Bristol Myers Squibb Policy & Patient Advocacy

1 position(s) for Policy & Patient Advocacy

Fellowship Position Office

Location:

(Hybrid) 3401 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

POST-DOCTORAL PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY FELLOWSHIP – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, has over 40 years of expertise in offering innovative Post-Doctoral Pharm.

D. Fellowships that provide extensive training in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry. This 2-year Fellowship position is a joint effort between the Rutgers Institute for Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowships (RPIF) and Bristol Myers Squibb
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Program emphasis is Policy & Patient Advocacy. This 2-year Fellowship provides a unique opportunity to work with seasoned professionals within both US Policy & Government Affairs and Global Patient Outreach. The Fellow will gain experience working across a matrix team (commercial, clinical development, medical, HEOR, market access, communications and legal) to gather expert patient advocate insights, engage with relevant non-profit organizations, develop advocacy plans that optimize access to high quality medicines for patients and incorporate patient input into the drug development lifecycle continuum.

During this time of continued reform and evolution of the U.S. healthcare system, the Fellow will develop a deep understanding of how healthcare policies are developed and implemented within the US, and how they impact patients, providers, payers, and the biopharmaceutical industry. The Fellow will interact and collaborate with stakeholders across Bristol Myers Squibb and gain experience working with patient advocacy organizations, professional societies, trade associations, policy stakeholders and other entities that contribute to the policy making process and the overall changing healthcare landscape.

Fellows will gain firsthand experience accompanying colleagues to Capitol Hill visits and attending policy focused conferences and programming to understand access and affordability issues that impact patients, while collaborating with external stakeholders to align on public policy.

• Evaluate U.S. healthcare policy proposals and conduct thorough analyses to support the federal and state government affairs teams in formulating strategic policy positions across multiple therapeutic areas
• Support Bristol Myers Squibb engagement with pharmaceutical industry trade associations and various stakeholders on initiatives related to critical public policy issues, with a focus on patient access to innovative medicines
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of how public policy issues impact the biopharmaceutical industry, patients, caregivers, providers, and the broader healthcare delivery system

• Empower and embed patient experts and patient lived experience throughout BMS’s drug discovery, development, and delivery process primarily through strategic partnerships focused on disease and therapeutic awareness and increasing access and health equity around the world
• Support advocacy initiatives that educate patients and providers to better understand treatment options and novel therapies for patients with serious diseases
• Partner and engage with priority US and global patient advocacy organizations to increase awareness of emerging science and inform BMS strategy
• Ensure the patient voice is elevated and central in all BMS patient advocacy initiatives and resources, to best support access to care and overcome key barriers

University-based experiences complement the industry experiences and include a Professional Development Series; opportunities for collaborative research, publication, and teaching; and participating/leading Rutgers Fellowship committees. These Fellowships provide a broad professional development opportunity in both corporate and academic environments to promote the role of Pharm.

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