Therapeutic Area Head, Oncology Uxbridge - GB R1602621 Posted 20 hours ago

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.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognises the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programmes that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.

What if your next role could genuinely change the way cancer is treated in the UK? Not incrementally. Not theoretically. But tangibly - through the strategies you set, the science you champion, and the patients who reach treatments they otherwise wouldn't have accessed. That's the reality of this role.

We're looking for an exceptional medical leader to take the helm of our Oncology portfolio - someone who sees Medical Affairs not as a support function, but as the strategic engine of meaningful change. If you've spent your career building towards a role where your expertise shapes both the pipeline and the healthcare system around it, this is the moment.

As Therapeutic Area Head for Oncology, you'll sit at the heart of our Medical Leadership Team - not as a contributor to strategy, but as someone who helps write it. Your thinking will directly influence how Medical as a function evolves, what it prioritises, and how it positions itself for the future.

You'll lead a team of Medical Advisors and field medical professionals, taking full accountability for the Oncology medical strategy across both in-line assets and a genuinely exciting pipeline. From early engagement through to launch and beyond, you'll have the breadth of influence that most medical leaders only get glimpses of.

You won't be executing someone else's plan here. You'll be building it. You'll shape therapeutic area strategy across the full asset lifecycle - with a particular focus on early engagement and pre-launch excellence. That means getting to the science early, asking the right clinical and access questions before others are even asking them, and positioning the organisation to win where it matters most: for patients.

You'll lead evidence generation strategy, including real-world evidence and digital approaches - ensuring that when assets reach HTA and regulatory milestones, the data story is compelling, credible, and complete. Your fingerprints will be on submissions that determine patient access.

And you'll be the medical leader who shapes the external environment, not just responds to it. Engaging proactively with NHS England, NICE, system transformation and oncology policy, you'll be out in front - anticipating change and helping position Medical to influence it.

Great oncology outcomes don't happen in silos, and neither does great medical strategy. In this role, you'll build and lead genuine partnerships - with KOLs, patient advocacy groups, academic centres of excellence, and healthcare system leaders - co-creating solutions that improve patient pathways and access in a real, lasting way.

Internally, you'll be the bridge between Medical, Commercial, Market Access and the broader matrix - ensuring that integrated strategies are built on scientific credibility and delivered with commercial clarity. You'll be the voice that brings those worlds together.

One of the most rewarding parts of this role? The people. You'll lead, coach and develop a team of talented Medical Advisors, helping them grow their capabilities, deepen their scientific thinking, and build the skills they'll need for tomorrow's Medical landscape.

You're a medical professional, likely a registered physician or UK registered pharmacist, with an advanced scientific degree and substantial Medical Affairs experience, ideally in Oncology or a closely related area. You've worked in a large market, you understand the full product lifecycle, and you've been close enough to HTA, pre-launch planning and evidence generation to know what excellent looks like.

Ideally, you've held final signatory responsibility and have a strong working knowledge of the ABPI Code. But beyond the credentials, you're someone who:

• Believes deeply in the strategic value Medical brings — and wants to prove it at scale
• Leads with purpose, combining personal accountability with a genuine passion for patient outcomes
• Thrives in complexity, translating scientific nuance into clear, actionable strategy
• Inspires teams rather than directs them, building capability through coaching, inclusion and trust
• Looks outward — staying ahead of system change, policy shifts and the evolving oncology landscape

Because the pipeline is genuinely exciting. Because the organisation is committed to Medical being a true strategic partner. And because this is a moment where the right leader can leave a mark, on the business, on the NHS, and most importantly, on patients living with cancer. You'll have the seniority, the scope, and the support to do something that matters.