, monitor, analyze and interpret clinical trials. Accountable for clinical components of regulatory filings.
Contribute to disease‑specific and franchise‑wide strategy.
Develop clinical strategies beyond launch into lifecycle management.
Lead and develop a team, ensuring scientific and technical excellence.
Collaborate with global colleagues across functions and build external relationships with thought leaders and advocacy groups.
Ensure seamless transition from early to late‑stage development. Participate in governance.
Lead the development of business development & external innovation strategy for drug development, integrating external insights, competitive intelligence and disease area strategies to align with enterprise portfolio objectives.
Design and implement a rigorous, data‑driven decision framework to evaluate business development opportunities, ensuring disciplined investment decisions that maximize portfolio value.
Develop and oversee a consistent, best‑in‑class approach to due diligence across business development opportunities for drug development, ensuring thorough assessment and risk mitigation.
Drive alignment and collaboration with key stakeholders including enterprise Business Development, Drug Development Portfolio Strategy, Therapeutic Area Development and Commercial teams (RDC) to integrate external investment strategies with therapeutic area strategies consistent with enterprise goals, and embed decision‑making frameworks.
Create and execute a comprehensive China Strategy that identifies external innovation opportunities and optimizes internal development capabilities in China to accelerate timelines and reduce development costs in close partnership with VP, Head of China R&D and SVP, Head of Early Clinical Development.
Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on external innovation and business development decisions, providing data‑driven insights and recommendations.
Qualifications & Experience
Degree in Life Sciences or Business Management, and/or advanced degree in related discipline preferred (e.g., MBA, MS, MD, PhD, Pharm D).
Minimum 10 years of experience in Drug Development, Business development, or Strategic Planning in a global biopharmaceutical environment.
Proven track record of leading business development strategy and external investment decisions for drug development.
Strong stakeholder management skills, including strategic cross‑functional relationship building, project management, and the ability to influence decisions across all stakeholders including senior leadership and matrix teams.
In‑depth understanding of the pharmaceutical value chain, including R&D, regulatory requirements, knowledge of the competitive landscape, and market dynamics.
Compensation Overview $297,590 - $360,603
The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full‑time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee's work schedule, job‑related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.
Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits, please visit
https://careers.bms.com/life-at-bms/ .
Benefits Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans in effect at the time and may require enrollment. Our benefits include:
Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care.
Well‑being Support: Programs such as BMS Well‑Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
Financial Well‑being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short‑ and long‑term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.
Work‑Life Benefits Paid Time Off and flexibility
US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays for exempt employees).
Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio exempt, non‑exempt, hourly employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays and 3 optional holidays.
Additional time off may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day.
Candidate Rights BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.
Data Protection We will never request payments, financial information, or social security numbers during our application or recruitment process. All data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations. For more information, visit
https://careers.bms.com/fraud-protection .
Supporting People With Disabilities BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require accommodations, contact adastaffingsupport@bms.com. For further information, visit
https://careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility .
R1598047: Executive Director, External Insight & Innovation, Drug Development
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Executive Director, External Insight & Innovation, Drug Development
role at
Bristol Myers Squibb .
Working with Us Challenging. Meaningful. Life‑changing. Those aren't words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You'll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high‑achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.
Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.
Job Overview The Executive Director, External Insight & Innovation will lead business development and external innovation strategy development and prioritization of external investments across Oncology, Hematology/Cell Therapy, Cardiovascular Disease, Immunology, and Neuroscience for drug development. This role will be responsible for developing data‑driven objective frameworks to drive decisions on external investments connected to disease area, therapeutic area and enterprise strategy.
This role is accountable for developing and executing strategies to expand drug development effort into priority markets such as China and ensuring external and competitive insight is incorporated into all disease strategies. It drives enterprise portfolio value creation by guiding external investments and implementing cost‑efficient strategies to accelerate cycle times through external innovation and geographic expansion.
Key Responsibilities
Design, monitor, analyze and interpret clinical trials. Accountable for clinical components of regulatory filings.
Contribute to disease‑specific and franchise‑wide strategy.
Develop clinical strategies beyond launch into lifecycle management.
Lead and develop a team, ensuring scientific and technical excellence.
Collaborate with global colleagues across functions and build external relationships with thought leaders and advocacy groups.
Ensure seamless transition from early to late‑stage development. Participate in governance.
Lead the development of business development & external innovation strategy for drug development, integrating external insights, competitive intelligence and disease area strategies to align with enterprise portfolio objectives.
Design and implement a rigorous, data‑driven decision framework to evaluate business development opportunities, ensuring disciplined investment decisions that maximize portfolio value.
Develop and oversee a consistent, best‑in‑class approach to due diligence across business development opportunities for drug development, ensuring thorough assessment and risk mitigation.
Drive alignment and collaboration with key stakeholders including enterprise Business Development, Drug Development Portfolio Strategy, Therapeutic Area Development and Commercial teams (RDC) to integrate external investment strategies with therapeutic area strategies consistent with enterprise goals, and embed decision‑making frameworks.
Create and execute a comprehensive China Strategy that identifies external innovation opportunities and optimizes internal development capabilities in China to accelerate timelines and reduce development costs in close partnership with VP, Head of China R&D and SVP, Head of Early Clinical Development.
Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on external innovation and business development decisions, providing data‑driven insights and recommendations.
Qualifications & Experience
Degree in Life Sciences or Business Management, and/or advanced degree in related discipline preferred (e.g., MBA, MS, MD, PhD, Pharm D).
Minimum 10 years of experience in Drug Development, Business development, or Strategic Planning in a global biopharmaceutical environment.
Proven track record of leading business development strategy and external investment decisions for drug development.
Strong stakeholder management skills, including strategic cross‑functional relationship building, project management, and the ability to influence decisions across all stakeholders including senior leadership and matrix teams.
In‑depth understanding of the pharmaceutical value chain, including R&D, regulatory requirements, knowledge of the competitive landscape, and market dynamics.
Compensation Overview $297,590 - $360,603
The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full‑time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee's work schedule, job‑related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.
Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits, please visit
https://careers.bms.com/life-at-bms/ .
Benefits Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans in effect at the time and may require enrollment. Our benefits include:
Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care.
Well‑being Support: Programs such as BMS Well‑Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
Financial Well‑being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short‑ and long‑term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.
Work‑Life Benefits Paid Time Off and flexibility
US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays for exempt employees).
Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio exempt, non‑exempt, hourly employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays and 3 optional holidays.
Additional time off may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day.
Candidate Rights BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.
Data Protection We will never request payments, financial information, or social security numbers during our application or recruitment process. All data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations. For more information, visit
https://careers.bms.com/fraud-protection .
Supporting People With Disabilities BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require accommodations, contact adastaffingsupport@bms.com. For further information, visit
https://careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility .
R1598047: Executive Director, External Insight & Innovation, Drug Development
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