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Position Overview：
BMS Korea is seeking a Specialist, External Communication Review and Medical Operation to join the Medical Affairs team in Seoul. The role serves as the dedicated medical reviewer for promotional and non-promotional materials at BMS Korea — the medical control point that safeguards scientific accuracy, balance, and regulatory compliance of every external BMS communication across Oncology, Hematology, Immunology, and Cardiovascular. The role is the country's day-to-day owner of the Promotional Material Review process in PromoMats and a key partner to Commercial, Regulatory, and Legal & Compliance. In addition, the role enables Field Medical Excellence by supporting Field Medical with digital tools, field activity data, and operational coordination.
This is a fixed-term, full-time position based in Seoul, reporting into Korea Medical Affairs.
Key Responsibilities：
1. Promotional & Non-Promotional Material Review (Primary Accountability)
- Serve as the country medical reviewer for promotional and non-promotional materials across all BMS Korea therapeutic areas, ensuring medical accuracy, currency, scientific balance, and full alignment with KFDPMA, KRPIA, MFDS, and BMS global SOPs
- Own end-to-end PromoMats workflow — intake, review, negotiation, approval, and archival — ensuring compliant turnaround times and audit-ready documentation
- Critically review complex promotional strategies and tactics; provide constructive solutions that balance scientific integrity with commercial objectives across BMS products
- Determine acceptability of data and references supporting promotional claims; provide expert guidance and effective negotiation leading to resolution and approval
- Act as the trusted medical partner to Commercial, Regulatory, and Legal & Compliance — building strong working relationships that resolve content issues constructively, early, and on time
- Maintain detailed review records and ensure adherence to global, regional, and local processes
- Stay current on evolving regulations, new scientific evidence, and commercial strategy through internal/external meetings, training, and medical congresses
- Develop, maintain, and communicate applicable SOPs and Work Instructions for the promotional review process
- Train internal stakeholders on PromoMats and other applicable digital solutions; raise the overall quality and efficiency of materials submitted for review
- Continuously identify and implement process improvements that reduce cycle time, improve first-pass quality, and strengthen compliance
2. Field Medical Excellence Support
- Enable Field Medical to focus on high-value scientific engagement by absorbing operational and system-level workload
- Manage and support digital solutions used by Field Medical (e.g., CRM, content delivery, KOL engagement platforms)
- Coordinate field activity data management — capture, quality, reporting — to support medical planning, KPI tracking, and compliance oversight
- Liaise with Commercial, Regulatory, Legal & Compliance, and other functions on behalf of Field Medical, removing friction from cross-functional execution
- Guide Field Medical colleagues on procedural requirements and appropriate use of approved medical content
3. Other Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain relevant SOPs
- Maintain a current knowledge base across all BMS products and therapeutic areas of focus
- Participate in cross-functional projects
Qualifications：
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Medical, Pharmacy, Healthcare, or Science discipline
Experience
- Prior pharmaceutical industry experience preferred
- Prior experience in Medical Review of promotional materials, including PromoMats, strongly preferred
- Knowledge and experience in BMS therapeutic areas preferred
Skills
- Literature database searching and related computer skills
- Clinical data interpretation
- Verbal and written communication and organizational skills
- Time management
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively in a high-volume review environment
Language
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken
If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.
Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.
On-site Protocol
BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:
Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.
Supporting People with Disabilities
BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.
Candidate Rights
BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb is a leader in biopharmaceutical innovation, attracting professionals dedicated to advancing treatments for serious diseases worldwide.
What's promising
- •Strong pipeline of innovative drugs targeting serious diseases like cancer and cardiovascular conditions.
- •Global presence offers diverse career opportunities across multiple therapeutic areas.
- •Commitment to research and development with significant investment in cutting-edge technologies.
What to watch
- •High dependency on a few blockbuster drugs for revenue.
- •Regulatory challenges can delay drug approvals and market entry.
- •Competitive pressure from other pharmaceutical giants in oncology and immunology.
Why Bristol-Myers Squibb
- •Focus on precision medicine and personalized healthcare solutions.
- •Robust collaborations with academic institutions and biotech firms enhance research capabilities.
- •Pioneering work in cell therapy, particularly in oncology, sets it apart.
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