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Bristol Myers Squibb

Makes drugs for cancer, blood and immune diseases

Manager, Patient Advocacy

PR & CommunicationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMontreal, QC, CanadaIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Public Affairs, Business Administration, or Sciences is required.
  • At least 7 years of experience in stakeholder engagement and/or communications, preferably in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry, is required.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills in English and French, written and verbal, are required.
  • A proactive and strategic mindset, including the ability to anticipate stakeholder reactions and develop advocacy and communication strategies, is required.
  • Knowledge of the Canadian healthcare and policy landscape, including trade associations, medical societies, and patient advocacy groups, is required.
  • Ability to collaborate across a matrix with access, policy, marketing, regulatory, medical, and legal teams is required.
  • Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, are required.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to tailor messages to different audiences, are required.
  • The ability to work independently, meet tight deadlines, and balance multiple initiatives with competing priorities is required.
  • Commitment to an ethical organization and demonstration of BMS values are required.
  • Proactivity and a high level of personal accountability are required.
  • Proficiency in English and French is required.

Responsibilities

  • Build and nurture long-term, trust-based partnerships with patient advocacy groups, strengthening their capacity to support patients and expanding BMS’s role as a collaborative and patient-focused industry partner.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to integrate patient perspectives and advocacy insights into business planning, access strategies, communications, and health-system shaping initiatives.
  • Identify opportunities for patient advocacy group participation in disease-awareness events, community programs, webinars, scientific meetings, and external engagements that strengthen cause visibility.
  • Continuously monitor advocacy programs and capture insights and metrics to assess their impact on disease-awareness campaigns, events, and patient-engagement activities.
  • Ensure patient advocacy activities, partnerships, grants, donations, sponsorships, and engagements comply with applicable laws, regulations, industry codes, and BMS policies; establish clear objectives and impact measures for advocacy initiatives.
  • In collaboration with the Head of Corporate Affairs in Canada, develop and execute comprehensive patient advocacy strategies that strengthen BMS’s leadership in disease awareness and patient-centric engagement across priority therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular, oncology, hematology, and neuroscience.
  • Create and partner on integrated advocacy plans designed to support earlier diagnosis, improve the patient journey, and amplify understanding of highly underdiagnosed or complex diseases.
  • Develop stakeholder-tailored communication materials for patient advocacy group outreach, including educational toolkits, disease-recognition guides, social-media-ready content, awareness-month activations, and patient journey maps; ensure materials comply with applicable laws, regulations, industry codes, and BMS policies and respect the independence and autonomy of patient advocacy groups.
  • Lead national disease-awareness programs in collaboration with patient advocacy groups, medical societies, and key opinion leaders; ensure materials are clear, evidence-based, and aligned with BMS’s commitment to scientific excellence.
  • Support patient-engagement initiatives related to clinical-trial awareness in partnership with Medical, Clinical Operations, RCO, and patient advocacy groups, in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.
  • Identify and engage patient leaders on policy issues of mutual interest.
  • Support efforts to shape and execute policy- and advocacy-related communications in partnership with Corporate Affairs, Market Access, and Policy.
  • Support engagement with patient organizations and industry bodies, ensuring consistent narratives and compliant execution.
  • Monitor the evolving Canadian healthcare, reimbursement, and patient advocacy environment to identify opportunities, risks, and emerging issues relevant to BMS therapeutic areas.
  • Develop and execute strategic internal communications and employee-engagement plans for the market relating to patient centricity.
  • Lead the planning and execution of key internal events highlighting the patient voice, such as Global Patient Week.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry is preferred.

About the Company

Bristol Myers Squibb

Makes drugs for cancer, blood and immune diseases

Bristol Myers Squibb discovers, develops and sells prescription medicines for serious illnesses, including cancer, blood disorders, immune diseases and heart disease, for patients treated by doctors and hospitals around the world. Its best-known drug is Opdivo, an immunotherapy that helps the body's own immune system find and attack many kinds of cancer. Researchers develop drug candidates in its labs or bring them in through acquisitions and partnerships, then test them in clinical trials to win regulatory approval. The company makes and markets the approved medicines and earns its revenue from sales of patent-protected drugs. Its roots go back to a business founded in 1887, and it is based in Lawrence Township, New Jersey.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Lawrence Township, NJ
Founded
1887

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