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Job Description
Under the direction of the Lead Cell Therapy Site Management, the Cell Therapy Site Manager (m/f/d) has the overall responsibility for driving the commercial success, strategic product positioning and differentiation of BMS CAR T products in a highly competitive and rapidly evolving market environment. With three approved indications, the role requires a strong commercial focus, deep disease-area understanding and the ability to translate scientific and market dynamics into impactful account strategies. across the region with the objective of strengthening appropriate customer engagement, supporting effective account development and contributing to BMS’ leadership ambition in cell therapy. Given the time-critical nature of CAR T treatment pathways, the role requires excellent prioritization, fast execution, strong peer-to-peer engagement capabilities and close cross-functional teamwork.
Responsibilities (will include, but are not limited to, the following)
- Drive the commercialization of BMS CAR T products across three approved indications by translating brand strategy, competitive dynamics and account insights into clear regional priorities and impactful customer engagement.
- Ensure strong product positioning and differentiation in a highly competitive class environment, with a focus on brand choice, market share development and sustainable adoption across CAR T centers and referring hemato-oncology networks.
- Build, maintain and strategically develop trusted relationships with academic advocates, key opinion leaders and relevant decision makers at CAR T centers.
- Expand engagement beyond CAR T centers by actively developing networks to support the patient journey.
- Design and execute high-quality peer-to-peer engagement formats, including regional round tables, expert exchanges and scientific-commercial discussion platforms.
- Manage time-critical customer and account priorities with a strong sense of urgency, ensuring fast internal alignment and focused execution where patient pathways require immediate action.
- Develop and implement strategic CAR T account plans in close cooperation with internal local cluster teams, and cross-functional partners.
- Act as a strong team player and cross-functional partner, contributing commercial insights, customer feedback and regional priorities to ensure a consistent “One Team, One Voice” approach.
- Establish BMS as a trusted and leading partner in cell therapy through differentiated customer engagement, strong scientific-commercial dialogue and consistent delivery against commercial priorities.
Skills/Knowledge Required
- Strong identification with BMS values and a collaborative, patient-focused mindset.
- Strong experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, preferably in commercial, sales, marketing or strategic account management roles.
- Deep hematology/oncology understanding, including the ability to engage confidently on scientific and clinical topics.
- Strong expertise in product positioning, class expansion, competitive differentiation, brand choice and market development in complex specialty-care environments.
- Proven ability to build and maintain high-value relationships with academic advocates, key opinion leaders and referring hemato-oncologists.
- High level of expertise in designing, leading and leveraging peer-to-peer engagement formats such as round tables, expert exchanges and regional scientific-commercial forums.
- Excellent prioritization skills and ability to act with urgency in time-critical situations.
- Strategic and analytical thinker with strong commercial acumen and the ability to translate customer insights into actionable account strategies.
- Strong communication, negotiation and stakeholder-management skills in German and English.
- Skilled team player with a collaborative mindset and proven ability to contribute effectively in cross-functional teams.
- Self-starter with entrepreneurial spirit, resilience and the ability to work effectively in a complex, fast-changing and highly competitive environment.
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If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.
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.
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R1604764 : Senior Cell Therapy Site Manager (m/w/d) - Region: South-East (Nürnberg, Regensburg, Augsburg, München)
