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Summary:
The Digital Health Lead has the responsibility to develop, lead, and implement digital health strategy and programs in a specific Therapeutic Area (TA) within Global Drug Development (GDD). This individual will be an ad hoc member of the TA leadership team and will work closely with development teams within the therapeutic area.
Position Responsibilities:
- The Senior Director, Digital Health Commercialization Lead, has the responsibility for identifying, conceptualizing, evaluating, and prioritizing digital health products and services. The incumbent will be the single point of contact accountable for moving the project from inception to reasonable maturity where DH Product Management can take over and realize it. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Identify opportunities for DH Solutions to enhance patient outcomes in the context of Hematology and Cell Therapy BMS assets by closely collaborating with the relevant Development and/or Brand teams globally
- Ideate potential Digital solutions for the above-mentioned risks and opportunities embedding external and internal stakeholder input
- Build the solution’s Business Case through robust analytics and thorough prioritization based on ROI, success probability, efforts, timelines etc. and present a compelling case to relevant sponsors. This includes the development and execution of Proof of Concept or feasibility studies to validate above hypothesis.
- Develop and maintain deep DH expertise including technology evolutions, key players, regulation updates etc.
- Partner with DH business development and CI to keep abreast with competitive insight and landscape.
- Ensure adoption of methodologies utilized by lean start-ups that allows for speed, agility, patient/provider experience, combined with effective decision-making within a large and matrixed organization.
- Coordinates closely with the DH Product Management colleagues to ensure an effective triad is in place of: DH tools that solve unmet medical needs, are developed effectively and efficiently and have a clear line of sight to value capture for BMS over time.
- Challenge the status quo to adopt new approaches. Embodies a collaborative leadership mindset, subject matter expertise, and willingness to listen, share, and learn from a cross-functional team. This leader helps bridge the gap between the traditional pharma capabilities / processes and the digital health / technology space.
Key Accountabilities:
- Drives Hematology and Cell Therapy forward to achieve significant acceleration of historic time to market for Digital Projects in BMS by applying sharp prioritization, Minimum Viable Product mindset and cross functional leadership
- Lead the project from problem identification to solution ideation and analysis to inception until handover to DH Product Management, serving as the single point of contact and cross-functional leader to identify high quality digital health assets that truly improved patient outcomes, and enhances the value of our medicines in moments that matter across the treatment journey
- Lead and influence the collaboration with cross company expertise in drug development, clinical trial design, data science, cybersecurity, data privacy and other subject matter experts to deliver robust & compliant solutions
- C ollaborates effectively with Legal and Contracting to establish optimal frameworks for DH collaborations
- Mobilizes and aligns the organization, including effective decision making and governance, to execute on the approved strategy
- Communicates and collaborates with senior leaders, functional area stakeholders, and external stakeholders to ensure alignment of digital program operational plans with functional area capabilities to establish the working team charter
- Navigates complex and dynamic internal and external healthcare environment; brings an agile and continuous improvement mindset by utilizing unbiased, factual assessments to drive rapid change management
- Support the development of KPIs that determine utility & adoption of digital health solutions; develop an analytics strategy to collect measures of success & validate solutions; Supports the development of post-launch end-user support systems to ensure service levels & sustained engagement
- Supports Health Authority engagements relating to DH
- Develops and promotes a workplace culture that values diversity of thought, promotes integrity, and creates an atmosphere that supports coaching and fosters accountability
Qualifications & Experience:
- Highly accomplished individuals with a strong background in at least one of the following domains: Commercial / Medical / Clinical Development
- PhD, or MD, or equivalent advanced degree of relevance (MBA)
- 12-14 years of pharma/ digital health industry experience; knowledge of biopharma & digital health industry landscape, forces, and trends
- Deep understanding of Hematology and Cell Therapy trends in clinical and drug development is a plus
- Strong Project Management skills
- Expertise in leading DH programs at a Health Tech (startup) or pharmaceutical or device company is desirable
- Successful track record of leading through influence (without direct authority) and working across complex, global organizational matrices
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