Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs

At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.

領域はONC/Immunology をご担当いただきますが、応募時の領域は不問。 The therapeutic area will be ONC/Immunology, though the area is not restricted at the time of application.

Job Description

He/she will execute product and disease-awareness communications for BMS's Oncology and Immunology portfolio in Japan, supporting upcoming launches and milestone communications for growth and next-wave products. The position plays a critical role in positioning BMS as a trusted, patient-centric partner for oncology and immunology patients, their families, and healthcare communities.

The successful candidate will be an effective, empathetic communicator with strong strategic and execution capabilities and – uniquely for this role – hands-on experience running external digital communications (owned digital, SNS, disease-awareness content) alongside media-driven visibility building. Fluency in Japanese and English and the ability to translate science into meaningful awareness, product communications, and advocacy initiatives are essential.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead product communications and patient advocacy for BMS's Oncology/Immunology TA portfolio and milestone communications for approvals, strategically driving communications for product milestones such as approval and launch.

• Own external digital communications for the TA: plan and produce content for owned digital assets – disease-awareness microsites, SNS, and corporate web contributions – translating scientific data into accessible patient- and HCP-facing content; serve as the CA team's digital communications lead for owned-channel strategy.

• Work closely with internal stakeholders – mainly commercial business units, medical, GA and R&D, as well as Global counterparts – to identify communications opportunities that generate publicity while maintaining compliance.

• Strategize and manage patient advocacy programs with named Oncology/Immunology PAGs, including the Japan Lung Cancer Alliance, One Step (lung cancer), and Inspire Japan, among others – seizing patient needs and tailor-making impactful projects for each partnering organization.

• Fill gaps in disease/treatment awareness among patients, their families, and society, and empower patients to make informed choices and improve their quality of life (QOL).

• Contribute up to 20% of time to enterprise/corporate communications; handle other duties as assigned.

• Required Skills and Qualifications

• Strong written and oral communication skills in Japanese and English.

• Demonstrated experience planning and executing external digital communications (owned digital/SNS strategy, content development, digital analytics/engagement measurement).

• Proven track record building media relationships and driving public-awareness campaigns through both mass media and digital/social channels.

• Proactivity and a high level of personal accountability.

• Strong ability to deliver in a timely manner under pressure and juggle multiple tasks across concurrent launches.

• Strong ability to partner with internal and external stakeholders, including patient advocacy groups.

• Experience in the healthcare industry or other relevant sectors required – either in agency or in-house setting.

• Strong business acumen and agility.

• AI and Digital platform skill.

• We hire for skills and capabilities, not just credentials – if this role excites you, but doesn’t perfectly match your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway.

• How We Work

• Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models: site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https://careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.

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